Establishing and maintaining corporate culture has an impact on organizational performnace`, `As organizations in the same industry have a similar cultures,the competitive advantage of corporate culture may be overstated` The Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary (1980) defines culture as “the incorporated pattern of human behavior that includes thought, speech, action, and artifacts and depends on man’s competence for learning and transmitting knowledge to succeeding generations” and […]

With over 90 years in the industry the culture at BMW is an anomaly in the car manufacturing business. BMW teaches their employees the history of the company and their mission from day one. Problem times from years past are also told to the new employees. For example when the company was on the verge of bankruptcy in 1959 and was saved by a local […]

Cultural knowledge is of great importance for contemporary society, because in the global world it is necessary to set friendly relations and working contacts with all the cultures and countries. A potential classmate for me is Chinese student, because Chinese culture is significantly different from others and I would be able to learn new things, ideas, core beliefs from Chinese student. I know that Chinese […]

* When you are invited somewhere, DO give a gift that shows that you are intellectual, such a gift of books or music. * DO bring a gift for the hostess if invited to a French person’s house. Good host gift ideas include flowers and wine or dessert (if you are invited for a dinner). However, keep in mind that France is known for its […]

Situated in a quiet, leafy conservation area within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, just 200 yards from Earl’s Court Underground Station, the Barkston Gardens Hotel is a non smoking converted terraced Victorian House offering spacious, comfortable rooms with modern-day amenities including free high speed wireless internet. Built at the turn of the 19th century, this 3 star standard hotel features three modern meeting […]

Sabrina Monforte Essay 2 Critical analysis ‘To what extend are you convinced by Tange’s (2005) position regarding cultural adaptation? ’ Regarding the topic of cultural adaptation there are many theories. This essay, essentially, will analyse in depth the opinion of a Professor in the Department of Language and Business communication – Hanne Tange – , whos major is inside the field of Intercultural communication, in […]

In order to gain a greater understanding about organisation behaviour, I will be looking at the subject of organisational culture. This essay will be concentrating on the topic of “Is there one best culture for organisation? ” The culture of an organisation is the system that affects the attitudes, decision-making and management style of its staff. It is refers to the exclusive relationship of norms, […]

INTRODUCTION “Culture is a shared, learned, symbolic system of values, beliefs and attitudes that shapes and influences perception and behavior”(). Culture influences people and it shapes people in manifesting a particular identity. Every individual is greatly influence by his culture. When people see a man and the way he is living his life, he can easily be identified as part of a particular culture. People […]

Why do people insist in taking their holidays in the same locations year after year? This is always something that puzzled me as surely the whole reason behind travelling is to experience different cultures and their unique lifestyles? Sure, you may have had a great time on your holiday to (insert destination! ) when you first visited five years ago but, does it surely the […]

Emotion and Culture Paper Kerry Rogers PS2000 Intro to Psychology Professor Eva Owen March 20, 2013 Evaluating the culture-specific and culturally universal aspects of emotional expression. Also, evaluate how this is related to evolutionary psychology. Be sure to discuss how you would integrate this with a Christian worldview. Culture-specific or culturally universal expressions dominate the lifestyle of very culture on every nation on earth. And […]