Culture Reports Samples For Students

In The Book “The Spirit Catches You And You Fall Down”, The Author Anne Fadiman Tells A True Story Of Lia And Her Family.

Ms Fadiman a journalist eloquently documents the anguish of the worst epilepsy disorder in childhood. In early 1980, a large number of Hmong families fled oppression and war in Southeast Asia and came to settle in the United States. Lee family settled in an apartment complex in central California (Fadiman 3). Their settlement signaled an immersion in a cultural and social setting entirely different from theirs. Lia Lee was born to this family in 1982. At three ...

Intercultural business communication is difficult even at the best of times, but when there are distinct differences in cultural realities, communication can be made even more difficult. Intercultural business communication and the difficulties associated with it can obviously also be made more complex by past conflicts between that nation and other nations. Vietnam, for instance, was embroiled in a bloody conflict with the United States for a number of years, and that conflict still influences Vietnamese-American relations today. Canada’s history with Vietnam is less problematic, but there are still issues that take place within cultural exchanges that cause problems for ...

Similar to any other country that has well-established legal framework and political stance, Costa Rica is a country that has well developed policies and laws that apply to the foreign tourist like me. Prior to my travel to Costa Rica, I will be required to comply with some legal requirements as a way of ascertaining security and fulfilling the requirements set by this country in regards to the visitor foreigners. In regards to the aforementioned, this paper will insightfully present a report that establish and clearly defines the requirements I will need to comply with prior and subsequent to my travel. In ...

Large crowds gather at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria to witness the official opening of the Urban Thunderbirds: Ravens in a Material World exhibition. This is even is a milestone courtesy of the western civilization and current changes. This event features the main actor such as Coast Salish, Rande Cook, and Francis Dick. This exhibition signifies the existence of cultural practices in the modern world. The artists resemble native people who employ tactful ways to relay information. The artists use art skills to elaborate cultural practices in the contemporary world. The Ravens in a Material World is a beautiful collection of art ...

Miles Davis and John Coltrane are commonly considered to be two of the greatest musicians of their time. Innovators, performers and artists, they contributed significantly to both the music and culture of mid-20th century America, at a time when civil rights was a hot-button issue and popular culture itself was experiencing a crossroads. The free jazz movement started in the late 1940s, as jazz musicians began to experiment with world music influences and other genres, creating new opportunities for composition and performance. While Miles Davis helped develop the concepts of cool jazz, both he and John Coltrane were extremely influential in developing ...

Simply put, a three phase electric power transmission is a means of transmitting electric power using three wires. Transmission of an ac (alternating current) relies on this bit of technology. Also a type of polyphone system, it is the most widespread means used by electric power distribution grids all over the world to distribute power.

This method of power transmission was introduced by Nikola Tesla in between 1887 and 1888. The workings of this system are quite easy to grasp. There are three circuit conductors which carry three alternating currents that are of the same frequency and which also reach their immediate ...

“House on Mango Street” is the first big novel written by Sandra Cisneros. The problem of Mexican-American (Chicano), described in the story, is deep in her own biography. Her family migrated from Mexico to the USA and she spent her childhood in the poor neighborhood.
The theme of Chicano identity as a nation is one of the central in the story. The main character is a girl named Esperanza, who is a collective image of Mexican-American culture, which starts to establish itself. Esperanza doesn’t like being teased because of her name at school, whereas in her native language her name ...

Globalization is an integration process that occurs across the world and arises from interchange of products, world views, ideas and cultural aspects. The act of globalization can be traced from the old ages to present modern world (Stromquist M. P 2009). It begun with investments, trade, migration and dissemination of knowledge and was further linked with global climatic challenges, cross boundary pollution and sharing of socio-economic resources. Location of globalization begins at the local, national then regional continuum with economic and social relations organized at all stated levels. Modern forms of globalization can be said to have begun during ...

If there were one word to describe the lessons learned from this course, it would be context. Sociology could be called the study of different perspectives of various cultures. Therefore the discipline rests on the self-evident premise that there are differences in perspectives that affect social hierarchy and interaction.
Context in a culture remains constant, but person context in a culture varies from culture. A remote tribe on a pacific rim island does not have the same context as me at the same age and gender.
It is difficult to contrast this to previous idea, since my ideas of social ...

Introduction

The Best Western PLUS Chateau Granville Hotel is a five star hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia located just a few minutes’ drive from Canada Place. The location of the hotel makes it suitable for business travelers during their stay as majority of corporate location in the area are near The Best Western PLUS Chateau Granville Hotel, including St. Paul’s Hospital, Provincial and Federal Courts, and Vancouver Coastal Health. The hotel provides convenience for the busy business travelers, as it is located near the new Canada Line Rapid transit from the Vancouver international Airport. The hotel offers ample amenities in each ...

I am applying for the stockroom associate position in warehousing job category at Merlin Entertainments' Legoland.
Resorts and theme parks have always piqued my interest. I believe that working with Legoland is a good opportunity to be part of Merlin Entertainments. Located all over the world, my cultural background fits the interests of the company. Being born and raised in Asia, I am open minded, flexible and can easily adapt in a multi-cultural background. Legoland Carlsbad is very close to where I am living right now; nonetheless, I do not mind working in other branches and relocate.
Some may ...

Introduction

Diversity regards to the idea of integrating acceptance and respect. It is a concept that means understanding the uniqueness of each person and recognizing people’s differences. These differences are in the dimensions of ethnicity, sexual orientation, race, socio-economic status, physical activities, age, political and religious beliefs or other ideologies (University of Oregon, 1999). The concept also promotes the need of inclusion of these dissimilarities in a constructive and nurturing manner. In essence, diversity entails understanding, tolerating or accepting and celebrating the rich scopes of diversity within each person. The paper presents a report on diversity that explores various aspects of this ...

Business Etiquette and Culture in South Korea

South Korea has a history of being one of the greatest economic successes in the world. It is homogeneous racially and linguistically (Country Profile: South Korea, 2007). The Koreans respect their tradition and equally embraces the modern developments. Certain etiquettes that are followed in this country are as follows:

Traditional greetings of South Korea is bow. However, now it is followed by hand shake among men. To pay respect they support their right forearm with their left hand. The Korean women would not shake hands with western men and would simply nod, however, western women can offer to hand shake ...

Is feminism post-modern?

Stoler’s article discusses how European colonizers sought to position themselves in their colonies as superior to the colonized natives, how they used gender to construct social morality, political and economic stability and proper conduct in order to do so. The article suggests the globalization and sexuality literature highlights dominant paradigms, but they do not exist alone. They serve in advancing activism and culture. Globalization has resulted to the spread of western culture, which mainly consists of racial discrimination and capitalism. Some have argued that globalization should be viewed as a phenomenon driven by migrant labor, instead of a flow of ...

Nova Scotia Rural Development of Tourism

Nova Scotia has redefined travel and tourism in Canada. The province has identified a more intercultural tourism in a world that is increasingly embracing a more wholesome form of travelling. In this century, though the tourism products have become more customers oriented, the need for travel is still there. Nova Scotia Economic and Rural Development and Tourism (2014) notes that numerous travelers and explorers today need a more authentic destination as compared to tourists in the past century who identified with large-scale tourism. As environmental issues continue to be debated in discussion forums, the modern tourist has become more aware of the damage ...

Introduction

All organisms including human beings are exposed to a myriad of toxins from within the environment .The food we eat, the water we drink and the air we breathe, soaps ,cosmetics and other chemicals used in our daily lives contain toxins. Almost everything within the environment if taken in sufficient amounts can turn out to be poisonous or harmful .Therefore; there is a need to apply quick and cheap methods of testing and to determine the amounts of toxins in substances. Toxicity presents a complex variation between individuals. An amount that can harm one individual may not harm the other person.
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Report on 3 different cultures within Australia

Report on 3 different cultures within Australia
Australia is an ethnically diverse society owing to its history. Indeed, one out of four residents of Australia were born outside the country while many others are either first or second generation Australia in the sense that they are either children or grandchildren of migrants and refugees in Australia. This identity of Australian people is due to the convergence of various factors. Similarly, the presence of various ethnic communities in the society has led to a multicultural society in the country. In essence, the culture of the people of Australia is a western ...

Haniwa Horse

Description of the historical work in Ceramic Media
Haniwa Horse encompasses a small horse hollow terracotta statue placed in aristocratic graves during the Kofun period in ancient Japan (Haniwa uma 43). Haniwa is Japanese word that means circle of clay to refer to the unglazed red clay cylinders put around the burial mounds. Haniwa horse supports the ground on the imperial burial mound to provide stability and support the roof of the tomb.
The artisans of the Kofun era were the first to design the Haniwa Horse during Japan’s Iron Age. The Kofun means an old tomb ...

I visited Nizi Sushi Japanese Bar and Restaurant in Newark. The intention of this visit was to identify the Japanese culture food culture abroad. While a number of reviews about Japanese Restaurants in Japan show that they tend to specialize of a particular variety of food, I realized that the restaurant had a lot of foodstuffs to offer. Some critics assert that Japanese Restaurants abroad tend to serve a wide range of food, but maintains the Japanese culture (Ashkenazi, Jacob & Ashkenazi, 2013). Additionally, I needed to know the source of Japanese food here in Newark and the major population visiting these joints. Clearly, ...

- Introduction
Since Hong Kong was returned to China in 1997, there have been a plethora of changes in the country. However, in other ways, the country has remained much the same as it was under British rule. To this day, Hong Kong remains a special administrative region of China, which means that it is afforded special economic and political freedoms that the rest of the country is not afforded. Today, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in the world, and has a GDP that is the 44th largest in the world. This is no mean feat ...

Introduction

Music has no boundaries and is listened by all sections of society, globally. Whether it is in English, German, French, Hindi, Mandarin, Arabic, Urdu, or any other language, music is enjoyed by one and all for its sheer power of attraction. It is not necessary that all audiences like the same kind of music, and it is also not true that all artists are liked by all. Tastes differ, and preferences are many. While some would pledge their hardcore support for the songs sung by Madonna, or a Lady Gaga, they need not necessarily have to agree that they are ...

Briefing

Executive Summary
This report highlights the vital issues faced by libraries involved in inducting finance in online services and assemblages. The execution in an initial instance to assist in improving the programmatic objectives of the Digital Library Federation (DLF), it is mandatory to take into consideration the digital library growth, achievements, requirements, and issues professed by experts that performed tasks at the DLF’s twenty-four member libraries. This report methodologically aimed to explore into the desk-based study that involved long-term documentation and technical reports; and extensive discussions at few twenty-seven sites for the senior management of library for ...

Culture refers to how a person thinks and functions represented by eating, dressing, working and interactions behaviors. Culture creates many impacts towards the operation of global businesses (Aswathappa 2010). Eastern and western cultures differ in cultural elements in both social and business environments. The following paper represents a case of the United Kingdom firm that received a complaint from Chinese clients over a bad product that affects customers. Lane Crawford wishes to close the contract with Alexander Mcqueen because of complaints from customers. In order to resolve the issue Alexander Mcqueen had to send a team of experts to China, but unfortunately they barely ...

Executive Summary

Blundstone is Footwear Company based in Tasmania, Australia specializing in the manufacture of different types of footwear. The recent plan to expand their operations to Indonesia requires a careful market analysis in terms of PESTLE and SWOT analysis so as to identify the opportunities available in the new market. The political and legal factors include stable political system and efficient laws essential for the organization to develop easily. Economic factors also indicate an existence of stable opportunities for foreign direct investments with low legal restrictions. However, uncertainty in inflation rate and low value for the currency are key threat that ...

Colombia is a country that is located in South America along the coastlines of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Much of the culture practiced in this country can be traced back to Spain following the Spanish invasion during the colonial times. It is for this reason that the national language of this country is Spanish, and their religious affiliation is Roman Catholic. Its capital city is Bogota. Even so, there are a few indigenous languages spoken by indigenous people found around the Amazonian basin, but English is also used in the major cities. Culture here is rich and diverse because much ...

Abu Dhabi derives its important on account of the fact that it is the capital of United Arab Emirates. As pointed out by Tristam, in his online publication on Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates is federate structure constituted of seven mini states that are autonomous in nature out of which Abu Dhabi is the largest. The remaining seven states are Quwayn, Dubai, Sharjah, Ras Al Khaymah, Ajman and Al Fujayrah. Tristam further points out that, Abu Dhabi is an island city and its distance from the mainland is approximately 800 feet. Tristam further points out that the reason why ...

Identification of mystery microbe based on its morphology and biochemical properties

The experiment was conducted to detect the species of a given mystery microbe. The microbe was subjected to a battery of tests in order to identify its physical and biochemical characteristics. Based on the tests, different possible microbe species were eliminated to finally arrive at the right conclusion. The possible microbes included Escherichia coli, Providencia alcalifaciens, Enterobacter aerogenes, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Klebsiella pneumonia, Micrococcus luteus, Serratia marcescens, Mycobacterium smegmatis, Sarcina aurantiaca, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Bacillus licheniformis.
The first test conducted was to detect the Gram staining properties of the given microbe. This helped in identifying whether the given microbe had a thin ...

Introduction

Sea side piers are common architectural structures in Britain. In fact, Britain boasts sixty one piers along its coastline. Most of these piers have long standing histories as many were constructed in the nineteenth century. Most of them have at one point been brought to near ruin by forces of nature such as storms in the sea. Given the significance they hold and the relatively expensive cost of reconstruction, local authorities under whose jurisdiction these piers fall will always have difficulties determining whether or not to invest the limited resources in their reconstruction. Two of the most iconic piers ...

Increasing numbers of women in multinational companies is one of the significant changes experienced by the corporate sector in recent years. Statistics reveals that around 22 percent of executives are women in UK companies. Likewise, around one-third of women constitute the members nominated to the boards of directors in US companies this year. These data highlight that the role of women are making gradual presence in the business world. This paper aims to draw attention to the changing role of women in today's dynamic business contour. The author has cited examples of efficient women leaders who have overcome obstacles ...

INTRODUCTION

Cultural and social problems attributed to gun violence have been a prevailing phenomenon for years. In a society where one could be fragile to the effects of cultural crackdowns and psychological breakdowns, guns have been a prevalent tool in addressing violent actions. Guns induce both violence and personal protection, but using it would likely trigger more instances of violence than self-defense. Gun violence could be attributed to irresponsible parenting and exposure to pop culture as causes, which may be interconnected between one another. In curbing gun violence, proper steps must be taken in order to elicit public awareness. Such steps in promoting ...

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Introduction

Rapid changes in the way we communicate across the world have brought about significant changes in the last two decades. As an individual or as a professional, one can see and experience the effect of this globalization in our lives everywhere. Food, culture, art and fashion provide outlets for the reflection of a variety of cultures in a single setting. As a fashion designer, one has to be conscious of these influences that emanate from all parts of the world. As the world grows closer together, cultural influences from one or more parts of the world are likely to make an ...

- Introduction
For a long time, the piers at Eastbourne and the one at Brighton have been sea landmarks that have characterized Britain’s coastline. However, the two landmarks have been battered by storms and gutted down in a fire. On the thirtieth of July in 2014, the Eastbourne pier was gutted by a fire that reduced the once historic structure to shells. The Brighton pier has also had its share of problems. In February of 2014, part of the structure collapsed and fell into the sea after a big storm hit the sores.
Some of the main supports of the ...

Assignment 5

Communication Styles
Assignment 5
Communication Styles
Communication is an important factor in the societies and cultures across the world. It depicts various situations in the cultures and societies and promotes understanding of the elemental factors in society through passage of information. As such, it is important for individuals in the organizations to cultivate and sustain significant systems and methods of communicating in order to promote the influence and understanding in the society (Solomon, 2009, p. 34). Effective and efficient communication techniques in the cultures promote good relations with the individuals in the society by enhancing appropriate ...

Introduction

More and more non-native English speakers are attempting proficiency in English as we dawn to the new era of industrialization and globalization. This aside the number of foreign students seeking admission from colleges and universities in the US and other English-speaking countries. In fact, it surprising to see even the elderlies from countries like China, Korea and Japan adamantly learning the English language through online ESL schools. In school year of 2003-2004, the U.S. National Center for Education Statistics recorded that there were over 3.8 million students in the US who were under an ESL program (US NAtional Center ...

Globalisation refers to the political, economic, social and cultural transformation of the world that has speed up the advanced technologies, diminishing of national boundaries and movement of goods, services, labour and capital.
Globalisation can be described as complicated and comprehensive phenomenon. The international incorporation has brought a change in views, ideas, products and various other facets of culture. The changes has undergone a process and occurred in series where exchange of cultural resources takes place. The growth in technology and advancements has led to globalisation mainly in communication and transportation. Globalisation has different meaning for everyone. Few think it is a ...

MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES: TESCO

Management Principles: Tesco

The organizational structure depends on a number of factors. These include; the size, the industry or sector the company operates in (private or public), number of employees and the available resources. Tesco is among the best food retailers in Britain with more than 580 stores all over the United Kingdom. It continues to increase its market share every year. There are numerous positions of responsibilities in Tesco due to its large size. In reviewing organizational structures, this paper will look at Tesco as the case study. An organizational structure chosen by a firm majorly indicates the chosen methods ...

SUSTAINABILITY OF SINGAPORE’S S.E.A. AQUARIUM

PART I

Introduction
There is a growing awareness about the pace of global warming as well as the socio-political, economic, political and other effects it has had, and is likely to have on the human population and the natural environment. The planet’s temperatures have risen by 1.4°F over the last century, and are expected to rise by a further 2 to 11.5°F the course of this century. With the increases in the plant’s surface temperatures have resulted in increases in the energy stored in the climate system, and with it, there is ...

Assignment culture 3

The philosophies of Dr. Hofstede's dimensions are distance versus power, collectivism versus individualism, avoiding uncertainty, femininity versus masculinity and short term orientation versus long-term orientation (Sergiu, 2011). Over the years after he came up with these dimensions, there has been a variety of arguments. Some scholars are for, and some are against; to understand the basis of these arguments, it is first imperative to understand Hofstede's approach to cross culture application (Zaiț, 2002).
Dr. Hofstede's approach is used mostly in cross-cultural management (Zaiț, 2002). Cross-cultural management is the direct result of the world turning into a global village. Due to ...

Current marketplace has many opportunities to involve intellectual resources from all countries of the world though that means the diversity of cultural backgrounds of people engaged. Charlene Solomon and Michael Schell (2009) in the book Managing Across Cultures: The Seven Keys to Doing Business with a Global Mindset present the definition of a global mindset and the model that help to transform the awareness of cultural similarities and differences into effective and profitable usage of the intellectual potentiality. Consideration of different cultural particularities such as values and behaviors of customers, colleagues, and suppliers is important for success on both individual and ...

VERO MODA

Management and staffs
Dear colleagues/employees,
I am glad to submit a detailed report of our newly proposed VERO MODA outlet in Brunei Darussalam. Requesting everyone to spare few minutes and look through the proposed outline drafted.
Sincerely,

Mission Statement

The mission of a new VERO MODA outlet in Brunei Darussalam is to expand our business in the Asian market. Our business is targeting new customer base with preferential tastes that present sharp contrast from the Western culture. Owing to Brunei’s geographic proximity to Singapore and Malaysia, it is a fresh region for our growth. Our motto here is to identify ...

In the narration “Two Ways to Belong in America” Bharati Murkheje provides a precise account of the events that led to her current status and that of her sister as immigrants in a foreign land, America. Far form, their country India. For the last thirty-five years of their life, Bharati and her sister Mira have lived to see the reformation, transformations and revolutions that have characterized America. Bharati recounts the starting point of their long journey to the new land which they have found as the new home far from home. She recalls the very moment her sister Mira began her ...

In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements in

Executive Summary
Introduction
Globalization is one of the major factors that influence the way people and groups such as organizations go about their lives today. Essentially, globalization refers to the integration of people, organizations, cultures, and sectors around the world. Progress and development, particularly in technology, facilitate globalization in that it creates small communities that interact and brings about various outcomes. In the business sector, globalization has made possible the development of the multicultural or diverse workplace. As organizations transition into multinational companies and as they acknowledge the advantages and contributions of diversity to their business, businesses ...

International Events: A Comparative Study

International Cultural Events: A Comparative Study

1. Qasr Al Hosn Festival
Qasr Al Hosn Festival is the foremost cultural and historical celebration in Abu Dhabi. As stated in the 2013 Festival site, “the festival is an annual celebration of the more than 250-year-old fort and centuries of authentic Emirati culture and tradition”. Thousands of people attended the festival in 2013 and 2014 in order to celebrate the iconic birthplace of Abu Dhabi (2013 Festival site). This festival involves a variety of fund and educational activities that provide both the UAE community and visitors worldwide with an opportunity to experience ...

Introduction

All cells carry out cellular respiration in order to meet their energy requirements and to form metabolic intermediates that can be used to form secondary products. Amongst those products formed as a consequence of cellular respiration, are ATP and CO2. The formation of ATP in the cells occurs through the use of organic molecules available in the form of food (Lehninger, Nelson, & Cox, 2008). When oxygen is not available, ATP formation goes through a fermentation process, usually, referred to as alcoholic fermentation. The process utilizes a number of different sugars as the starting material. These sugars include fructose, glucose, and sucrose. The ...

VISUAL CULTURE: EVALUATING TED TALKS PRESENTERS

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Abstract

Visual culture facilitates and influences communication on a daily basis regardless of our literacy levels. The use of images to create an identity or influence our perception of ideologies, products, cultures and people stems from our hunger for knowledge and the need to have a better understanding of the world. However, we rarely stop and analyze what we consume. We assume that the media representations of race, gender and identity are true at face value and father adopt this mentality in our thinking. This study seeks to understand the frameworks used in reading visual images and gain a degree of ...

Microbiology laboratory report

Abstract
Bacteriophages are intracellular parasitic viruses that infect bacteria to carry out their multiplication. During the lytic infection cycles, phages lyse the host cells forming a clear zone called plaque on the agar media. The experiment is aimed to measure the number of plaques created when the virus T4 infects the host bacteria and their genetic material integrates into the genetic material of the host cell. This happens because the E.coli becomes resistant to T4 bacteriophage. The T4 phage was diluted in a test tube and then E.coli bacteria was added in the tubes. The mixture was poured with soft ...

Part 1: Introdroduction

- Context of the study
Academic cities are constructed in many economies because of their prospect to positively affect the local economies. For instance, the Dubai International Academic City has been a revelation since it was inaugurated. It has affected the economy in the region by developing talent pools that the businesses and conglomerates in the city tap into for their human resource problems. This study looks at the prospects of an academic city in the Western region.
- Background of the study
In the recent past, there has been a proliferation of institutions of higher learning in ...

INTRODUCTION

In the age of tight competition and total globalization many organizations should constantly analyze their performance, employees’ satisfaction and search for the new methods of work to remain competitive, profitable and sustainable. Effectiveness of any organization may be considered according to five major interconnected components: culture, leadership style, structure of organization and decision-making, people (staff) and work processes. The united leadership team, which includes talented staff performing on success, should have clear priorities, roles and responsibilities within a structured organization which processes and systems are efficiently supported. The interrelation of the listed components is described in the chart below (Figure ...

The Australia educational policy makers have been debating with having school children to accept a multicultural or a global look on education. Under the multicultural curriculum, students will learn about “cultural-competency” in an attempt to remove racial and cultural stereotypes. Already, teachers have been interviewed and questioned about the implementation of the program and how it will affect the Australian society. The whole blue-print for the implementation of the program was borrowed from the essay “Rethinking Multiculturalism in Education”. Another strategy involves study ambassadors that actually travel to other countries to study how the cultures operate. The benefit of such mission ...

Summary Report

Chapter 3

The written language is responsible for the transformation of the world. Through using words, there is action and reflection. Words bring meaning to the concept of living. Human beings exist in the world through using words. This is achieved through dialogue. Dialogue is essential as it allows humans to be substantial in their own right and as such exercise their freedom to associate with other individuals. Dialogue is not viewed as the dominion over others rather it is the liberation of humankind as it focuses on the truth and not oppression of individuals.

Conditions or factors that contribute to the existence of Dialogue

Most importantly, for dialogue ...

Introduction The National Innovation System signifies the aspects of technology and data among individuals, industries and also Companies. This is the key towards the creative process on the national level. In the respect of the development hypothesis, technology and innovation improvement are the outcomes of a complex set of connections among the main actors in the industry. These actors incorporate industries, colleges and government research centers. Organizational culture is the conduct of people who are referred to as the crucial part of the association, and even the implications that the individuals respond to their activities.
The organizational culture incorporates ...

An ‘English as a Second Language’ Collection for

Brisbane City Council Library Services
Collection Development for Library Services and Course Number
3. Initial ESL Collection Development
The “Success in Reading English: An ‘English as a Second Language’ Collection for Brisbane City Council Library Services (BCCLS)” is our group proposed library collection project. As part of the detailed overview and discussion of the library and information services, the context in which we anchor our initial ESL collection development is at the city of Brisbane Queensland, primarily; and secondarily, the online community. Brisbane, as Australia’s largest local government, has to serve its more than two million ...

Multicultural day initiative is relevant to many communities such as academic institutions such as schools, colleges and universities, public libraries, religious centers as churches and mosques.
I was once a volunteer in one of the Universities of Australia and I found out that this initiative was appropriate in a University community (Bell, 1993).

Explain how the project fits a "community development definition".

Community development is a process of promoting conditions that enable the whole community to progress economically and socially by encouraging the community members to participate actively. The process relies much on the community’s initiative (Banks et al., 1993).
Multiculturalism is a doctrine that encourages different cultures in ...

China town in Los Angeles is a place to visit for a taste of Chinese culture. I have been hearing of the place and one bright afternoon, I decided to visit. I was not sure about eating their food, but I simply decided to take a tour with the hope of learning more about the Chinese culture. The walk through china town was like a tour in one of the beautiful towns in china that I only hear about. I was particularly interested in their cultural dances and got amazed at the flexibility they expressed. The beats, the runes and the dances reminded ...

Yum Brands, Inc. is the world’s leading restaurant in the fast food industry, and it is based in Louisville, United States. It is based in over 125 territories and countries with more than 40,000 restaurants. As a resultant of its popularity and doing things a little differently compared with the rest companies Yum Brands, Inc., is ranked position 201 on the FORTUNE 500 Company. The company has world-famous culture of recognition that enhances it to focus on its career potential (ossovsky 33). The company has reputable key statistics, in the year 2012; it has a revenue turnout of more than $ ...

Change Impact on Culture

The executives and owners of GM are facing great challenge due to the protracted recalls crisis. To resolve the problem, the company is investing millions of dollars, which has called for organizational change. The culture change will have a significant impact on the current and the future owners of the GM. This is so because the process of changing organizational cultures is a long-term and difficult one. The company will have inevitable resistance to alterations of fundamental ways of doing business. This is so because to get out of the recalls mess, GM will be required to change in culture in ...

Cross Cultural Management in Indonesia

Introduction
In setting their analytical and business priorities, it is essential for entrepreneurs and businessmen to recognize and make use of cultural advantages to propel and achieve success in their business. It to a large extent involves the ability to take advantage of cultural differences and in this particular case between Indonesia and Australia. Entrepreneurs and Australian business leaders should indulge in plans of seeking opportunities and conduct their businesses in an advantage seeking manner to predict demand for products that are novel to consumers in Indonesia and other parts of the world (Basri and Indonesia Update Conference. (2004, ...

The culture of Cambodia is an exotic and fascinating one, combining a great number of spiritual and religious beliefs to form a central and cohesive part of its culture. The people of Cambodia enjoy a rich and vibrant society, filled with music, architecture, and spirituality that has lasted for millennia. Despite having been ousted from their country due to a horrifying genocide in the 1970s, Cambodian-Americans manage to find ways to express their culture in myriad ways in America. By exploring the long and storied history and culture of Cambodia, it is possible to understand just how to relate to Cambodians both in ...

TORNGAT MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK

National Park System Plan
The Park system plan of Canada started in 1970s. The Park System Plan is aiming its goal to represent every national region within the national parks system. This approach has provided a policy framework for the development of the national parks. It also has it goal that has guided the expansion of Canada’s national parks system since its vision started in 1970s. When the system plan is complete, our future generations will be able to see and experience our country’s national parks its biophysical diversity.
This is one of the National Park ...

Aditya Birla group

Executive Summary
The Aditya Birla Group is one of India’s leading business groups that is also renowned for its adherence to strict traditional values. The company has followed a strategy of diversification and dilution of risk since its inception and continues to do so today. While its approach towards HR and personnel management was highly orthodox, the company is now in a state of a conscious change towards a more liberal HRM policy, encouraging innovation, empowerment and entrepreneurship amongst its workforce. This paper traces the strategy of diversification followed by the AV Birla Group and its current product portfolio. It will ...