Essays on Individualist

This research is devoted to consideration connected with similarities of some national cultures. Geert Hofstede’s studies have greatly contributed to the understanding of the differences and similarities of national cultures and, correspondingly, in peculiarities of organizational cultures. With globalization, social and business processes connected with it, it is critical to be aware of the differences and similarities between different cultures, hence the importance of Hofstede’s research. His model characterizing national cultures emphasizes five dimensions. Each of them defines attitudes towards certain state of things in the society, of course, culturally reasoned. These dimensions are Power Distance, Individualism ...

The depiction of leader – follower mutual roles by Ira Chaleff is a very unique demonstration of the mutuality of this professional relationship with a brilliant creative artistic touch. Truly, it is the case and depending on the style, the success or failure of a team as such is often determined. However, there is one more such observable metaphor; that of a tag team wrestling round. Though not very often, there are tag teams where both the members are found to me in harmony with each other’s performance; especially if they are mutually in good terms. The more aggressive ...

Question 1

I would recommend to my friend to not start coaching from the beginning. Coaching helps people achieve a goal in the workplace by finding and implementing their own solutions. When the coach works with the coached, the intercultural perspective while communicating has to be considered. This involves not only the environment and background of the coached but also the industry and corporate culture. The way a managing team is addresses in the UK may be different from the way it is done in the U.S. or when compared to the fashion industry and international bank. For a foreign national, ...

ESSAY PLAN & ESSAY

Part A. ESSAY PLAN Thesis Statement: No two people can see the world in exactly the same way because of differences in their status, gender, culture, traditions and environment where they were raised as shown through non-verbal communication. Non-verbal communication can create barriers between people and may elicit different interpretations and responses based on the people’s personal beliefs, status and expectations.

People have different outlooks in life where some have positive views in life, where some of them have pessimistic outlooks. Supporting point 2 Some people tend to stereotype based on race, color, religion and social standing. Non-verbal ...

Introduction

Carl Rogers’ self actualization theory centers on self-fulfillment and unconditional positive self regard where a person is responsible for determining what is good for himself or herself. As seen in the case of Katharine (Ashcraft, 2011), a personality change can occur when the person is placed in an environment that is characterized by genuineness, acceptance, and empathy.

Based on the organismic valuing process proposed by Rogers, Katharine might judge her marriage as incongruent to what she really wanted, that is, a gap existed between her real self and her ideal self (Boeree. 2006). Her real self wanted to be married and have ...

Introduction

Multinational companies, in their objective of developing business practices, increase profitability and overcome any problems associated with the saturation of their existing markets, expand their operations to an international platform. When a company makes a decision of marketing its products at the international level within the field and the theory of international marketing, a principal decision is related to standardization and localization. A company has to decide whether to use a standardized marketing mix with a single marketing strategy all over the world, or to adjust the marketing mix and strategies for fitting into unique and distinct dimensions of every single local market. ...

The enneagram personality in the simplest and most basic sense refers to the aspect through which human being tests his or her personality stance by inquiring on the type and style of that human being. There are nine personality styles and aspects that were raised and discussed by one renowned and established writer and scholar Elizabeth Wagele. From the face value, all the personality types are different from one person to another. They include the personality type of one being a reformer-number one, helper-number two, an achiever-number three, an individualist, a challenger, a loyalist-number four, an enthusiast-number seven, an investigator-number five and a ...

Introduction

In the past several hundred years, people did not age, they died. This is because healthcare during that period was not as life-prolonging as it is today. Today, people live to be 80, 90 or above. Today, superior healthcare has made it possible. However, the increasing portion of the population comprised of people above the age of 65 is more susceptible to disease than the younger portion. This calls for more investment in healthcare. Today, the American society is confronted with social and economic problems which necessitate the choice between a world where people must accept to make modest sacrifices ...

With a setting in Los Angeles after the beating of Rodney King and during riots, the novel “Brothers and Sisters” focuses on depicting introspective characters and their interpersonal relationships when stereotypes, racism, and gender bias influence their perception and decision-making. Various concepts in social psychology can be used to interpret how characters in the novel form relationships, build self-concepts, and make decisions, such as self-schemas, attribution, conformity, friendship, and other concepts, when they encounter discrimination and prejudices.

Self-Concepts

The main characters are introspective, so they frequently question their values and beliefs. They are always willing to improve because they believe it ...

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Introduction

Though the behaviour of consumers is dependent on different factors, the cultural dimensions appear to have considerable impact on the decision making process of people. As the beliefs, values, perceptions, morals, principles, customs, etc are derived from culture, the consumer behaviour or buying patterns are expected to have strong influences on the different dimensions of culture. According to Marsiglia (2010, p. 1) the “cultural value systems” seems to substantially influence the activities of individuals and so people from different cultural backgrounds or nationalities show variations in their buying behaviour. Consumers from similar cultural background seem to display comparable ...

Business and Society

Spiliotis talks about historical injustices which correlates to human rights violations and the role of the actor in civil society that extends beyond the duty to observe corporate social responsibility, corporate governance, corporate citizenship and just philanthropy (Spiliotis 50). In this book, the author has highlighted on the collective responsibility of those who are guilty for the offenses made on their victims. It was clearly shown that sharing collective and retroactive responsibility among the major corporations as actors of civil society and not just a part of the corporate civil society (Spiliotis 56). The main idea of this book is ...

Introduction

Reality TV shows such as American Idol and the Bachelorette are amongst the top rated shows which attract the youth. The reason of appeal maybe accredited to the satisfaction consumers achieve by watching these shows as they relate and identify with these depictions. Marketers often use advertisements during these shows (such as the Coke can in the American Idol show) to promote their brands on a channel being highly viewed by the consumers. People engage in different behaviors when they are about to purchase a product and their consumption behavior is often affected by the advertisements, promotional deals, price, the packaging ...

Executive summary

This report takes on a personal, critical incident to illustrate various approaches in understanding cross cultural communications. It aims to explore the communication problems which arise from cultural differences. By way of a narrative inquiry and analysis, the critical incident is related to general workplace miscommunications which happen when verbal and non verbal communications do not cross the same level of understanding between the sender and the receiver. This report applies three specific theories: theory of verbal communications by Mellor (1990), theory of non verbal communications by Ekman & Friesen (1969), and theory of individualism and collectivism by Hofstede (1980) to ...

Post-feminism is a very complicated term in the sense that it encompasses contradictory and pluralistic discourse within our modern society. Both authors Portwood-Stacer and Arthurs focus on the relationship between feminism and consuming behaviors that are depicted through television. Portwood-Stacer argues reality makeover television both reflects and perpetuates the ideology that individualist consumption is an important means of feminine empowerment. (Portwood-Stacer 196) Both authors also agree on the fact that the physical appearances are often emphasized as an empowering device for women in the television shows and for audience viewing the show. According to The Oxford English Dictionary, Post Feminism ...

Introduction

In The Garden scene of the movie Godfather I, Michael Corleone is seen sitting in the garden and having a conversation with his father, Vito Corleone. Michael is seen reassuring his father who is worried about Michael’s future.

Parts of the Communication Model

The first element of the universal model of interpersonal communication is the source-receiver who, in The Garden scene, would be both Michael and Vito Corleone. The encoding element is speech or speaking while the decoding element is listening. Competence is the ability of both characters to communicate in English, although Vito Corleone’s speech is not as clear and audible as ...

Culture has several different meanings, its definition is not limited to ones appreciation of food, music, art, language and literature. For some, culture refers to heritage or ethnic origin. One may also identify another's culture based on physical features. However, culture is more than just what meets the eye. There is a deeper context of culture that people need to understand in order to see the world in a wider and meaningful perspective. Culture is something that human use as a tool to survive and survival is determined by how people of different cultures adapt to the changes. This is because culture ...

The Unbanked Poor and Gender

Globalization has emphasized the difference in lifestyles between the rich and the poor as well as demonstrated how poverty impacts families. The burden of poverty falls more heavily on women than on men. An article in the April 30, 2012 online issue of the International Herald Tribune (IHT) “The World’s Unbanked Poor” is an example of the intersection of social class and gender. Status is the characteristic by which people categorize where a person fits in the world. The poor of the world are assigned a low status for reasons based on the point of view of the observer in ...