Essays on Schippers

Introduction

The theory of Hofstede on cultural dimension is a framework for cross-cultural communication. Geert Hofstede developed the theory. It gives an explanation of the effects culture in society on its members` values and how the values associate to behavior using a given structure from factor analysis. The work of Hofstede established the original research tradition in psychology of cross culture. Consultants in various fields relating to global communication and business depend on the theory. Researchers widely utilize the approach in many areas as research paradigm mostly international management and cross-cultural psychology. This paper aims to explain key concepts in ...

Seawater Pretreatment Process

Desalination or treatment of seawater is a process in which fresh water that is suitable for consumption is extracted from the saline water (Pearce, 2007). Many methods are used in the desalination process, but the most applied and efficient one are reverse osmosis. The sea water that is fed to the reverse osmosis plants, many times has large particles which end up spoiling the membranes of the plants due to the high level of large particles in the seawater (Van Hoof, Hashim, & Kordes,1999). Therefore, to reduce operation cost and treatment time, there is a need for a pretreatment ...

Introduction

I used to think that getting and maintaining health and wellness is just a personal matter. I did not totally recognize that it is a structural goal in any society. It makes sense to me while I grasped the topic in Chapter 2 of the Sociological Perspectives on Health and Health Care by Ivy Lynn Bourgeault (Raphael, Bryant & Rioux, 2006). It made me realize why the state is concerned with the health and well being of the people and why it promotes good health. Good health is actually linked with not just the sociological and political aspects of society. It is ...