Cross-cultural communication

TATA is a well-known Indian firm spread all over the world, it operates in more than 100 countries across the world and its headquarter is in India. It serves in fields like steel, motor car, consulting service, chemicals, communication etc. (http://www.tata.com, 2014). The HRM of Tata chemicals faces the problem which is linked with the Individualism-collectivism of Hofstede as the employees, especially married are more concern about their families. Employee engagement is very…

activity’ that involved interaction between both human and non-human resources. Violet claimed that accounting cannot be considered culture-free. Since accounting is culturally determined, other cultural customs, beliefs, and institutions influence it (Thian Cheng Lim, 2012) . Review of other cross-cultural research also has shown that culture is a factor that influences a countries accounting practices as well as decision making by accountants (Parmod Chand,…

As more of the world becomes accessible, intercultural communication is becoming an evolving field of study that combines the interactions between individuals and groups from different cultural backgrounds. It has taken a considerable amount of time to get to the diverse point that the world’s society is at now, with more acknowledgment, acceptance and discussion around diversity. However, one can question is what ascribes and defines this identity that we acknowledge as being diversity. It can…

The Power Distance Theory refers to the degree that members of a given culture believe there is an unequal distribution of power in its organizations and institutions. The main tenant of this dimension explains how members of a given society respond to an unequal distribution of power among individuals and organizations. Mulder, Veen, Hijzen and Jansen (1973) explain Power Distance Theory as the tendency that exists in people to close the gap between themselves and others with more power. That…

The Cultural Nature of Human Development by Barbara Rogoff, is a book that shows how immensely important it is to remember culture when working with the concept of human development. In the short excerpt we received of her book, we were introduced to several different ways of viewing culture when thinking about human development. In this excerpt the author mentions things such as ethnocentrism, various orienting concepts that pertain to understanding cultural processes, and cultural regularities…

Different Cultures Teach Valuable Lessons When studying different cultures and ethnicities, many ideas and questions develop to what defines that culture. We start to distinguish the details of what different cultures believe in and value. The Anglo Saxons culture valued different ideas, but they particularly valued loyalty, riches/power, and selflessness. However, humans have similar values as the Anglo Saxons. Humans practice the same ideas that other cultures performed throughout their time.…

Abeera Ali Khan 1615175 Topics in Asian Literatue. Question no 2. Comment on the depiction of masculinity in Gandaasa. Masculinity is seen in a many different ways, yet the general impression of manliness is that it is the most grounded one out of the male and female. Male and females require each other to offset each other in the parts of richness. Gentility and masculinity are established in the social (one's sex/gender) instead of the organic (one's sex). Societal individuals choose what…

Personal knowledge and shared knowledge are two extremely different ways in which people obtain knowledge. Shared knowledge is defined as ‘a socio-cultural knowledge, broadly along the lines of a set of norms, values, signifiers and cultural mores’ and ‘personal knowledge comes from the local experience of an individual’ . From my own perspective I believe shared knowledge is obtained through collaborative work; knowing from others, and personal knowledge is obtained from a person’s own…

1.0.1 Hofstede’s Dimensions of National Cultures Culture is a complex concept. Without cultural patterns, people will find it tough to live with one another. Hofstede explains that culture is a collective mental programming of societies in an environment whereby it is not a characteristic of individuals. It also encompasses a number of people conditioned by similar education and life experience (Hofstede, 2011). Cultures cannot be removed from individuals and historical context, including…

Cultural industries come from the two words ‘culture’ and ‘industry’, and therefore from the term ‘Cultural Industry’. The term culture industry was created by Max Horkheimer and Theodor Adorno (CITE). The word Culture defines as “the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.” (dictionary.com). On the contrary Industry could be defined as that refers to consumption, commodification and…