Essays about: "Clash of Cultures"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words Clash of Cultures.

  1. 1. Cultural Clash and Colonial Consequences: A Comprehensive Analysis of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Foosey Abdulgadir; [2023]
    Keywords : European missionaries; Christianity; Postcolonialism; Igbo culture; Cultural clash; Christian missionaries; ancestral spirits; British colonialists;

    Abstract : This paper explores Chinua Achebe's novel Things Fall Apart (1958) within the context of postcolonial theory, focusing on the clash between traditional Igbo culture and the forces of European imperialism. Achebe's work serves as a response to Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness (1899) and challenges the stereotypical portrayal of Africans. READ MORE

  3. 2. The role of cultural differences in group formation in a public organisation’s work environment : A qualitative study based of the cleaning service industry in the public sector

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Handelshögskolan (from 2013)

    Author : Magdalena Ir; [2023]
    Keywords : cultural differences; group formation; public organisation; work environment; management; kulturella skillnader; gruppbildning; offentlig organisation; arbetsmiljö; ledarskap;

    Abstract : Abstract  Background   Demographic changes pose a challenge to the labour market as to how to wisely and effectively implement a diversity management policy. As the Statistics Sweden (n.d.) statistics for 2021 show, just over 90 000 people migrated to Sweden. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Cultural Impacts On Working Conditions for Employees in the Tourism Industry : Sweden Versus Turkey

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring och turismvetenskap (MTS)

    Author : Michelle Adamsen; Izabel Belskaya; [2023]
    Keywords : Culture; Cultural Impact; High Contextual Culture; Labor Laws; Low Contextual Culture; Monochronic Culture; Polychronic Culture; Scandinavia; Sweden; The Middle East; Tourism Industry; Turkey; Working Rights;

    Abstract : Travel is an adventure into a new unexplored culture, different from what surrounds the traveler in the usual life at home. Culture is reflected not only in architecture, food, and literature but also in social relationships. How people react to everything they hear and see is based on the characteristics of their cultures. READ MORE

  5. 4. Culture and Gender Appropriate Responses in Child Friendly Spaces : An Ecological Comparative Analysis of Guidelines and Manuals

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Alfred Hansson; [2019]
    Keywords : Humanitarian Action; Child Protection; Social Work; Conflict; Child; Child Friendly Spaces; Safe Spaces; Culture Appropriate; Gender Appropriate; Ecological Resilience; Sweden; Sudan; the Philippines; UNICEF; Rädda Barnen; Save the Children; World Vision; Red Cross Red Crescent;

    Abstract : Children around the world suffer greatly due to conflicts. One of the most common interventions to support children affected by conflicts are Child Friendly Spaces (CFSs). Implemented within different cultural contexts, CFSs aim to be both culturally sensitive and contribute to gender equality, an interaction that can be complex. READ MORE

  6. 5. Clash of Cultures - Why Organizational Schizophrenia is Bad for Performance

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Oskar Lundin; Valdemar Olin; [2018]
    Keywords : Management control; Professional service firms; Clash of Cultures; Motivational theory; Social psychology theory; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Seminar date: 30th of May 2018 Course: BUSN79 Business Administration; Degree Project in Accounting and Finance Authors: Oskar Lundin & Valdemar Olin Supervisor: Johan Dergård Keywords: Management control, Professional service firms, Clash of Cultures, Motivational theory, Social psychology theory Purpose: The purpose of this study is to contribute to the knowledge of why the performance of professional service firms decreases when facing high levels of bureaucracy and identify the major aspects of importance for this change in performance. Methodology: To answer the research question the study has a qualitative research approach, starting with a theoretical review, followed by a multiple-case study of professional service firms. READ MORE