Essays about: "Collectivist culture"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 14 essays containing the words Collectivist culture.
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6. The personality dimension of idiocentrism-allocentrism among international students
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologiAbstract : Sambandet mellan kultur och personlighet har studerats i stor utsträckning och tidigare forskning har visat på en koppling mellan kulturdimensionen individualism-kollektivism och personlighetsdimensionen idiocentrism-allocentrism. Den föreliggande studien undersöker förhållandet mellan individualism-kollektivism och idiocentrism-allocentrism bland internationella studenter i Sverige. READ MORE
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7. ”Try to relax” - A survey study in Sweden among native Swedes and Arabic immigrants concerning views on stuttering
University essay from Lunds universitet/Logopedi, foniatri och audiologiAbstract : Studies performed in various countries have shown that negative attitudes and beliefs towards stuttering and People Who Stutter (PWS), which can lead to stigmatization, discrimination and social anxiety, are widespread across different societies. It is important that clinicians are aware that patients can meet different attitudes in their daily life, affecting health care seeking behavior and self-image. READ MORE
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8. Services Marketing in a Cross-Cultural Environment – The Case of Elekta in Russia
University essay from Avdelningen för ekonomiAbstract : ABSTRACT Title: Services Marketing in a Cross-Cultural Environment – The Case of Elekta in Russia Level: Final assignment for Master Degree in Business Administration Authors: Alena Bazyleva and Maria Zaytseva Supervisor: Dr. Maria Fregidou-Malama Aim: The aim of this research is to investigate how the products and services of the Swedish company Elekta are marketed in Russia, a country with cultural environment different from Sweden. READ MORE
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9. Aspirations, possibilities and limitations–Indian middleclass students' view on future career and related values
University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)Abstract : The aim of this study is to investigate how middle class, secondary school students in Bangalore view their future in the background context of individualist and collectivist influences, traditionally related to Western respectively Eastern culture. The objectives are as follows:How do secondary school students view their future in terms of further studies and work opportunities and what possibilities and/or limitations do they identify? What in relation to this are some of the underlying, deciding factors?What values do secondary school students take into account while considering a future career? To what extent can these values be related to the general distinctions between collectivism and individualism, traditionally related to Eastern and Western culture?Theoretical terms used in the thesis are the sociological concepts of individualism and collectivism and Krumboltz’s social learning theory, a constructivist career theory. READ MORE
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10. The Impact of Informal Institutions on Microfinance Performance
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : In recent years, microfinance has evolved as an alternative method of providing credit to poor borrowers in developing countries. Despite high expectations and appraisals, the performance of microfinance institutions has been found to differ significantly between different countries. READ MORE
