Essays about: "Geert"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 23 essays containing the word Geert.
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1. The effect of the dimension of culture masculinity/ femininity in communication in multinational projects
University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella HandelshögskolanAbstract : As companies expand their operation worldwide, multinational communication in multi-cultural teams has become an important research topic, therefore, the purpose of this study promises to offer an understanding of how different degrees of the single dimension of culture MAS (Masculinity/Femininity) affects communication in a multinational and multicultural environment, using as a starting point and reference for this study an undis-closed Swedish multinational company with operations in over 70 countries.The cultural dimension of MAS used in the study was proposed by Geert Hofstede (1980) as part of his research on culture, and it is a key element that set the bases of this work. READ MORE
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2. Where Melodies Meet
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljöAbstract : This thesis investigates principal terms that are pertinent specifically to the visual character of architecture. In common terminology such as order, complexity, variation, monotony, and contrast. By surveying recent public debates it is deduced that both laymen and professionals lack the sufficient language to establish common ground. READ MORE
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3. A Methodology In The Becoming: Examining The Possibilities Of Diffractive Watching Through A Feminist New Materialist Lens
University essay from Karlstads universitet/Centrum för genusforskning (from 2013)Abstract : In this Thesis, influenced by Geert’s and van der Tuin’s (2016) diffractive reading of Beauvoir and Irigaray, I propose the methodology of diffractive watching and watching diffractively as another tool for film analysis while engaging in an exploration of the potentials and limitations presented in the process. I find the concept of diffraction to be of significant merit within feminist new materialist research and to that end, I am interested in assessing the concept’s versatility and in verifying its methodological value. READ MORE
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4. Arduino Action : Arduino Action is a collaborative tool for understanding and creating with physical computing in high school.
University essay from Umeå universitet/Designhögskolan vid Umeå universitetAbstract : Within the field of education, computers and micro-controllers like Arduino are increasingly being used to teach students relevant skills, attitude and knowledge around technology. Education around these tools are often set in group contexts and collaboration is often considered an important part of the learning, however much of the currently available software is still designed around a laptop programming paradigm that which in itself tends to restrict collaboration and cementing rather than encouraging shifting of roles and activities among group members. READ MORE
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5. How do Cultural Characteristics and Software Engineering Practices Interplay?
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för data- och informationsteknikAbstract : This paper is an empirical study looking at the usage of software engineering practices and culture characteristics through the culture dimensions defined by Geert Hofstede. Using a survey to collect data from software engineering professionals worldwide, in a timespan of three weeks, the data is analysed by taking the responses from Indonesia and Sweden, and mapping them to the selected four culture dimension indices. READ MORE
