Advanced search

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays matching the above criteria.

1. 1. Adding meaning to medicine : taking subjective perspectives of medical doctors on medicine

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Mirza Muhammad Fahad Baig; [2021]
   Keywords : evidence-based; alternative medicine; symbolic interaction; digital healthcare technologies; health communication; stakeholders in healthcare;

   Abstract : This study explores perspectives on alternative medicine and digital healthcare technologies among medical doctors in Taiwan, Sweden, and Cuba. The research methodology utilizes semi-structured interviews. Symbolic interactionism is employed to frame and compare the behaviour of medical doctors in cross-cultural settings. READ MORE

3. 2. Management of a Cross Cultural Workforce : Case Study at Luleå Tekniska Universitet

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik och samhälle

   Author : Nadine Hienz; Lukas Engelhart; [2018]
   Keywords : Culture; diverse workforce; cultural diversity; Hofstede; Inglehart; McGregor; cultural dimensions; cross cultural management; management;

   Abstract : Nowadays, organizations have to deal more and more with cultural diversity concerning their workforce due to globalization. The challenge for these organizations is to manage the cross cultural workforce in an effective way. Therefore, they have to have skills and the necessary knowledge in order to conduct cross cultural management. READ MORE

4. 3. Cross-Cultural Communication Challenges between Swedish Managers and Burmese and Vietnamese Employees: How are those Communication Challenges related to GLOBE’s Cultural Dimensions?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Thu Trang Ta Thi; Kyaw Zin Latt; [2017]
   Keywords : management challenges; cross-cultural communication; cultural dimensions; GLOBE Study; Swedish Management; Myanmar; Vietnam; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This study investigates the cross-cultural communication challenges between the Swedish managers and their local employees from the perspectives of Swedish managers in Burmese and Vietnamese organisations. It adopts mixed models in which it embraces, both, the deductive and inductive approaches. READ MORE

5. 4. Embodying the Other - A Cross-Cultural Understanding of Misrepresentational Oppression

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Filmvetenskap

   Author : Eva-Marie Elg; [2016]
   Keywords : Embodiment; trans; the Other; embodying; crip; cinema; cripface; transface; blackface; Europe; Asia; Otherface; reversal; US; voyeuristic; gaze; phenomenology; imperial; colonial; male; critical whiteness; queer; monster; grotesque studies; gender; post-Darwanism; post-colonial; posthumanism; post-humanism; elite; culture; homogenous; industry; star; ableism; ableist; transphobic; show; freak; representation; misrepresentation; traditions; phenomena; bodies; morphing; hijra; Tamil; global; katoey; third gender; invisibility; visibility; uglyface; mediatedness; media; transing communication; animalizing; infantalizing; funny bodies; immoralizing; sexualizing; comedy; as; comparison; social; transing; queering; self-reflection; relations; looking; progressive; progression; freakery; mockery; awards; Academy; ridicule; Sensationalization; Trivialization; Stabilization; Rationalization; exorcized; bounderies; portrayals; violent; hetero-domesticity; violence; India; drag; faux; pathologised; tomboi; Thailand; character; deviant; Non-Normative; Normative; whitewashing; old age; identity; years; 102; monstreous; 2017; 1915; fantasy; stardom; Little Mermaid; figures; non-human; super-human; actor; exploitation; exclusion; transsexual; transversal; transman; transwoman; transgender; funkis; experiments; transperson; misrepresentational; psychology; oppression; North America; patriarchal; Frozen; films; isolated; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : This thesis offers a holistic perspective on the phenomenon of embodying Otherface. It provides a deeper insight into the categories Transface and Cripface, the latter being a term for an able person depicting a person with visible or invisible disabilities, also referred to as cripping up. READ MORE

6. 5. Parenting in the Context of Immigration: A Cross-Cultural Investigation among Ethiopian Immigrant Parents in Sweden

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

   Author : Abay Gebrekidan; [2014-02-10]
   Keywords : immigrant; parenting; acculturation; Ethiopia; Sweden;

   Abstract : The aim of this study was to explore the experiences and views of Ethiopian immigrant parents about raising children in the context of modern Swedish culture. Departing from a small ‘ethnographic observation’ on the problem area, the study investigated the challenges faced by the parents and the adaptive mechanisms parents are following. READ MORE