Essays about: "cross-cultural encounter"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words cross-cultural encounter.

  1. 1. AN ANALYSIS OF THE EARLY MAY FOURTH INTELLECTUALS’ INTERPRETATION OF ‟UNIVERSAL VALUES” - A Europe-China Cultural Encounter Perspective

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Quan Xin; [2022-06-23]
    Keywords : China; Europe; cross-cultural encounter; universal values; the May Fourth Movement; 20th century; ethical universalism; cultural relativism; New Youth;

    Abstract : There is an increased tension between China and the European Union (EU) over ‟universal values” of democracy, human rights, and the rule of law. This is a question about ethical universalism and cultural relativism, a legendary debate by the Enlightenment thinkers. READ MORE

  2. 2. Turned Tables in The Global Economy : Chinese Outward Foreign Direct Investment and Cultural Risk Reduction in Sweden

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Carl-David Lundström; Ingrid Höllisch; [2017]
    Keywords : Outward foreign direct investment; FDI; internationalization; Uppsala model; network approach; born-global; bred-global; establishment; risk; risk reduction; Sweden; China; guanxi; guanxiwang; Hofstede; trade-facilitating organizations; investment-facilitating organizations; psychic distance; cultural distance;

    Abstract : Background: People’s Republic of China has attracted much FDI throughout the decades. According to the World Bank (2016), China has received approximately 20 per cent of the total FDI to developing countries the last ten years which has contributed to the country’s huge economic growth. READ MORE

  3. 3. Swedish management in a cross-cultural perspective : A qualitative study of how Swedish managers adapt their management to foreign cultures.

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF)

    Author : Rebecka Melin; Rutholm Emma; [2015]
    Keywords : Swedish management; Cross-cultural adaptation; Cross-cultural management; Cultural dimensions;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to analyze and study how Swedish managers manage cross-cultural differences and how their management style is adapted to foreign cultures. This thesis could contribute to getting a deeper understanding of how Swedish management is adapted to foreign cultures. READ MORE

  4. 4. THE APPLICATION OF POLITENESS THEORY INTO ENGLISH EDUCATION IN JAPAN

    University essay from Avdelningen för språk och kultur; Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Maho Kawai; [2013]
    Keywords : politeness theory; ESL in Japan;

    Abstract : In Japan, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) revised the Course of Study in English education twice in the last decade (in 2002 and in 2011), and the drastic changes have been made especially in the section of communicative skills: introduction of English study in elementary school, teaching English in English in high school, requirement of the subject ‘Oral Communication I’ in high school, etc. The aim of the revisions is to produce international individuals, who have high English proficiency not only in input-skills but also in output-skills, especially in speaking (MEXT 2004: 90, MEXT 2011). READ MORE

  5. 5. The Recurring Understanding of Cultural Intelligence : A Qualitative Study of Companies in the Forestry Based Industry in Sweden

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Xuan-Dan Truong; Sara Nilsson; [2013]
    Keywords : Internationalization; Management; Culture; Communication; Cultural Intelligence; Cross-Cultural Communication; Verbal Communication and Non-Verbal Communication; Dynamic Learning;

    Abstract : Due to the recent phenomenon of globalization, the mobility of people has increased significantly. In a world where national and cultural borders are getting more blurred and undefinable, people from different parts of the world encounter individuals with different cultural backgrounds. READ MORE