Essays about: "cross-culture"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 28 essays containing the word cross-culture.

  1. 16. 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

  3. 17. Knowledge Sharing in a Cross-Cultural Team : The Case of an IT-Based Services Company

    University essay from Institutionen för informatik (IK)

    Author : Hasan Raza Janjua; Jawad Ul Hassan; [2013]
    Keywords : knowledge sharing; cross-culture;

    Abstract : Due to the globalization in the world economy, most multinational organizations have changed the way they conduct business. This change also influenced the structure and working of IT services-providing companies. Due to the contemporary phenomenon of the world being seen as a global village, today organizations have access to a wider talent pool. READ MORE

  4. 18. Swedish MNCs in China : Managing and Organizing Across Borders

    University essay from IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : David Larsson; Johan Lindelöf; Johan Wennergren; [2012]
    Keywords : Organization Design; Culture; Cross-Culture Management; China; Sweden; Multinational Company; Standardization; Localization; Star Model; National Cultural Dimensions; Cultural Differences;

    Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate how and to what degree Swedish multinational companies (MNCs) adapt to local conditions when they establish subsidiaries in China, and if cultural differences play an important role in their operations. Background: The major challenge for MNCs establishing abroad is the configuration and integration of their country subsidiaries (Galbraith, 2000). READ MORE

  5. 19. Same same or different. A study of culture´s impact on leadership

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

    Author : Maria Fredriksson; [2011-05-30]
    Keywords : leadership; culture; globalisation; cultures affect on leadership; Hofstede; GLOBE;

    Abstract : Due to the globalisation countries, people, cultures and organisations have changed. The purpose of this thesis is to study how the view on leadership can differ in different cultures and what the impact is on leadership when different cultures meet. In the study four Swedish leaders were interviewed to se there apprehension of the phenomenon. READ MORE

  6. 20. The will of doing good : a Study of Volunteer Workers in Cape Town

    University essay from Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Frida Jonasson; [2011]
    Keywords : Volunteer; Children; Cape Town; Altruism; Volunteer Tourism; Cross-cultural understanding;

    Abstract : South Africais a country with many well documented inequalities. To reduce some of them there are many volunteers working in the country. What is it like to observe and work with people affected by all these inequalities? The aim of this study is to develop an understanding of how volunteers experience their work with children inCape Town. READ MORE