Essays about: "cultural distance defined"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words cultural distance defined.

  1. 1. It depends on herself/himself. : Parental Involvement in Education regarding Children Education in a Chinese Township High School

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier

    Author : Ting Huang; [2023]
    Keywords : educational expectations; educational strategies; small-town China; cultural production;

    Abstract : This thesis is the first qualitative study of parental involvement in education regarding students in one key township high school in an undeveloped small town in southern China. This thesis aims to examine parental expectations and strategies in the voices of parents. READ MORE

  3. 2. Cultural experiences and changes in consumption behaviour : The pizza case study

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Kanva Patel; Manuel Angelini; [2019]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to answer the following question: What impacts does exposure to different cultural lifestyles have on one’s own consumption behaviour and what factors influence these changes? Pizza, more specifically pizza consumption in Italy is used as a case study to answer this question. Here, the impacts exposure to this cultural lifestyle in Italy had on visitors is analysed. READ MORE

  4. 3. Situation leadership in small growing technical consultations companies in Sweden and Jordan

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

    Author : Majed Sammak; Eyad Khader; [2014]
    Keywords : Situation leadership; Small and medium businesses; Culture; Small technical consultant companies;

    Abstract : Background Small and medium businesses (SME) are important elements in the strategies of economic growth and improvement. The SME have played a great role in regional and global economic recovery during many years and thus they are very desirable. READ MORE

  5. 4. How Are Project Governance Principles Affected by Different National Cultures?

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Luis Felipe Tarragüel Pueyo; WanChun Wu; [2014]
    Keywords : National Culture; Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions; Project Governance; Project Governance Principles; Project Management; Spain; Sweden; Taiwan; Case Studies;

    Abstract : The relation between Culture and Business has caught researchers’ attention long ago; itis not hard to find studies relating to these topics. According to Hofstede et al. (2010, p.18), Hampden-Turner and Trompenaars (2012, p. READ MORE

  6. 5. Illusion of symmetry between institutional contexts : A thesis of how asymmetry in managers perception on cultural and institutional distance affect the extent of firms’ adaptation to a different institutional context.

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF)

    Author : Maja Tinggren; Shuang Wang; Loza Wanna; [2014]
    Keywords : Illusion of symmetry; Cultural distance; Institutional distance; Adaptation of business practices;

    Abstract : Internationalization of firms has been an on-going process for many years, however, over the recent years, there has been radical changes in the business world, which has created a more competitive business environment for firms. This change in the business environment has not been an easy process nor is it anticipated to get any easier. READ MORE