Essays about: "cultural identity in india"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 15 essays containing the words cultural identity in india.

1. 11. Conflicts over place between indigenous communities and modern capitalism. The case of the Niyamgiri hills, Orissa.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Author : Tove Stenius; [2012]
   Keywords : place; space; economic development; indigenous; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This literature case study focus on a contemporary conflict between the mining company Vedanta Resources and the indigenous tribe of the Dongria Kondh within the Niyamgiri Hills in Orissa, India. The analysis is grounded in phenomenology, as humanistic geographical concepts of space and place are used in order to interpret the different meanings of space and place as they are expressed within the literature by the two conflicting parties. READ MORE

3. 12. Country Branding in a Chinese Context: Using a Swedish Example

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Produktionsekonomi

   Author : Linnéa Hellberg; [2011]
   Keywords : Country Branding; Country-of-Origin; China; COO; Sweden in China; National Identity; Brand Image; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Problem Discussion Globalization and social media are factors that enhance the importance for countries to communicate their identity. The dynamics of competition has changed and in order to improve economic performance, attract tourism, trade and investment opportunities a strong country brand is needed. READ MORE

4. 13. Localizing the Global - A Minor Field Study about Globalization and Identity among Call-Center Employees in Northern India

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Pierre Nikolov; [2009]
   Keywords : Call-Center; Globalization; Culture; Habitus; Identity; Cosmopolitan; Modernity; Development; Business Process Outsourcing; Off-shoring; India; National Capital Region of Delhi; New Delhi; Minor Field Study; Gurgaon; Noida; Sociology; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In our time it is widely argued that we are undergoing global transformations that influence the way we think about ourselves and how we interact and form ties with others. The intensified global integration of service sectors during the last five to ten years underscores such transformations. READ MORE

5. 14. Tibetan, but not from Tibet A Minor Field Study on Tibetan Diasporic Identity in India

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Georgia Sandberg Moustogianni; [2007]
   Keywords : Tibetan youth; diaspora; hyperreality; postcolonialism; hybridity; Social sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This paper is the result of a minor field study (MFS) on Tibetan youth in India. The main research question is: How does the second generation of Tibetans in India express their identity, and what implications does this have on their belonging to a diasporic group? The aim of this paper is to present discourses within the Tibetan diaspora and how the second generation relates to these as well as creates its own. READ MORE

6. 15. Cross cultural cooperation : a field study about India and Sweden

   University essay from Södertörns högskola

   Author : Eva Söderlind; Sara Kidby; [2005]
   Keywords : Business studies; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : A successful cooperation between different cultures in a global organisation depends on a good understanding about the norms and the values in the other culture. To have a good understanding about other cultures makes it easier to build good international relationships between countries without misunderstandings and misperceptions. READ MORE