Essays about: "national cultures"
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1. Digitalization and Resistance Management within Management Accounting - The impact of national culture differences on resistance to organizational change
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : Despite being considered by the majority as a positive change, digitalization has changed the fundamental roles of management accountants and this has led to resistance to organizational change within management accounting due to the cannibalization costs associated with digital changes. In dealing with such resistance, MNEs use their domestic rooted organizational culture as a tool to manage resistance to digitalization. READ MORE
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2. The influence of Cultural Distances on the relationship between Motivational Practice and Job Satisfaction: A quantitative study comparing Multinational Corporations in Vietnam and Sweden
University essay fromAbstract : Background: Cultural differences provide challenges for multinational corporations, due to the differences in norms, values, and beliefs accompanying national cultures. Multinational corporations must adapt to the new environment to achieve optimal performance and attain competitive advantages. READ MORE
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3. Stakeholders role in Sustainble Tourism Development. : A case study in Kenya, linked to Maasai culture.
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : To keep in mind while reading and focus of the thesis: - Sustainable tourism, what is it and who is it for? - How can the tourist industry affect cultures? - Why do some hosting population fear culture losses but happily receive tourists? - Why do people choose to travel? - What and how can I as an individual contribute? The numbers of international tourists are steadily increasing along globalization, which makes it an important phenomenon to highlight. The tourist industry contributes to global development, which would preferably be done through sustainability’s three pillars: economically, socially, and environmentally. READ MORE
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4. Crafting Textile Knowledges : A decolonial study of the Iku/Arhuaco material culture in the archives of the National Museum of World Cultures in Gothenburg (Världskulturmuseet)
University essay from Stockholms universitet/ModevetenskapAbstract : The return of objects that belong to ethnographic collections to their places of origin is one of the topics of discussion that, despite not being new, has been gaining more and more relevance today. Taking the Iku indigenous craft collection in the archives of the National Museum of World Cultures in Gothenburg as a case study, I pursue to develop an object-based methodology that increases and deepens the understanding of the notion of ethical stewardship, while joining current debates on indigenous heritage and decoloniality. READ MORE
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5. Talking Communities : Sámi Trail of Tears as a Model of Habitus-Based Reconciliation
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : This conflict study in Theology investigates reconciliation possibilities in indigenous lands in northern Sweden to be discussed through the Sámi Trail of Tears Walking Trail – a real-life innovation project. The historical material is based on the depiction of forcefully dislocated Sámis and the now polarized situation where local indigenous groups risk new conflicts partly with each other, partly with extractive industries, motorized tourism, and the majority’s society. READ MORE
