...Speech Speech summary Chapter six examines how culture affects communication and also discusses how to identify cultural norms and values. It also gives detailed Explanations of the barriers to effective intercultural communication as well analysis of how to develop intercultural communication competence Culture can be defined as the values, belief, orientations and underlying assumptions prevalent among people in society. When choosing a topic for a speech it is important to choose a subject that is appropriate for the cultural and ethnicity of your audience by doing this it will make your speech more interesting to listen to. Because we are so familiar with own language, gestures, facial expressions, norms etc., familiar aspects of communication are disrupted which lead to cultural shock. Cultural shock is the psychological or anxiety you may feel when you attempt to adjust to a new cultural situation. I experienced cultural shock when I use to take part in charity events and travelled to another country, I felt a sense of anxiety as they could not easily understand what I was saying. Identifying cultural norms and values can be easy. We can identify or figure out different cultural backgrounds by the language they speak, the way they dress or artifacts such as religious gourmets or markers they wear jewelry. Geert hofstede gives a way of understanding how cultures are similar and different from one another. He identifies four major dimensions of culture that affects communication...
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...THE KINGDOME FOCUSED CHURCH Kenneth Davie Sr 4/16/2012 Full Name of Student Kenneth D. Davie Student I.D. No: 11-0005240 Course Type: Pastoral leadership Textbook Summary (Verbatim/Seminar Summary/Textbook Summary/Ministry Project/Dissertation) Course Title: The Kingdom Focused Church Course Number: MEC570 Date Submitted: 04/1/13 The kingdom of God is the reign of God in today’s world. This is the truth that Jesus Christ rules over all things and the evidence by God’s super-natural work in the believer and through believers in local churches. When churches focus on the kingdom of God they will and can flourish. Chapter 1: In search of the perfect church. Many may have a vision of the perfect church, but the perfect churches share a number of characteristics. Some are filled with people on fire for Christ who put selfishness, politics, and personal agendas aside for the glory of God and His purpose. They treat their pastors with respect and pay them fairly. They give generously, evangelize tirelessly, and teach truthfully. They are a joy and blessing to every member and visitor, and they serve the communities faithfully. One more thing the perfect churches have in common they do not exist. Every church is imperfect because it is made up of imperfect people, and they will produce imperfect result. Paul reminded the Ephesians that the church was the bride of Christ, and they needed...
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...D. Locus of control E. Self-efficacy 2. Meg is very relaxed and secure. Meg is probably high in A. emotional stability. B. conscientiousness. C. extroversion. D. agreeableness. E. openness to experience. 3. The statement, "My boss doesn't know how to do his job," reflects the __________ component of an attitude. A. behavioral B. decisional C. cognitive D. affective E. value 4. Bethany is writing a paper for her management class. She already has a strong 'A' in the class, and only needs to get a C on the paper to keep her A. As she prepares the final version of the paper, she takes special care that the paper is well-written, insightful, and error-free, something that she can be proud of. Bethany is experiencing A. an intrinsic reward. B. high equity. C. a belongingness need. D. a hygiene factor. E. a high need for affiliation. 5. The need that is met by providing autonomy and control to employees over how they do their jobs is A. self-actualization. B. esteem. C. love. D. safety. E. physiological. 6. A manager wants to improve how her employees' belongingness or love needs are met. To do so, she could A. give public recognition for good job performance. B. hire a guard for the parking lot. C. send employees to a training class. D. redesign individual jobs into teams. E. allow employees flextime. 7. Which of the following is the best way to manage virtual teams? A. When beginning with a virtual team...
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...without an appointment. For appointments outside these times, please e-mail me in advance. Note: You should only use your university e-mail account to contact me. I will not reply to e-mails sent from private accounts. MODULE SUMMARY Global Marketing Management is the discipline of planning, organising and managing marketing resources on a global basis, to achieve an organisation’s specific marketing objectives. Marketing is regarded as a key area of management in both the private and not for profit sectors. This module examines how theories and methodologies of marketing management can be applied to ensure long-term success for organisations. AIMS The aims of the module are to: • to appreciate the importance of marketing as a management discipline in ensuring the long-term success of organisations across the ‘not-for-profit’, public sector and private sector business arenas and across the globe • to develop an understanding of marketing management in the broadest sense, of how marketing management approaches may have to be modified when seeking access to international markets and to be able to adopt a robust and objective approach to management decision making in both a domestic and in a global context • to appreciate the importance of culture in the formulation of and success of global marketing activities and to examine marketing ethics in a global context LEARNING OUTCOMES On successful completion of the module you will be able to: • appreciate the central importance...
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...tourist for whom food tourism is an important, if not primary, reason influencing his travel behavior, is its focus. The empirical objectives of this dissertation concerned identifying the underlying dimensions of food tourism, developing a conceptual framework that explains participation in food tourism, develop taxonomy of food tourists by segmenting the tourists based on their participation in food tourism, and finally identifying the variables that predict membership in these food tourist segments. The effect of sociodemographic variables on participation in food tourism, and their association with the food tourist segments were also examined. Further, all the findings were analyzed within the theoretical framework of the world culture theory of globalization and the cultural capital theory. Based on the survey responses of 341 tourists visiting the four coastal counties of South Carolina, the analyses revealed that food tourism is composed of five dimensions or classes of activities. These include dining at restaurants known for local cuisines, purchasing local food products, consuming local beverages, dining at high quality restaurants, and dining at familiar chain restaurants and franchises. The conceptual variables...
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...Walden Summary In his first chapter, "Economy," Thoreau introduces his purpose in writing the book, saying he intends to answer questions people have asked about his reasons for living alone in a cabin in the woods near Walden Pond for two years. He explains that most people live their lives as if sleeping, blindly following the ways of their parents, and become trapped into these lives by owning property and slaving in jobs to maintain their way of life. In contrast, he sought to discover the true necessities of life and built a cabin, for the cost of $28. 12 _ near Walden Pond, where he lived for two years, beginning in the summer of 1845. Making a profit of $8.71 _ by selling the beans he grew and working occasionally at odd jobs, he found he was able to support himself with very little work and much time for contemplation of himself and nature. Thoreau, in the second chapter, "Where I Lived, and What I Lived For," talks about how he once considered buying the Hollowell farm for himself but the purchase fell through. Instead, he created a new existence for himself at Walden, where he found joy and fulfillment in nature, truly awakening in his mornings there, while most of society remains perpetually asleep, living mean lives when the possibility of a much better life is possible. The key to achieving such a life, he says, is simplicity. In the third chapter, "Reading," Thoreau describes how he derives enlightenment from reading Homer and other great writers, men who spoke...
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...Chapter 8 Summary Strategic Management: It is what managers do to develop an organization’s strategies, a task that involves all the basic managements functions (Planning, Organizing, Leading and Controlling), they are plans that set how a company is going to do things, in order to compete successfully, and how to satisfy customers. Business model is a term usually used in strategic management and basically what it means is how the company is going to make profit, to achieve that they should focus on two things: 1) are the customers going to value what the company is providing, 2) will the company make money from doing this service or product? Why do some businesses fail while others succeed, even though they both share the same product and same environmental conditions? That’s because of whether a company uses strategic management or not, studies shows that performance is positively linked to the relation between strategic planning and performance. Strategic planning also minimizes uncertainty when a company is facing continual changing situations, and another reason is that companies are complex and diverse so finding a way for each department to reach the organization’s goal is essential. The Strategic Management Process: -Identifying the organization’s current mission, goals and strategies: Mission: A statement of the purpose of an organization. Goal: It sets what the organization should achieve and it sets standards for measuring performance...
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...SUMMARY CHAPTER 4 MANAGING IN GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT WHAT IS THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT? • Global organizations • Organizations that operate and compete in more than one country • Operating in the global environment is uncertain and unpredictable • Global environment • Set of global forces and conditions that operate beyond an organization’s boundaries but affect a manager’s ability to acquire and utilize resources • Task environment: Set of forces and conditions that originate with suppliers, distributors, customers, and competitors and affect an organization’s ability to obtain inputs and dispose of its outputs because they influence managers daily • General environment: Wide-ranging global, economic, technological, sociocultural, demographic, political, and legal forces that affect an organization and its task environment The Task Environment • Actions of suppliers, distributors, customers, and competitors: • Affect a manager’s ability to obtain resources and dispose of outputs • Have a significant impact on short-term decision making • Suppliers: Individuals and organizations that provide an organization with the input resources that it needs to produce goods and services • Raw materials, component parts, labor (employees) • Relationships with suppliers can be difficult due to materials shortages, unions, and lack of substitutes • Suppliers that are the sole source of a...
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...Contents * Background * Competitors Financial Comparison * Challenges/Opportunity * Six Flags Corporation Financial * Summary * Financial Reports Background Six Flags was founded by Angus Wynne in1961. The first Six Flags was located in Texas; it now has 19 parks across the United States, Mexico and Canada. The name Six Flags was taken from its first property where six countries flags flew over Texas during the state’s history. The first Six Flags was called Six Flags over Texas. Six Flags has become the world’s largest amusement park, based on the quantity of properties. Six Flags offers its guest an affordable, thriving experience to enjoy with their friends and families. “The inventive theming afforded guests a chance to experience places and times that previously only existed in their imaginations, including cowboy culture, French and Spanish cultures, and even southern belles and pirates.” “Our 19 theme, water and zoological parks across North America are better than ever, offering today's families and teens a complete one-stop diversified entertainment destination, from industry-leading thrill rides to water attractions, themed areas, children's areas, parades, concerts and shows, restaurants, games and merchandise outlets.” Six Flags provides an experience like no other, there are so many different things that its guest get to do and see while visiting. “Licensing agreement with DC Comics and Warner Bros. Consumer Products...
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...Licensed to: iChapters User Licensed to: iChapters User Business in Context: An introduction to business and its environment, Fifth Edition David Needle Publishing Director: Linden Harris Publisher: Thomas Rennie Development Editor: Leandra Paoli Content Project Editor: Alison Cooke Head of Manufacturing: Jane Glendening Senior Production Controller: Paul Herbert Marketing Manager: Amanda Cheung Typesetter: KnowledgeWorks Global, India Cover design: Design Deluxe ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this work covered by the copyright herein may be reproduced, transmitted, stored or used in any form or by any means graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including but not limited to photocopying, recording, scanning, digitizing, taping, Web distribution, information networks, or information storage and retrieval systems, except as permitted under Section applicable copyright law of another jurisdiction, without the prior written permission of the publisher. While the publisher has taken all reasonable care in the preparation of this book, the publisher makes no representation, express or implied, with regard to the accuracy of the information contained in this book and cannot accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions from the book or the consequences thereof. Products and services that are referred to in this book may be either trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. The publishers and author/s make no claim to these trademarks...
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...TEAM MANAGEMENT MANA 4330, Section 001 Fall, 2010 Instructor: Dr. Terrance A. Wilensky Phone: 817- 272-0233(office); 214.735.7000 (cell) Office: 216 COBA E-Mail: twilensky@uta.edu Office Hours: 3:00-4:30 Tuesday and Thursday or by appointment Course Time & Location Tuesday and Thursday 11-12:20 PM COBA 245W Required Text: Lumsden, G., Lumsden, D., & Weithoff, C. (2010). Communicating in Groups and Teams: Sharing Leadership (5th. ed). Boston: Wadsworth/Cengage Learning Course Content All organizations depend on people to carry out their tasks and work toward common goals, whether you work for a large or small corporation, a federal or state agency, or own your own business. Much of the time we spend working in organizations we spend working in teams. This course is designed to familiarize you with the dynamics of working in teams, to become more effective team members, and to lead teams. To accomplish this, we will examine a number of factors that influence team member interaction and ultimately team performance through lectures, slides, films, demonstrations, cases, and student class presentations. Additionally, this course is intended to provide you with the understanding and skill necessary to communicate effectively in any group, whether it is a social club, a religious organization, or a high-level executive committee in your future career. But it goes more specifically to your preparation for the intensive work in teams that...
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...A universal aspect and understanding of life is that life will one day end, for everyone. With the end of a life brings mourning, and this process of experiencing death is unavoidable, and changes from person to person due to many different variables, but just as there are many ways death enters someone's life, there are just as many ways for people to overcome their own feelings of grief either in healthy, or unhealthy ways. Throughout history cultures and societies have had deep ritualistic ties to death. Universally religions tend to be very centered on the afterlife, and this faith tends to bring comfort to those who have recently lost a loved one. But does being associated to a religious group really reduce the depression and stress brought along with...
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...STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS COUNSELLING: A CROSS-CULTURAL STUDY by KATLEGO FANDIE This thesis is submitted in accordance with the requirements for the degree Philosophiae Doctor in the FACULTY OF THE HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY at the UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE BLOEMFONTEIN January 2015 Promoter: Prof. L. Naudé DECLARATION I declare that the thesis hereby submitted by Katlego Fandie for the degree Philosophiae Doctor at the University of the Free State is my own independent work and has not previously been submitted by me at another University/Faculty. I further more cede copyright of the thesis in favour of the University of the Free State. SIGNATURE: _____________________________ DATE:____________________________ i DECLARATION OF SUPERVISOR ii PROOF OF LANGUAGE EDITOR 083 2877088 +27 51 4367975 corrieg@mweb.co.za CORRIE GELDENHUYS POSBUS 28537 DANHOF 9310 3 January 2015 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN Herewith I, Cornelia Geldenhuys (ID 521114 0083 088) declare that I am a qualified, accredited language practitioner and that I have edited the following PhD thesis by Katlego Fandie: STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS COUNSELLING: A CROSS-CULTURAL STUDY All changes were indicated by track changes and comments, to be addressed by the researcher. ............................................................ C GELDENHUYS MA (LIN – cum laude), MA (Mus), HED, HDLB, UTLM ACCREDITED MEMBER OF SATI –...
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...accordance to contemporary day and time. Keywords: spirituality, death, dying, bereavement, suicide 4-Mat Review; Leming and Dickinson Leming & Dickinson (2011), pen about the manner of dying, death and bereavement supported by research and contemporary social theories. Emphasizing experiential knowledge which reinforces concepts of death, dying, and bereavement, a social-psychological tactic was employed throughout the four chapters. Life span comparisons expanded the reader’s perspective. Not to leave out other approaches, concepts are advanced through biological, philosophical and anthropological edifications as well. These systems reveal the interactivity of behavior and subjectivity within the subject matter. Summary Chapter one develops death and dying through the lens of human development and educational theories. Approaching death and dying by means of examining related behaviors develops meaning. Important to most individuals is the significance of death’s connotation which appears to be fundamentally and universally social. Popular culture, terrorism, religiosity, memorials/rituals, and medical advances help conceptualize todays meaning of death. Educational constructs deal with coping skills, mortality, compassion, cultural differences...
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...Edited the topic student wanted I come up with an appropriate topic PERCEVED VALUE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES: CASE STUDY, APPROACH OF PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUITION. Name: Institution: Remember questionnaire I did re write it whole Abstract The international students’ enrolment in Malaysian private higher education institutions acts as a major contributor to the national economic ability of the higher education institutions. Consequently, this has led to the rise of several studies concerning international students on many aspects, including their perceptions, living experiences, and their behaviors towards the renowned values of the choice of their private higher education institution in Malaysia. In this context, there are very few studies that have looked into international students’ overall satisfaction with their experiences in private higher education institutions. This study is committed to investigate the factors affecting decision making of international students in choosing Malaysian private higher education institutions as a study destination for their postgraduate studies. Sampling chosen for this research are international students currently studying at XX College, one of the leading private higher education institutions in Malaysia. This study contains a theoretical framework...
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