...Fundamentals of Logistics Management International Business period 1 LAS: International Business period 1 overview 1 Fundamentals Schedule of Logistics Management Week Content number 1 World of International Business, International Business environment , theories on and types of international Trade, Project Traid and International business, cultural analyses Cultural analysis, Porter Porter, Risk analyses Risk analysis, CSA / FSA analysis CSA / FSA analysis Overflow 2 3 4 5 6 7 DO NOT FORGET Rugman H1, H2 H3, H5, H6 H5, H13, DO NOT FORGET LAS: International Business period 1 overview 2 THEORIES ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE • Absolute and competitive advantage • Heckscher and olin’s theorem • The leontief-paradox • The flying geese model LAS: International Business period 1 overview 3 THEORY OF ABSOLUTE ADVANTAGE (Adam Smith) Each nation should specialize in producing goods it has a natural or aquired advantage in and therefore can produce more efficiently LAS: International Business period 1 overview 4 THEORY OF COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE (David Ricardo) It is advantageous for two countries to trade if the cost ratio between the two countries differ (If producing x, expressed in y, is cheaper in country 1 than in country 2, while producing y in country 2 is cheaper than in country 1 , country 1 exports x and country 2 exports y) LAS: International Business period 1 overview 5 HECKSCHER – OHLIN • Two production...
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...Making Excellence Inclusive In Education Student’s Name Institution Abstract This research paper is on cultural diversity and particularly intercultural maturity (Tierney, 2007). The point of discussion zeros into education practices that are being adopted to enhance intercultural maturity and intercultural competence in the current education systems (King & Baxter, 2005). This study also gives an overview of how to make the current education system excellent inclusive. Making education unique, inclusive addresses the adverse impacts on cultural diversity in the education sector (Kuh, 2008). In this research, I have also suggested areas for further research that need critical studies for the fulfillment of those research gaps. This paper is significant as it has identified key areas related to intercultural maturity that require rethink and further analysis. At the very end of my research, I have devised an action plan on how best to tackle and address those problems that are interconnected with intercultural maturity. This paper is of value as it dissects intercultural maturity; it enhances and builds a clear understanding of intercultural competence, excellence inclusive education and cross-cultural maturity. Furthermore, it will lead to the advancement of knowledge or perhaps the discovery of new knowledge as the research gaps are fulfilled (Alvesson & Sandberg, 2013). Making Excellence Inclusive In Education In the modern society...
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...would develop a global mindset in five central areas: General perspective Organizational life Work style View of change Learning. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings. BUS 606 Week 1 DQ 2 Globalization Globalization. Discuss advantages and disadvantages of globalization. How has globalization affected cultures and cultural identities? Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings. BUS 606 Week 1 Globalization and Cultures Globalization and Cultures. In a 3-5 page, APA style paper, complete an article review. Your article should come from one of the Ashford online library resources. Your article should cover one or more of the following topics that were introduced in your readings: the impact of globalization cultural differences leadership challenges in a global market the importance of cultural competence Support your analysis with what you have learned from the course text, in addition to peer-reviewed articles. BUS 606 Week 2 DQ 1 Cultural Orientation Model Cultural Orientation Model. Define cultural orientation model and describe how you would apply cultural orientation model in your daily life and in your workplace. Respond to at...
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...Journal of Comparative International Management 2009, Vol. 12, no.2, 73-89 ©2009 Management futures Printed in canada Cross-cultural Communication and Multicultural Team Performance: A German and American Comparison by Steven W. Congden University of Hartford, U.S.A. Alexei V. Matveev College of Staten Island – CUNY, U.S.A David E. Desplaces College of Charleston, U.S.A. This study builds on work by Matveev & Nelson (2004) which investigated the relationship between cross-cultural communication competence and multicultural team performance using American and Russian managers. This study examines the impact of national culture on German and American subjects. While a relationship between cross-cultural communication competence and multicultural team performance was found, it did not differ by overall national culture. Of the four dimensions of cross-cultural communication competence, only Cultural Empathy was found to be significantly different between Germans and Americans. No differences were found for the dimensions of Interpersonal Skills, Team Effectiveness, and Cultural Uncertainty. 1. Introduction Worldwide intercultural cooperation drives corporate growth and development across the globe resulting in a heightened demand for a qualified but diverse workforce. researchers have documented that the successful performance of multicultural teams is a vital and contributing factor to organizational success (Jackson, may, & Whitney, 1995; Snow, Snell, davison, & hambrick...
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...Wheldon et al. (2016) conducted a study among 575 young MSM to quantify their behavioral intentions to initiate human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination and to test an integrative model of HPV vaccine decision making. The integrative behavioral model (IBM) was used to inform this study. The IBM posits that a set of population-specific salient beliefs underlies the formation of attitudes toward HPV vaccination, perceived norms in favor or against vaccination, and perceived control over one’s ability to get vaccinated if desired. The effects of attitudes, norms, and perceived control on HPV vaccination are mediated by the individual’s behavioral intention (Ajzen, 1991). The IBM model, as applied to this particular issue, specifies that beliefs...
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...THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CROSS-CULTURAL TRAINING FOR EXECUTIVES IN OIL & GAS COMPANIES WITHIN THE KLANG VALLEY A Master’s Project submitted in partial fulfilment Of the requirements for the degree of Master of Human Resource Management The Effectiveness of Cross-Cultural Training for Executives in Oil & Gas Companies within the Klang Valley ABSTRACT Cross-cultural interactions are rapidly increasing. Globalisation and cultural diverse communities are lending themselves to daily intercultural exchanges. With greater diversity, we require greater open-mindedness, tolerance and sensitivity. Those in direct contact with culturally different members are in greater need of such skills, and often require training to become more cross-culturally sensitive. Cross-cultural training program for individual going abroad, address such issues and prepare participants to work and live overseas. Cultural conflicts affect the efficiency of the employees’ performance at workplaces and it is believed that employees from different cultural backgrounds will have to improve their communication skills. An intercultural training programme is needed in order to prepare multicultural employees for surprises that could arise in complex cultural situations without being frustrated, stressed, and puzzled. TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE PAGE ABSTRACT ii ABSTRAK ...
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...CULTURAL COMPETENCE IN HEALTH CARE: EMERGING FRAMEWORKS AND PRACTICAL APPROACHES Joseph R. Betancourt Massachusetts General Hospital–Harvard Medical School Alexander R. Green and J. Emilio Carrillo New York-Presbyterian Hospital–Weill Medical College of Cornell University FIELD REPORT October 2002 Support for this research was provided by The Commonwealth Fund. The views presented here are those of the authors and should not be attributed to The Commonwealth Fund or its directors, officers, or staff. Copies of this report are available from The Commonwealth Fund by calling our toll-free publications line at 1-888-777-2744 and ordering publication number 576. The report can also be found on the Fund’s website at www.cmwf.org. CONTENTS About the Authors.......................................................................................................... iv Acknowledgments .......................................................................................................... iv Executive Summary......................................................................................................... v Introduction .................................................................................................................... 1 Findings........................................................................................................................... 3 Defining Cultural Competence ..............................................................................
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...Cultural Competency Interview Paper Elizabeth Asch is one of two teachers in a community education preschool classroom in Michigan. She works with children from different socioeconomic statuses, different cultural backgrounds, and with different abilities and disabilities. Asch (personal communication, November 6, 2014) explained her job responsibilities include leading groups, creating lessons, helping the children progress in school, and home visits occasionally. She began working at daycare centers in high school, attended college for a few years, took a few years off to raise children, and then began looking for classroom jobs. The families that have attended her classroom are from both similar and diverse cultural backgrounds. She has had students from Hispanic, African American, Middle Eastern, Asian, and Caucasian families. There are rewards that accompany working with diverse families, Asch explains that she enjoys teaching the children about different cultures as well as learning about them from the children and parents. The students tell her stories about their families and their cultural practices, such as holidays, which she encourages them to tell. It is rewarding for her to be able to make connections with the students and their parents. A specific example that she always remembers is about an African American child from a lower SES who was in one of her classes who did not have the best life at home. He had problem behaviors and trust issues, but she was able...
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...Many people in today society are still face with poverty and it has become a daily struggle for many Americans. According to Toward a new Vision: Race, Class, and Gender as Categories of Analysis and Connection says, “By applying categories of race to the objective conditions confronting me, I was quantifying and ranking oppressions and missing the very real suffering which, in fact is the real issue” (Collins). In this world, today we are judging people on their skin and how much money they have. Many people can’t really find any type of work to help their families and sometimes they don’t have the education that many other Americans where they feel selling drugs is the best way to feed their families. I know for me I see many families struggling and want to do anything to be able to feed their children. I feel like we are two quick to judge people because we don’t quite know them and their circumstance. For me, I was teased and...
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...Online Journal of Educational Sciences, 2011, 3(2), 411-423 www.iojes.net Pedagogical Competences – The Key to Efficient Education Andreia Irina SUCIU1 and Liliana MÂŢĂ21 Abstract The aim of our study is to provide a holistic representation of pedagogical skills closely related with current approaches in the field of professional competence for the teaching career. The paper covers three dimensions from the perspective of pedagogical competences. The first dimension is on the definition of pedagogical competence. The concept of pedagogical competence tends to be used with the meaning of minimum professional standard, often specified by law, which should raise a person in fulfilling a particular role of the teaching profession. The second dimension is based on representative taxonomies and highlights current pedagogical competences. The taxonomic classification, which we provide below only refers to the basic competences involved in the based role of a teacher to lead one of the educational activities with students. The third dimension is represented by a proposal in a narrow framework of a holistic representation of pedagogical competences for the teaching career. In the holistic view, we delineate two broad categories of pedagogical competences in accord with current approaches: general pedagogical competence and special pedagogical competence. After analyzing the pedagogical competences taxonomies, we obtained a comprehensive and actual representation. This representation...
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... 525–543 & 2006 Academy of International Business All rights reserved 0047-2506 $30.00 www.jibs.net Cross-cultural competence in international business: toward a definition and a model James P. Johnson1, Tomasz Lenartowicz2 and Salvador Apud3 Crummer Graduate School of Business, Rollins College, Winter Park, USA; 2Deparment of Management, International Business and Entrepreneurship, College of Business, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, USA; 3LBJ School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas, Austin, USA Correspondence: Dr James P. Johnson, Crummer Graduate School of Business, Rollins College, Office number 204, Winter Park, FL 32789, USA. Tel: þ 1 407 646 2486; Fax: þ 1 407 646 1550; E-mail: jpjohnson@rollins.edu 1 Abstract Many international business failures have been ascribed to a lack of crosscultural competence (CC) on the part of business practitioners. However, the international business literature appears to lack an adequate conceptualization and definition of the term ‘CC’, focusing instead on the knowledge, skills and attributes that appear to be its antecedents. In this conceptual study, we propose a definition of CC as it applies to international business and develop a model for understanding how CC is nurtured in individuals, linking our definition to the concept of cultural intelligence. We discuss the components of the model and suggest that there are environmental and contextual impediments to the effective application of the requisite...
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...LEVEL Business Analysis SMART Notes Prepared by Darren Sparkes Email: darrensparkesnotes@sky.com ACCA P3 - Business analysis These notes are not intended to cover the whole of the ACCA P3 syllabus ©Darren Sparkes, 2010 1 Contents Page no. Paper 3 Examiners Approach…………….….... 3 Extracts from the Examiners report ……….…...4 Examination Technique……………….…..……..7 Background and examination format..…............9 Syllabus Overview………………………...........10 Strategic Planning………………………...….....11 Mission and Objectives…………………………12 Business & Professional Ethics..………….…...13 Internal Analysis……………….……………..…14 External Analysis……………..………………....15 Strategic Options……………………….……….17 Method of Growth………………………............18 Portfolio Analysis…………………………….….19 Strategic Choice & Change Management…....20 Marketing………………………………………...21 Organisational Structure…………………….….22 International Market Place.…………….……....23 Business Process Change…….…..…………..24 Information Technology……..…….……..........25 Quality………………………………….……......26 Project Management………………………...…27 Role of Finance………………………………...28 Review and Control………………………..…..29 Strategy and People……………………………30 ACCA P3 – Business Analysis These notes are not intended to cover the whole of the ACCA P3 syllabus © Darren Sparkes, 2010 2 Approach Required ‘Differentiation is important to individuals seeking to pass a management and strategy examination. It is the ability to link strategic and financial analysis; it is the confidence...
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...Lathopoulous, 2014, p.11). The key focus was on the approaches used by professionals to determine and develop models for best practice, in an effort to increase the use of available services and improve outcomes for CALD clients. Professionals from various disciplines were chosen by the authors to participate in the study. The research was conducted as a semi structured interview with open one open ended questions, and several prompting questions if required, for further analysis. Further participants were involved until no new topics were offered. The findings of this research both supported and disproved previous work discussed throughout the article, concluding that the view of Dyche & Zayas; Tsang, Bogo, & George (2003) of the importance of and reliance of cultural knowledge was unrealistic, and may lead to cultural stereotype (Thomas & Weinrich, 2004), and that respect and mutual trust (Colins & Arthur, 2010), and flexibility (Cadwell et. al 2008) were more effective. The study concluded that it was much more important to approach CALD clients as individuals. The authors highlighted Stuart’s (2005) views that self-awareness and skills, and building a rapport with the client compensated for any lack of cultural competence. The only difference concluded in the study would be the need to slow the process and assessment to allow time to gain relevant cultural knowledge and needs from the client, as well as individual beliefs, needs and expected outcomes, as with...
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...Francesco Arese 16, 20159 Milano +39 02 6680 0486 idri@idrinstitute.org INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE FOR GLOBAL LEADERSHIP1 Milton J. Bennett, Ph.D. 1 This reading is an edited compilation of two articles by Milton J. Bennett: “Developing Intercultural Competence for Global Managers” in Reineke, Rolf-Dieter (Editor) (June, 2001) Interkulturelles Managment. Wiesbaden: Gabler Verlag, ISBN: 3409-11794-6 and “An Intercultural Mindset and Skillset for Global Leadership” from Conference Proceedings of Leadership Without Borders: Developing Global Leaders. Adelphi, MD: National leadership Institute and the Center for Creative Leadership, University of Maryland University College, 2001. Over the last twenty-five years, the field of intercultural relations has developed some sophisticated methods for developing intercultural competence. Gone are the days when the only approach to an assignment abroad was “sink or swim.” And fast disappearing are the organizations who still say “the way we do it here is the way we do it everywhere.” It is now possible to prepare global managers and leaders to learn how to learn in new cross-cultural situations, thus speeding up their adaptability and improving their productivity. For experienced hands, the new methods allow them to share their own experience more effectively with the next generation of leaders. New approaches can also add intercultural competence to the curriculum of a learning organization. Truly global organizations have moved beyond...
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...Journal of Transcultural Nursing http://tcn.sagepub.com/ Standards of Practice for Culturally Competent Nursing Care : 2011 Update Marilyn K. Douglas, Joan Uhl Pierce, Marlene Rosenkoetter, Dula Pacquiao, Lynn Clark Callister, Marianne Hattar-Pollara, Jana Lauderdale, Jeri Milstead, Deena Nardi and Larry Purnell J Transcult Nurs 2011 22: 317 DOI: 10.1177/1043659611412965 The online version of this article can be found at: http://tcn.sagepub.com/content/22/4/317 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com On behalf of: Transcultural Nursing Society Additional services and information for Journal of Transcultural Nursing can be found at: Email Alerts: http://tcn.sagepub.com/cgi/alerts Subscriptions: http://tcn.sagepub.com/subscriptions Reprints: http://www.sagepub.com/journalsReprints.nav Permissions: http://www.sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav Citations: http://tcn.sagepub.com/content/22/4/317.refs.html >> Version of Record - Sep 26, 2011 What is This? Downloaded from tcn.sagepub.com by Marty Douglas on September 27, 2011 412965 ouglas et al.Journal of Transcultural Nursing TCN22410.1177/1043659611412965D Commentary Journal of ranscultural Nursing T 22(4) 317–333 © The Author(s) 2011 Reprints and permission: sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/1043659611412965 http://tcn.sagepub.com Standards of Practice for Culturally Competent Nursing Care: 2011 Update Marilyn K. Douglas, DNSc, RN, FAAN1, Joan...
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