Author Note This paper was prepared for SPCHxxx, Intercultural Communication taught by Professor xxxxxx. Cultural Autobiographical Reflection Cultural Group Membership The first cultural group that I subscribe to and identify with is the African American culture. Like many, the African culture is represented in many forms such as music, art, storytelling and dance. Cultures exist to satisfy the needs of its subscribers. Through culture, I was taught about food habits, rituals concerning life and
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Submitted to: Date of submission: TABLE OF CONTENT Contents Page no. Executive summary 02 Introduction 03 Comparison of organizational structure and culture 03 Impact of organizational structure and culture 04 Factors influencing individual behavior 05 Comparison of the effectiveness of different leadership styles 05 “Organizational theory underpins the practice of
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Annotated Bibliography Mitry, D. J. (2008, November). Using Cultural Diversity in Teaching Economics: Global Business Implications. Retrieved February 3, 2016,, from http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.liberty.edu:2048/docview/232977843?pq-origsite=summon The purpose of this article was to discuss the concerns how globalization have allegations for education globalization an how accumulating cross-cultural interactivity have implications for education in general which may present valuable academic
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Culture and Ethnicity Arevalo-Flechas, L. (2009). Diversity: From the White House to “Our House”. AORN Journal. 89(2), 261-264. Diversity in the government with the continuous mass immigration creates a new environment in which the nursing practice should conform and adjust its standard to provide invaluable care to everyone. This article discusses the role of perioperative nurses in providing excellent care to culturally diverse population. This can be done through
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social system that is determined by mindless standardisation, the weakening of religion, a sense of alienation and moral emptiness, strained family and community ties, political indifference and the replacement of refined and high culture such as art and literacy with low culture which gives way to bland and unsophisticated tastes. The society concerned in this context is born from the modern, industrialised era where factory-produced, mass consumer goods precede home-grown goods which are produced on
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effective culture and cultural resources which play a role of glue and help managers and employees to communicate and create positive climate and morale. Coming to know the unique culture of organizations evokes the personal meaning, experience, and perception of organizational life in the minds of employees. Some of the main traits of healthy organizational culture are openness, environment of accountability and personal responsibility, risk-taking, fierce commitment, effective communication, positive
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Communication Opinion Paper Nakia Conyers HCS/320 July 21, 2014 Patricia Bird Communication Opinion Paper No matter what cultural background we may come from we all communicate with others on a daily basis, in an attempt to convey a message, or stay connected. Communication takes on many different shapes from verbal to non-verbal communication which may include speaking (holding a conversation), or body language and eye contact. According to (Cheesebro, O'Connor, & Rios, 2010) “Communication
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differences in Daily communication between China and America 1. Introtion People have different lifestyle, thinking patterns, behaviors and values, which all inflect one another. In many cross-cultural conversations, misunderstanding can be caused by distinction in the understanding of a same word in the culture difference. A serious question may therefore bring great laghter, while an innocuous statement horrible anger,which caused by culture difference. Experts
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Running head: DEMONSTRATIVE COMMUNICATION Demonstrative Communication BCOM 275 Business Communications and Critical Thinking June 19, 1 DEMONSTRATIVE COMMUNICATION 2 Demonstrative Communication Communication is an essential part of our existence. People communicate through verbal or nonverbal form. The ability to communicate allow us to established a relationship as both sender and receiver shared a common understanding of information among family, peers, subordinates, associates
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Feedback Another type of ambiguous communication in a task-oriented setting is the exchange of feedback messages. Since e-mail is proven to be very practical in the exchange of documents (e.g., Sullivan, 1995) it has also become more common to deliver feedback on these documents by e-mail. Feedback messages can be considered ambiguous because they have an objective, critical component, but also a motivational component in the form of constructive feedback. In organizations, feedback is considered
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