Master Thesis Spring Semester 2007 Supervisor: Per Nilsson Authors: Sabine Helou Timo Viitala 830508-T062 790922-T017 How Culture and Motivation Interacts? - A Cross-Cultural Study ~ Acknowledgements ~ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We would like to thank the respondents of Sasken Finland Oy and SYSteam for their participation in our study. Without their involvement this thesis would have never seen the light of day. In addition, we thank our supervisor Per Nilsson for his guidance and advices and
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Country Analysis Economics Like many Eurasian states, Turkey struggles to find a balance between new capitalistic markets consuming its larger cities and the agricultural sector of its economy that still accounts for 25.5 percent of employment. Its influence in the global market has been slim; however, technology and automobile markets are growing significantly and have helped raise real GDP by over five percent per year. Turkey’s main priority is to maintain the stability of growth in GDP and
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International Teams: Beyond Cultural Differences Multicultural teams are different. In addition to culture the team needs to consider: * the purpose for its existence, - the influence of personality differences, - the impact of cultural and professional identities, - the importance of emotional intelligence, - the vital role of adequate support systems. Team leaders need updated global competencies which they may not have learned in business school. Multicultural Teams are Complex
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Management Organization Behaviour TEAM REPORT Albert Anthonius Lim MEW2014559009 Introduction This paper delves into multicultural teamwork as a source of experiential learning. The aim of this piece was to explore my thoughts, feelings and reactions to the sometimes turbulent, sometimes joyful live stories of a diverse collection of multicultural psychologists. Managing High Team Performance had taught us the many elements in forming and maintaining a team. This course involves team
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wealth of research focusing on online shopping behaviour in Western countries, relatively little research has compared consumer attitudes toward online shopping across nations. Reflecting the call by Van Slyke, Belanger and Sridhar (13) for more cross-cultural comparison research on consumers’ e-tailing attitudes and behaviour, the present study examines this phenomenon in national cultures that reflect the East versus the West, namely China and the U.S.A, respectively. This paper intends to begin filling
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The Sources of Entrepreneurial Opportunities: Individuals & the Environment Doctoral Research Paper 2 of 5 Nikolina Fuduric Doctoral Supervisor: Professor Anne Lorentzen February 2008 Department of Planning and Development Aalborg University Aalborg, Denmark 1.0 INTRODUCTION No extensive empirical study on the sources of entrepreneurial opportunities included the individual, the environment and the individual’s
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I did not write this essay: The Sources of Entrepreneurial Opportunities: Individuals & the Environment Doctoral Research Paper 2 of 5 Nikolina Fuduric Doctoral Supervisor: Professor Anne Lorentzen February 2008 Department of Planning and Development Aalborg University Aalborg, Denmark 1.0 INTRODUCTION No extensive empirical study on the sources of entrepreneurial opportunities included the individual
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Managerial Application of Information Technology The purpose of this paper is to discuss the managerial application of information technology. In this paper, information technology has been discussed with respect to the problems faced by an organization. The organization that has been chosen for the analysis of information technology is Wal-Mart. Wal-mart Wal-Mart is operating in as many as 10 countries outside the United States. Asian market has provided Wal-Mart with diverse opportunities
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Date:_____________ Multiple Choice (1 point each) 1. Which of the Hofstede variables would be most closely responsible for the existence of formal rules and procedures within a given culture? a) Individualism b) uncertainty avoidance c) masculinity d) femininity 2. Jane greatly values achievements and success. Fred on the other hand, values time with family and friends. Based on Hofstede’s cultural dimensions, Jane is likely to come from a _____culture, while Fred is likely
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| In 1991 Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger defined a Community of Practice (CoP) as a group of people who share a craft and/or a profession (Lave & Wenger, 1991). This definition was further refined in 1998 by Wenger who identified three dimensions by which a community of practice defines itself by, namely what it is about, how it functions and what are its outputs (Wenger, Learning as a Social System, 1998). In the writers opinion there are three key factors involved to creating a community
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