means that I will further my education in academics, but I will also increase my knowledge of the word outside of what I already know and believe. I would also become more accepting and understanding to the different cultures all around the world. Becoming aware to different cultures can make you a better leader, because you can then understand where others are coming from in their point of view. Being able to show others that you are capable of accepting their differences without hesitations, will
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Heritage and Cultural Assessment Gathering information about a patient’s culture is an essential part of the nursing assessment. The importance of a comprehensive cultural assessment cannot be underestimated. Race, ethnicity, and cultural values influence a patient’s view of health and potential treatments. My first experiences with culture were relatively benign. I grew up in small-town Iowa where there was one African-American family and a smattering of families of Asian or Indian descent. The
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The Organizational Culture of General Electric Company (GE) Katrina S. Zapata COM/530 September 12, 2011 Gina Owens-Ricks The Organizational Culture of General Electric Company (GE) While an organization’s espoused values, those values an organization may claim to have or uphold, may define a company amongst its competitors, it is the organization’s enacted values, what a company actually does, that shows true value in the eyes of the consumer. For over 120 years, General Electric (GE) has
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Explain relativism: kinds and degrees, motives and reasons, its problems. A. Relativism is an idea that some elements of culture and experience are related and dependent on other aspects or elements. All truth is relative. Morality is relative to culture. Moral relativism is not logical truth. It is not about celebrating diversity. It is rather looking at something from a point of view. There are two forms of relativism. Anthropological vs Philosophical. In anthropological relativism, erthocentric
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before he or she can establish each of the concerns. Choosing a strategy for negotiation and reviewing the ethics and culture effects will ensure that the negotiation approach is applicable for the circumstances. In this paper the subject to analyze is a negotiation strategy that favors the board’s requirement to redraw school boundaries, identification of the stakeholders and how culture, and ethics affect the strategy. Stakeholders To originate an efficient negotiation strategy, one must identify
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line that is backed by a strong process infrastructure and a service-oriented culture, as contrasted with the lone-wolf roadwarrior approach of traditional enterprise software. Tip #1 - Instill Customer Service Excellence Customer focus is not a new idea, but the difference between theory and practice can be striking from one business to another. Achieving customer service excellence begins with values and culture, but in a high-volume business it must also be ingrained in process. The best
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Thinking About Diversity & Inclusion Kristofer Kem SOC/315 March 15, 2012 Jeff Hoover Thinking About Diversity & Inclusion Cultural diversity is a mixture of cultures of a specific region, or in the world as a whole. It is sometimes used to refer to multiculturalism within an organization. Cultures have spread throughout the world. The have successfully adapted to periodic disastrous changes in global and local climate and also to widely differing conditions. The many separate societies
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Management and Organizational Behavior: Chapter:2 Case study 2.1: Organizational Culture: Life or Death: Ans 1: To treat the heart attack patients, doctors and nurses need to work as teamwork because in this kind of situation, speed is the most important in restoring the blood flow to reduce the amount of damage to heart muscle. We are talking about people life; therefore teamwork is needed to work very fast. Flexibility, hard worker, honest, communication and ethics are very important values
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modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality. Course Materials Lustig, M. W. & Koester, J. (2010). Intercultural competence: Interpersonal communication across cultures
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Organizational Culture There are two hospitals in St. Charles County, one existed for twenty years and the other is a brand new facility. The corporate strategic plan is to merge the hospitals to allow St. Charles County residents options for great medical care and ultimately gain market share away from the competition. Although the plan has merit, the blending of cultures of the hospitals are reliant on the strategic implementation of the plan lacked the proper operational planning. The
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