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ROLE OF MEETINGS AND CULTURAL DIFFERENCES

The term "meeting" is defined as "an assembly for a common purpose" or "an act or process of coming together" (Meeting). However, ...

High School Graduation Rates and Implications for Cultural Concerns in the United States, China, and South Africa

Abstract: High school dropout rates remain a vital concern in many parts of the world. This is by no means a problem confined to...

American Society Problems

of Navajo and Zuni reservations and this is widely seen and known by most. And, it seems that no matter how educated they become, ...

Conservative Muslim Women and the Difficulties Encountered When Living in Western Countries

and those who resist equality are vilified. In a culture where gender is a key determinant of the role in society equality is not ...

Conducting Business in Asia, Middle East, and the United States

Asia is a huge expanse of land, containing many countries, the most well-known of those, of course, being Vietnam, Japan, China, K...

United States and Britain, Differences in Manufacturing

that "UK manufacturers productivity lags between 25 to 30 per cent behind US companies in the same sector" (Willmott, 2001; p. 3)....

'British Stiff Upper Lip'

Jewish immigrants. People like Bob Hope, who was born in England, have contributed richly to our culture. Charlie Chaplin, also f...

Cultural Differences and Business Communications

They may all rely on email, fax transmission, and other forms of immediate and electronic communication but they are still steeped...

West Indian and Italian Immigration to the U.S.

cities could eventually be found in New York, Chicago, Boston and other metropolitan areas (Hutchmacher, 1967). It was these Littl...

Border Between US and Mexico and Tuberculosis's Cultural Aspects

needs to be explored as to why such a high number of cases exists." 2.0 Complicating Factors...

Workplace and English Only Rules

and living in America it should be expected that only that national language should be used at work. Whether the native tongue is...

United States, Japan, and Flexibility of Labor

can make the new technological developments as well as embrace them. The reason for this success has been the adoption of ...

U.S. Culture and Societal Impacts of the Cold War

II. RELIVING THE PAST TO UNDERSTAND THE FUTURE It has been argued that the end of the Cold War has made "obsolete...

Culture, Demographics and Socioeconomics of the Black American Family

earned a bachelors degree by March 2000. This is considered as the highest degree of educational attainment ever recorded in Afric...

Emotional Labor Issue and Management

this is not the raw and natural emotions of the employees, but the way in which emotions are regulated or managed. This may involv...

Native Americans and Africans Compared

members of particular racial and ethnic groups which are often compared in relation to the majority or dominant group within the p...

Black Studies and America's Cultural Assumptions

home, psychologically, is that all things French are worthy of being known, while anything that is the color black is associated w...

Hawaii Natives, Loss of Identity and Politicsi

accounts, Hawaii was rather affluent for a small region. One of its most important industries was whaling (2001). Missionaries b...

Comparison of Organ Donation in the U.S. and Japan

In ten pages cultural differences as they involve the distinctive practices of organ donation in Japan and the U.S. are considered...

Communicating Facial Expressions and Cultural Differences

In nine pages eye contact and smiling are among the facial forms of communication that are discussed in a consideration of cultura...

'Uneasy Bedfellows' of the U.S. and Canada

In seven pages the uneasy alliance between Canada and the United States is examined in terms of the independence Canada has in ter...

English Language Acquisition and its Value

In nine pages this paper examines the value of immigrants' acquiring the English language in terms of cultural assimilation in the...

Cultural Comparison of the United States and Japan

In six pages this paper examines family culture and such issues as attitudes and homosexuality in a comparison of the U.S. and Jap...

Different Cultures for Women in America

Women in America do not have a monolithic cultural experience. This paper examines the difference between Chicano and African-Amer...

The Cultural Eccentricity and Allure of the United States

This paper makes the assertion that the US has so much to offer people from around the world, that the image created by the US bre...

Case Study of Equal Opportunity in Education

In seven pages this case study considers a male student from Pakistan who resides in the United States and is interviewed about ed...

U.S. and the Influence of Nicaragua

In nine pages this research paper discusses the relationship between Nicaragua and the United States in a consideration of the cul...

Sumer's Economic Contributions

their conquerors. History By 3000 B.C. a flourishing urban civilization existed. Sumerian civilization was predominantly agricult...

Religious vs. Cultural Oppression of Women in Islamic States

This paper presents an empirical research proposal to discuss the issue of female oppression in Islamic states. The author discus...

International Corporate Social Responsibility

In ten pages global corporate responsibility is examined in terms of various cultural perspectives with the actions and positions ...