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Alexandria

since the city was taken over by Alexander the Great in 332 BCE (Shillington, 2005). Shillington (2005) explains: "The intermixtur...

CORPORATE CULTURE AND ELECTRONIC ARTS (EA)

its developers very well (Evil Empire, 2005). These days, with hot licenses in hand, theyre leading the industry in games producti...

Ancient Civilizations: Greece and Rome Compared

the Greeks, which makes it all the stranger that it is the Roman Empire that grew and prospered, and not the earlier one. Part of ...

Collectivism and Commitment; Implications for Cross Cultural Management

tools such as 5 Ss and Six Sigma through to the general approaches of co-operative management (Katz and Darbishire, 2002). One ...

Portrayal of Blacks in the Media, 1960s-Present

a shock for white audiences. Poitier invested his character with dignity and strength, and although later that tactic no longer re...

MUSIC AND ITS IMPACT ON AMERICAN CULTURE

that provides ethnic minorities (and even poor whites) an opportunity to speak their minds and their feelings (Reeves, 2007). Over...

Cultural Identity

individual. As Pires and Stanton (1997) note, "Ethnic identity may vary between individuals and for the single individual over tim...

Ethical/Professional Conduct in College Classrooms

be quite clear about what is expected from students in terms of behavior. This can be done by outlining rules and expectations in ...

Frantz Fanon; Applications to the Undermining of Nationalism In the US

where there is an apparent political clash of ideals and an inability to reconcile them. Fanons work has often been referred t...

The Story of the Stone by Cao Xuegin, The True Story of Ah Q by Lu Hsun, Diary of a Madman by Lu Xun and Raise the Red Lantern

socialism (Stone 14). The story is one that shows the societal structure and the flaws of the bourgeoisie and the reasons behind...

THAI CULTURE, EMPLOYEE INVOLVEMENT AND WESTERN ORGANIZATIONS

a emotionally and physically stable environment - harmony is more important than anything (Sriussadaporn-Charoenngam and Jablin, 1...

GLOBALIZATION AND IMPACT ON CULTURE AND POVERTY

This 7-page paper examines globalization's impact on the income and culture of poorer nations. Bibliopgrahy lists 4 sources....

Our Throw-Away Society: An Anthropological Examination

replaced essentially on a whim. Everything about our lives is now disposable. We drink out of plastic bottles and paper and styr...

Organizational Learning at Airbus

was known as Airbus Industrie GIE at this point. With the consortium it was necessary to find new headquarters and in 1974 headqua...

Do Projects Fail because of People and Communication?

of a single or single set of objectives, rather than an ongoing repeated process. For example, planning the building of a structur...

Organizational Leadership and Politics

ahead and enjoy the practices of the past (or those of recent government bailout recipients), but not to flaunt them too flamboyan...

Southwest Airlines in 2008

Airlines Co., 2008) Threats * Uncertainty in fuel prices * Intense competition and competitors concessions gained in bankruptcy * ...

Barack Obama's Speech On March 18, 2008: Race

represents every aspect of black heritage. Religion embodies the black way of life from the very first moment slavery came into e...

CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCY (JAILS) AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

When it comes to functional organizations, correctional institutes generally follow three models - the traditional model, the proj...

Human Resources and Change Management in the Airline Industry

cultures and for those companies melding together different cultures brought together through mergers or acquisitions" (p. 35). W...

UNITED AIRLINES, SOUTHWEST AIRLINES AND CUSTOMER SERVICE

the date of September 2: Fly out of Miami on United, rebook a flight on another airline through United or request a refund (Tweh, ...

China; Geography, Culture, Population, Language, Ethnicity and Politics

then run as a dictatorship (CIA, 2008). The result of this was that everyday lives of the Chinese were strictly controlled (Wong, ...

Leadership and its' Impact on Organizational Performance

the difference leadership could have on performance, or is there a different influence? The concept of good leadership being refl...

Change in the Workplace

counties and cities and they are paid what the city budget will allow. It is difficult for individual employees to argue with the ...

Organizational Change

been present in older civilizations such as the ancient Greek or Chinese societies (Haralambos and Holborn, 2004, Bilton et al, 20...

Female Entrepreneurship

of female entrepreneurship and female career choices as well as underlying economic conditions (Mayer et al, 2007; Baughn et al, 2...

Considerations in Humanitarian Intervention

sometimes a culturally driven process. It is the product of the morals and ethics of the entities involved on both sides of the s...

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES, CORPORATE CULTURE AND SUCCESS

(and still knows) how to keep their employees happy. Rather than focusing on customer service, SWAs motto is employee first. The b...

Palestine Defined

regarded at various times as "a plaything between Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, and the Persian Empire" (Polk, Stamler, and Asfour 3). ...

GHOSN CASE STUDY: NISSAN

meaner, just-in-time function, during which parts and materials are only brought in (and sold) when needed. This also empowers the...