High culture

This theory posits that different types of comparisons (i.e., comparing the self to some “idealized” form of the self or comparing the self to some “ought-to-be” form of the self) lead to different emotional outcomes (Higgins, 1987). These emotional outcomes include two separate classes of emotion: agitation-based and dejection-based feelings (Higgins, 1987). Each class of emotion requires different organizational or managerial reactions in order to dissipate (discussed in detail later; Higgins,…

into this new land, significant regard is required for the culture differences between our own company and employee cultures and that of the national and individual cultures of local nationals to hire for our expanded operations, in order to mitigate the risk of cultural collision (Daniels, Radebaugh & Sullivan, 2015, p. 50-51). As the individual group cultures of future employees are unknown, focus of this discussion is on the national cultures of the Republic of Mozambique and the United…

Cultural comparison between United States and Bangladesh Psychologist Dr Geert Hofstede developed his six dimensions of culture in 2001, based on a decade of research. It helps to compare one country cultural values with other country in a working place. Hosted defined Culture as “the collective programming of the mind distinguishing the members of one group or category of people from others” In this paper, I am using Hofstadter’s model to compare and contrast the cultural difference…

50). Basically, ethnocentrism is judging another culture as inferior to one’s own based upon the values set in one’s own cultural group. Thus, people from one culture might judge those of another culture in such aspects as behavior, religion, and language. I experienced a typical example of ethnocentrism on my trip back home last Christmas. A friend of mine decided to join me…

Organizational culture is a system of values “that contribute to the unique social and psychological environment of an organization” (Business Dictionary, u.d.). These cultural values, such as beliefs and assumptions, are the glue that pull the organization together, and is determined by setting respectable standards of what is appropriate and expected by the organizational members. They makes out to be the written and unwritten rules within the organization. The standards often bases on the…

overall goal of Leininger’s nursing theory is to provide culturally competent nursing care for all patients with respect to their diverse cultural beliefs and to understand the view of illness from the patient’s perspective. For example, the Asian culture has a belief in yin and yang, which believes in three tenets of duality, involving opposites for the importance of holistic balance (Fang, 2011). Hispanics also have a similar belief in hot and cold theory, where the view of illness is as an…

People from different cultures respond to pain differently because every culture responds to pain different medical beliefs. In this essay I will focus on East Asian cultural aspect of pain management. East Asians are people from china, Japan, Taiwan and Korea. People in east Asian cultures tend to endure pain because showing pain is perceived as sign of weakness, health care professionals should not be challenged with complains about pain and also assertiveness is associated with having poor…

which is an indicator that boundaries between people at different levels within that society or organization are clearer and more firm (Payne). In the Hofstede comparison of this dimension as it relates to American and Japanese societies, the two cultures have somewhat similar scores which indicates they view others as equals and less likely to question authority. As it relates to the operating a Snap Fitness club in Tokyo, Japan, the score in this particular Hofstede dimension suggests…

on how well a culture can adapt to change and how well they can cope with uncertainty. If there is a feeling of anxiousness about change, then that society may feel threatened. In his book, DeVito (2016) stated: A culture with a high ambiguity-tolerant culture doesn’t feel threatened by unknown situations; uncertainty is a normal part of life, and people accept it as it comes. They minimize the importance of rules governing communication and relationships. People in these cultures readily…

(Belhoste and Monin, 2013: 1532) He describes culture as second nature in which he also defines as collective programme of mind. Hofstede is the most cited author, despite his dimension conducted how values in workplace influenced by culture, yet the values that distinguished over 70 countries. Although each dimension clarifies how each society’s deals the same situation differently. For instance chines culture are seen as collective society which implies high rate of loyalty and pride toward…