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CULTURAL DIFFERENCE – WORKING ACROSS CULTURAL BOUNDARIES

Much has been written about cultural difference in multinational teams and how it tends to become a source of strife rather than synergy. Geert Hofstede's seminal work 'Cultures Consequences: International Differences in Work-Related Values', is a good source of basic information, though it is more a documentation of his observations rather than an analysis into the why's and what-to-do-about-it's and also does not really deal with eastern cultures. Edward Said's book, 'Orientalism' is another viewpoint. One can hardly argue with the fact that the tendency always seems to be to see cultural difference from the perspective of the west (in today's world, read American) with the implicit message that the change needs to be done at the other end.   The Western way is seen as 'good', even 'the best' and the 'other' by inference, as 'bad' and ...

UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS IN A CULTURALLY DIVERSIFIED WORLD

UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS IN A CULTURALLY DIVERSIFIED WORLD       INTRODUCTION The  preamble  to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted on 10th Dec 1948. This foundation of Human rights emphasizes on inherent dignity & of equal & inalienable rights to all members of the human family internationally. The natural law view as expressed in the  traditional formulations of that approach or by virtue of the natural rights movement, is  that certain  rights exist as a result of higher law than positive or man made law. This right is supposed to govern everyone in time & space. Seventeenth century natural lawyer John  Locke is supposed to have found the existence of such inalienable rights as the rights to life, liberty & property. This inalienable rights to life, property & dignity of a  human  being  is  termed as  human rights ...

INCLUSIVE PRACTICES WITHIN CULTURES OF EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; THE IMPLICATIONS OF IMPLEMENTING INCLUSIVE POLICIES ON EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Inclusive practices within cultures of educational organizations; the implications of implementing inclusive policies on educational organizations.  By Partson Musosa Phiri Introduction There appears to be a growing body of knowledge suggesting the significance of organizational culture in reform efforts created by the growing level of globalization, marketization, heightened volatility, hyper-competition, demographic changes and the explosion of knowledge (Evans and Lunt, 2002; Leisen, et.al., 2002; Prange, 1999; Sheffield, 2007; Tierney, 1988). The significance is further highlighted by the need by organizations to remain viable in a climate that is characterized by change and uncertainty (Prange, 1999). Recently, ideas such as ‘inclusion' seem to have made meaningful contributions to organizational reform efforts. Reforms towards inclusivity can be viewed as effective means by which organizations such as colleges, or universities, can achieve positive learning cultures because inclusion can a better model for educating a ...
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