Cultural Sensitivity
Diversity is
a major concern in corporate America and will continue in the future.
The focus is on celebrating differences among people and making use of
the varied perspectives that employees from different backgrounds add to
the job . Achieving success in a cultural environment different from
your own requires understanding the similarities, mastering the dissimilarities,
and appreciating the subjective elements of social customs and business
methods. It is important to remember different doesn't mean wrong,
it means different, it is important to welcome and encourage cultural differences
as they are what makes us who and what we are.
There is value
in knowing something about the nature of culture and its relationship to
the individual. In addition to living in a physical environment,
an individual lives in a cultural environment consisting of manmade physical
objects, social institutions, and ideas and beliefs. Further, there
are facts that indicate that it is not a simple matter to acquaint oneself
with the culture of a nation. Similarly the culture of one's own
nation is complex; it too, differs by region and class.
(Herman and
Gioia, 1998, pp. 1-5; East Net, 1999, p. 1; Price, 1998, p. 1; Ellsworth,
2000, p. 2; Price, 1998, p. 1; WorldWide Classroom,
2000)
Countries
and Culture Information
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Additional Countries
and Culture Information
ExecutivePlanet.com
Business Culture Guides
http://www.executiveplanet.com/
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