PACS327 Lecture 4: Week 4. Patterns of Cultural Difference and Cultural Patterns for Handling Differences.docx

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14 Apr 2012

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University of Waterloo

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Peace and Conflict Studies

Course

PACS327

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Nathan Funk

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Week 4: patterns of cultural difference and cultural patterns for handling differences. My big fat greek wedding movie clip: what is cultural about this, neither culture had mindfulness, personal space, everyone is loud and welcoming and personal for greek. Very quite and impersonal for the white family: what are some patterns of the cultural differences, family greek family includes extended, white is just immediate family, eating. Greek always eating, individual culture communal culture: what are some misunderstandings, bunt cake language, spitting on the son. Culture as a civilization : matthew arnold"s (literary critic and poet) definition of culture: Culture is acquainting ourselves with the best that has been known and said in the world (culture and anarchy, 1869) For him, true culture = high culture ; high culture means the best in knowledge (arts, literature, philosophies). Culture as a complex whole : edward tylor"s definition of culture:

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Discussion

In this Unit, you will evaluate and address culture anddiversity in the workplace. Before continuing on to answer thequestions, review the following PREZIâ¢ presentation: âUnderstandingthe Cultural Dimensions of an Organization.â

Read the article âGetting a Read on Corporate Cultureâ

Read the information on IFRS.

Additionally, your internship/externship employer should haveprovided you with an employee manual that outlines theorganizational policies and procedures. An important part of anyemployee manual is the organizationâs policy statement on cultureand diversity. If your internship/externship employer does not havea policy statement with regard to culture and diversity, you willneed to analyze the organization's position on culture anddiversity based on your experiences and observations.

Answer the following questions about your experiences andobservations at your internship/externship organization with regardto cultural literacy in personal and professional environments:

What are some basic dimensions that describe the culturalorientation of your externship employer organization?

What are some of the major characteristics of diversity in yourexternship employer organization?

What privacy issues impact stakeholders in your externshipemployer organization?

Based on your observations, are there motivational differencesbetween employees across cultures in your externship employerorganization?

Be sure to discuss the following topics within your answerpost:

Apply cultural literacy in personal and professionalenvironments.

Respect for other cultures

Communicate and adopt across cultures

Impact of actions on you and others

Aware of the value of and limitations

Sources:

The Society for Experiential Learning and Development (2012).Understanding the cultural dimensions of an organization [PreziPresentation]. Retrieved fromhttp://www.seld.us/understanding-the-cultural-dimensions-of-an-organization/

Career Arc Group (2012). Getting a read on corporate culture.Retrieved fromhttp://www.internships.com/student/resources/workplace/the-first-few-days/getting-a-read-on-corporate-culture

How important is the role of culture in management? How can we best cope with cultural differences in management practices? From you own experience, how does your company deal with cultural differences in the work place?

Choose any two countries that appear to be culturally diverse. Compare and contrast the cultures of those countries and then indicate how cultural differences influence

(a) the costs of doing business in each country and (b) business practices.

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