The follow
ing post has three assignments namely;
1.How social media enhance or hinder interpersonal relationships
Does social media enhance or h
inder
interpersonal relationships?
2.Cultural and Ethnic Studies
Choose ONE of those topics for your paper.
1) How centralized were the governments of Asia we have discussed
in this class? Were some more centralized than the others?
2) What was the impact of the Mongols on Asia? Take
into account both direct and
indirect
influence.
3) What was the relationship between rulers and those they ruled over dur
ing the period of Asian history we have discussed? Did they always share the same ethnic identity? Can any of those
government be described as “predatory governments”?
3.The debate over globalization’s influence on culture evokes strong opinions
Answer one (1) only.
1. The debate over globalization’s
influence on culture evokes strong op
inions. Some say globalization promotes sameness among cultures; other say it fosters cultural
individuality. What are
the ma
in arguments
in this debate?
Expla
in why knowledge of local religious beliefs and practices is important for bus
inesses.
Give examples.
2. What is cultural literacy and how can a firm use it to evaluate the attractiveness of a particular
location as a place for do
ing bus
iness? How does the comparison of culture to an iceberg fit
in to cultural literacy?
What role does religion play
in understand
ing a culture?
3. What is the purpose of cultural models such as those by Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck, Hofstede, Trompenaars and so on? How can each framework be used to analyze a culture
in a way that benefits
bus
iness?
4. Why is it important to understand both the verbal and non-verbal parts of communication for successful bus
iness deal
ings
in other countries? What are some of the practical difficulties
in
the attempt to learn?