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Community participation in social environmental issues in a core-plus curriculumMashabela, Makabulane Sam 11 September 2012 (has links)
M.Ed. / Lack of community involvement in the provision of social-environmental education programmes has become a serious problem, even though some communities are aware that they should be involved. In this study an attempt is made to find out how the community is, or could be, involved in the provision of social-environmental education programmes in primary schools, that is, the issue of community involvement in a school's delivery of Environmental Education, focusing especially on social issues. Part of transforming the education system is making it democratic. The democratisation of education includes the idea that stakeholders such as parents, teachers, learners, and members of the community should be able to participate in the activities of schools. Put simply, the right to education and the duty to transform education, means that all stakeholders have new rights and responsibilities. They have rights and responsibilities concerning the way schools are run, and the way in which education takes place. It is the responsibility of the state, the parents, learners, educators, and others to provide the best possible social-environmental education for all learners. The state cannot provide everything and do everything for the school. It cannot afford to do this. Parents and members of school communities are often in the best position to know what their schools really need, and are aware of what problems exist in their schools. This is a meaningful role within the school. Therefore, there must be a partnership between all stakeholders who have an interest in education. The partners are the state, the parents, learners educators, and members of school communities.
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An international marketing framework for Ford South Africa in NigeriaAdams, Pedro Duan January 2016 (has links)
Africa is seen as the last investment frontier and according to literature will have a GDP of $1.5 trillion by the year 2016 and a population that is double the size of Europe. The rapid expansion of infrastructure and construction in African countries, such as Mozambique and Zambia has increased the demand for commercial vehicles. This has sparked unparalleled marketing opportunities for automotive manufacturers and the continent is fast attracting major players in this sector. The international marketing literature still lacks detailed studies and research into the marketing deliberations and trades in Africa. Therefore, according literature a greater representation of African culture within the international marketing literature would provide relevance and richness in the global market place and offer greater insight to organisations who are seeking to invest and expand their businesses in Africa. The management issue here is to comprehend the diversity and vastness of this region and putting together all spheres to ensure growth and creating brand loyalty. The key challenge here is for management to be able to grasp and understand not only the various cultures but also the way of doing business in such a vastly different region. It is therefore imperative for Ford Motor Company to fully understand these factors so as to take full advantage associated with entering a market early which is commonly referred as first-mover-advantage. A case in point is when General Motors entered the Chinese automotive industry in 1997 when the Chinese market was relatively small. General Motors’ enthusiasm and commitment back in 1997 was driven by a belief that China would ultimately become an economic powerhouse and emerge as one of the world’s largest automotive markets. By the year 2010 China was one of the world’s biggest automotive markets and General Motors was a dominant force in this market. Africa has all the key elements for the growth and development of a robust automotive market. By studying past experiences and outcomes from empirical studies on international marketing with emphasis on the automotive industry, it will be possible to draw lessons and experience about the potential growth of the automotive sector on the African continent. This study will also be of great significance to other automotive manufacturers and suppliers looking to expand their business and market share across Africa due to the increase of the middle class. Therefore creative strategies and thinking of how to circumvent challenges in the African cultural environment, creativity in managing bureaucracy and due diligence about business and investment opportunities will uncover unprecedented volumes of profitable business that lies untapped on the African continent. Data from the quantitative study suggest that culture, political environment, country-of-origin, competition and country infrastructure in Nigeria, are essential factors to the development of a successful international marketing strategy for Ford South Africa. This study therefore concludes that Ford Motor Company of South Africa can utilize this framework in order to gain greater market share and ultimately success in Nigeria. Recommendations were also made for future research studies that can contribute to the international marketing literature with emphasis on the African market.
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Cross-cultural sweetness preferences for a sports drinkChung, Seo-Jin 13 July 1999 (has links)
Asian countries have become one of the largest export markets for US food
developers during the past decade. Understanding consumer expectations and needs in a
cross-cultural framework has gained importance for new products to succeed in the
international markets. A sports-drink, which is a functional drink for athletes, has been
successfully introduced in the US. The product is also growing in popularity
internationally. However, the concept and product sports-drink is relatively novel among
Asians. The overall objective of this study was to investigate cross-cultural consumer
acceptance and fundamental factors driving diversities in food acceptance using a sportsdrink
varied in sweetener concentration.
In the first part of the study, respondents (372) from Indonesia, Korea, Mainland
China, Taiwan, Thailand, and United States evaluated sports-drink samples at four
sweetener levels. Respondents' expected sensory characteristics, concept fitness,
functionality, and experience with twenty commercial beverages were also evaluated.
The results show that the optimal sweetness level for the sports-drink was lower for
Americans than Asians. The degree of increase in perceived sweetness intensity over
sweetener levels was greater among Americans than Asians. Also, there were
considerable cultural differences in expectations for various beverages. In addition,
experience with a product was another key factor affecting expectations.
Based on the results from the first part of the study, a model delineating the
processes of hedonic and intensity rating incorporating familiarity, concepts, and context
effect was developed. To investigate the significance of this model, expectations were
rated and sensory testing was carried out by modifying concepts and using different
contexts of beverages. People (256) from Mainland China, Indonesia, Korea, and United
States (US) participated in this experiment. The length of exposure to a sports-drink was
a key factor affecting the optimum sweetener level for a sports drink. Concept influenced
both expectation and taste rating of a sports-drink for the panelists who had been exposed
to the sports-drink longer. Less exposed panelists were only affected in their taste rating
by different concepts. When the concept was less acceptable, the acceptance rating of the
optimum sweetener sample was also lowered. US panelists had a different expectation for
a lemon-lime flavored beverage than did Asians. Ideal sweetness intensity ratings for
general beverages was a good predictor in determining for panelists' optimum sweetener
level for a sports-drink. Based on the model proposed, cross-cultural diversities in
sweetness preference were better understood. / Graduation date: 2000
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Exploring the realm of culture within management : The effects of fully integrated relocation services on cross-cultural learning and adjustmentArmaki, Shamin January 2019 (has links)
Expatriates’ adjustment to the host-country culture is a dynamic and gradual process. This process can be facilitated by cross-cultural training. The relationship between cross-cultural training and crosscultural adjustment has been explored to a great extent in the literature, however scholars have mainly put focus on how this relationship unfolds in the context of MNCs offering CCT in-house. Consequently, this leaves an interesting uninvestigated gap in terms of how fully integrated relocation service companies work with cross-cultural services and how their work can facilitate cross-cultural adjustment. This qualitative case-study therefore aims to examine the relationship between crosscultural training provided by a relocation service company and the expatriate adjustment process. An extensive review on existing theories concerning cross-cultural adjustment, cross-cultural training and cross-cultural learning are presented. After this, the case study examines how Nordic Relocation Group (NRG), a relocation service company in Sweden, operates in terms of providing cross-cultural services. The findings indicate that the relocation service company’s services are divided into different phases, whereby the timing and content of services offered varies as the expatriates’ international assignment develops over time. This form of tailoring the cross-cultural training and the content of their services supports the notion of sequential training, which within IHRM literature, is proposed as optimal in order to facilitate the expatriate’s adjustment process. Moreover, the results further indicate that the way in which NRG works with cross-cultural services, in terms of strategy, sequential order, and specific CCT activities offered, promotes effective cross-cultural learning. Consequently, the CCT strategies offered by the relocation service company can be viewed as being aligned with best practice.
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Economic culture: contrast and similarity in Hong Kong and Mainland China.January 1996 (has links)
by Chan Ping-Kong, Jeffrey and Cheung Kin-Chung. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 129-131). / Questionaire also in Chinese. / ABSTRACT --- p.ii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iii / ACKNOWLEDGEMENT --- p.v / Chapter / Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / China and Her History --- p.1 / The Open Door Policy and the Economic Cycles --- p.4 / The Joint Venture --- p.6 / Development of the Economic Values Matrix --- p.8 / The Study --- p.12 / Organization of the Paper --- p.13 / Chapter II. --- METHODOLOGY --- p.15 / Development of the Questionnaire --- p.15 / Sampling Approach --- p.18 / Methodology for the Analysis of the Findings --- p.20 / Chapter III. --- SUMMARY OF FINDINGS --- p.22 / Chapter IV. --- ANALYSIS OF FINDINGS --- p.62 / Chapter A : --- Form of Economy --- p.62 / Chapter B : --- Tax System --- p.67 / Chapter C : --- Social Welfare and Security --- p.73 / Chapter D : --- Inflation --- p.75 / Chapter E : --- Education --- p.77 / Chapter F : --- Family --- p.80 / Chapter G : --- Work --- p.83 / Chapter H : --- Spending and Saving --- p.88 / Chapter I : --- Investment --- p.91 / Chapter V. --- CONCLUSION --- p.98 / APPENDICES / APPENDIX 1. ENGLISH QUESTIONNAIRE --- p.100 / APPENDIX 2. CHINESE QUESTIONNAIRES --- p.114 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.129
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Cultural fit and subjective well-being: endorsement of cultural values predict subjective well-being only in collectivistic societies. / Cultural fitJanuary 2011 (has links)
Li, Man Wai. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 37-43). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.1 / Chinese Abstract --- p.3 / Acknowledgements --- p.4 / Introduction --- p.7 / Values and Subjective well-being --- p.7 / Cultural Fit as a Predictor of Subjective Weil-Being --- p.8 / Current Research --- p.11 / Study 1 --- p.15 / Method --- p.15 / Results and Discussion --- p.18 / Study 2 --- p.22 / Method --- p.22 / Results and Discussion --- p.23 / Study 3 --- p.25 / Method --- p.25 / Results and Discussion --- p.27 / Study 4 --- p.29 / Method --- p.29 / Results and Discussion --- p.30 / General Discussion --- p.32 / The Absence of the Cultural Fit Effect in Individualistic Societies --- p.33 / Limitation --- p.35 / References --- p.37
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Bicultural exposure effect and its psychological consequences in conflict resolution. / CUHK electronic theses & dissertations collectionJanuary 2013 (has links)
Kwok, Yan Yuen. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2013. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 23-25). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstracts also in Chinese.
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Monkey see, monkey do? An intercultural exploration of the dynamics between humans and non-human primates in a professional animal research settingHannula, Gustaf 01 January 2007 (has links) (PDF)
This thesis is an exploration of the perceptions of a group of humans in interaction with a group of non-human primates in a professional animal research setting. The study is a novel investigation in the field of intercultural relations, exploring the values and beliefs of a group of research employees, and the intercultural competence and sensitivity these employees model in their interactions with the animals they work with. A focus group was conducted at the Oregon National Primate Research Center and 8 individuals working with non-human primates were interviewed. They were asked a series of 15 open-ended questions in order to explore their identification and appreciation of cultural differences, as well as their general strategies for adapting to cultural difference in the context of an animal research setting. The results of this meeting reflect a range of perceptions, attitudes, and beliefs relative to culture and the possibility of an intercultural relationship between species.
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Assessing the development of intercultural sensitivity gained through the domestic experiences of first year studentsMorrell, Alicia Montana 01 January 2008 (has links) (PDF)
Institutions of higher education in the United States are becoming more and more diverse and nationwide efforts to provide educational access and equity to underrepresented groups of people will only help to increase that diversity. Increased diversity combined with the need for institutions to produce graduates who are capable of living and working in a global society, has created the need for students to possess a set of cognitive and behavioral skills to aide in successful intercultural interactions. Using the Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity and the theory of Cultural Intelligence as frameworks, this research attempts to assess the effect of domestic experiences on intercultural competency and cultural intelligence of first year students at the University of the Pacific. Interview participants were chosen from a sample of eighty-seven students who took the Intercultural Development Inventory and were selected for displaying a great deal or lacked of intercultural sensitivity and cultural intelligence. From these interviews, key lines of thought and experiences were determined to have had positive or negative influences on competency. These results are presented in the form of biographical sketches and supplemented with a discussion of the skills essential to developing greater competency in intercultural sensitivity and cultural intelligence through the curriculum and co-curricular involvements.
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Cultural Differences In Forgiveness Fatalism, Trust Violations, And Trust Repair Efforts In Interpersonal CollaborationWildman, Jessica L 01 January 2011 (has links)
Mistakes and betrayals can cause developing interpersonal trust between parties to be broken, and damaged trust can have serious negative impacts on relationships, such as withdrawal from group interaction or the enactment of revenge. Research has suggested that the use of apologies helps to repair damaged trust. However, this research is almost exclusively based in westernized populations and has not begun to explore any cross-cultural differences. Therefore, the primary goal of this comparative cross-national laboratory study was to examine if, and how, the effectiveness of trust repair efforts differs across cultures. The effectiveness of three manipulated trust repair strategies (no response, apology, and account) was tested using students from universities in the United States (U.S.) and in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The results of the study indicate that fatalism, or the belief that events in life are meant to occur, was negatively related to initial trust and positively related to initial distrust toward one’s collaborative partner. It was also found that higher levels of fatalism were associated with more severe trust damage after a trust violation. Regarding the trust repair strategies, accounts were more effective at repairing trust than no response for high fatalism participants whereas apologies were more effective than accounts at reducing distrust after a violation for low fatalism participants, providing partial support for the idea that trust repair strategies are more effective when matched to the cultural self-construal of the victim. Finally, initial distrust and trust directly after the violation were predictive of taking revenge on the other player. Implications are discussed along with the study limitations and suggestions for future research.
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