Essays Tagged: "Value (personal and cultural)"

Values of Americans

The Search for ValuesIt is funny how difficult it is to look at the values that people, especially Americans, hold ... y this, ask some of you're acquaintances (complete strangers will work as well) to define the word "value" for you. Most likely you will receive an answer like, "Oh that's easy, it's how much somethin ... much something is worth". Then ask that same group of friends to answer another question, what are values? This time most of the people should answer with, "OK, uh, that's what you believe in". Now f ...

(4 pages) 113 0 4.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Comparative Philosophy & Ethics

Why is culture important?

ted by culture.Culture represents a whole community, to investigate how culture changes one's inner values, we have to define some common beliefs, just like clothing that has some features that help d ... n affect people to a certain degree because it provides an environment from which they obtain their values, especially for children at young age. For example, chinese are generally considered to be mo ...

(2 pages) 16353 2 4.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Organisational culture, how it develops and how it is effected by external and internal forces.

What is organisational culture?Organisational culture can be defined as "The specific collection of values and norms that are shared by people and groups in an organisation and that control the way th ... nced by the socialisation processes of the specific culture to which they belong.Managers cultivate values and beliefs within an organisation, whether good or bad these factors are said to have import ...

(15 pages) 1183 0 4.4 Mar/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

CRITICALLY APPRAISE HOW THE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL'S OWN PERSONAL VALUES MAY AFFECT PATIENT CARE AND OUTCOME.

CRITICALLY APPRAISE HOW THE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL'S OWN PERSONAL VALUES MAY AFFECT PATIENT CARE AND OUTCOME.As individuals, we are going to have different personal v ... working within an institution involving care for the general public, your own personal beliefs and values can have an effect on how you will approach and act when faced with a certain situation.As a ... onal, it is of the utmost importance, that you are self aware and realise what your own beliefs and values are and not allow them to affect any other individual. We all have our own understanding of w ...

(2 pages) 126 0 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

What Technology Has Done

can visit a whole new world? Technology has had a major part in diminishing our social and ethical values, and liquefying the bonds that once held cultures together. Although technological innovation ... n a sea of metals and plastics...We really need to tighten our grip on our social, moral, and human values, just so we don't sink.

(2 pages) 37 2 3.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

True Diversity

e with time, education, and even a change of environment.Many people believe that the terms morals, values and ethics are used interchangeably. However, to take the literal meaning of them all you wou ... ity, and the belief itself. For a person to have morals and beliefs, a person must have a system of values, or things and ideals that they hold steadfastly close to their soul. These values are usuall ...

(6 pages) 93 1 0.0 Nov/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Comparative Philosophy & Ethics

Values And Communication

Values are the desired characteristics or goals of a culture. They involve what a culture deems as s ... als of a culture. They involve what a culture deems as something positive or as something negative. Values are often offered as the rationale for the way in which people communicate. Picking from what ... ationale for the way in which people communicate. Picking from what Shalom Schwartz's ten universal value types that serve as guiding principles within a culture, I score high on Stimulation and Self- ...

(1 pages) 976 0 0.0 Mar/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Critical Thinking: Strategies in Decision Making

An organization needs to come to terms with any disparities between the values it proclaims and those it lives. Clarity about an organizations values, spirit, and mission l ... .The diversity of the Board of Directors and the only commonality being the support of the purpose, values, and survival of Faith Hospital.4.Stakeholders not realizing or understanding the differences ... realizing or understanding the differences among ethics, laws, beliefs, oaths, etc.5.Accepting that value lines are drawn at diverse junctures when it applies to ethics, laws, beliefs, oaths, etc.6.Pa ...

(7 pages) 57 0 3.0 Jul/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Cross Cultural Negotiations

us settings including case analysis and furthermore, in disentangling the key elements of culture - values, beliefs, perceptions, and outlooks - one can understand how these cultural elements clearly ... gotiation process (Adler, 1987). Negotiators from other cultures may think differently due to their values, beliefs, and assumptions.Culture is symbolic communication. Some of its symbols include a gr ...

(13 pages) 120 0 4.0 Jan/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Changing Organizational Cultures

IntroductionAn organization's culture is a combination of the founder's beliefs, values, ideas, and norms. Every organization is different and presents a different culture for its e ... ning, the individual creating and building the organization will incorporate his or her own morals, values, and beliefs. This beginning sets the stage for the way the business will be run. Each indivi ... stage for the way the business will be run. Each individual hired will be hired with these morals, values, and beliefs in mind. An individual who is not seen as a good fit may not be hired. Other ind ...

(6 pages) 48 0 0.0 Oct/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Cross Cultural Negotations

us settings including case analysis and furthermore, in disentangling the key elements of culture - values, beliefs, perceptions, and outlooks - one can understand how these cultural elements clearly ... gotiation process (Adler, 1987). Negotiators from other cultures may think differently due to their values, beliefs, and assumptions.Culture is symbolic communication. Some of its symbols include a gr ...

(13 pages) 25 0 0.0 Jun/2010

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Cultural Background

s are formed.In addition, it is my perception that my culture background consists of five elements; values, belief systems and culture norms, historical artifacts and religion. My values consist of id ... g dinner time. Born in the mid 60s better known as the counterculture era, my parents instilled the value of inclusion, tolerance, and respect for everyone. Family, faith, loyalty, integrity honesty, ...

(3 pages) 36 0 0.0 Jun/2010

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology