Gung Ho" and the Integrated Cultural Framework The purpose of this exercise is to apply the dimensions of the Integrated Cultural Framework to the movie "Gung Ho". Each company is discussed separately using examples from the movie and then summary values provided. United States ICF Dimension Low Moderate High Ability to Influence High Comfort with Ambiguity High Assertiveness Doing/Masculine Individual/Collectivism Individual Time Orientation Present Space Orientation Public Ability to Influence Outcomes There were many instances in the movie where the Americans illustrated a low power distance and a strong belief in their ability to influence outcomes. First the town sent one person to a foreign country …show more content…
The Japanese at one point stated "The Americans like to feel special". Time Orientation In the movie, everything about the US perspective is about the present. They need jobs now, money now to take care of their families now. Space Orientation The US characters display numerous examples of a public space orientation. They kiss and cuddle on the street and when the main character meets the Japanese for the first time he touches the man, surprising him, and discusses how his underwear feels! He also goes into the manager's office even after being told that it is not a good time. The last amusing episode was sharing food at the dinner table with his wife to the amazement of the Japanese guests. Japan ICF Dimension Low Moderate High Ability to Influence Low Comfort with Ambiguity Low Assertiveness Mixed Doing/Being Individual/Collectivism Collectivist Time Orientation Past Space Orientation Private Ability to Influence Outcomes The first very powerful instance of high power distance was the management training school and the wearing of the ribbons of shame. There was a huge distance between the junior and senior managers and they were required to repent for their shameful behavior. Another instance was when the Japanese did not believe that they could influence the workers performance so they quit. Comfort with Ambiguity The Japanese showed high uncertainty avoidance
The Americans remained rebellious on their homeland. They understood the ins and outs of the setting like the back of their hand. They knew the ground, roads, mountain gaps and marshlands of the
During this time, America also saw an extremely productive economy and what was able to come out of working together as one instead of multiple little groups. Americans had been focusing on literacy and technical skills that were required in the workplace. Money was being funded into education and the growing premium. “High school, college, and advanced degrees became not only credentials for employment but also markers of social status. Americans began rethinking gender roles, which would in time open the way for significant numbers of women to move into higher education and the workforce (Hunt, 83) .” With education being pushed and job opportunities on the rise, the United States was headed in definitely headed in the right direction in terms of employing their people and allowing money to be put back into their thriving economy.
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The nurses receive brief report from the paramedics and sign the report. Because the patients normally have multiple signs and symptoms, the ER nurses need to perform a focused assessment and head to toe assessment. They find out the causes of the chief complains and conduct several tests. The nurses ask pertinent questions in regard to additional signs and symptoms. In trauma, they perform immediate treatment and to prevent respiratory distress by following ABC’s rule.
The Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) is an institute dedicated to the quality and safety for patients by helping nurses gain the knowledge, skills, and attitudes (KSAs) to provide patient care (QSEN Institute, 2017). Specimen labeling errors fall under the QSEN competency of safety. The purpose of this paper is to present the current problem with specimen processing and compose a second solution to this problem. The organizations that support my project, the National Safety Patient Foundation (NPSF) and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), will be discussed as well. Finally, an overall evaluation of the clinical practice project and preceptor experience will be presented.
Christianity assumes that our human nature is fundamentally and thoroughly flawed by sin, to the point where a divine miracle of grace is needed to allow us to trust Christ as Savior. Most people in Western cultures, however, do not consider themselves to be sinners and therefore feel no need for a Savior. Comment on this in the light of the detailed accounting rules and regulations intended to prevent investors from being defrauded, and the multi-billion dollar worldwide auditing profession that is intended to add credibility to financial statements.
Read the case: Kelly’s Assignment in Japan (Chapter 9 pages: 363-365) posted on Connect learning platform –study reflectively and identify the characters and the principal issues in this case.
As Japanese economy soared, its media products such as manga, TV shows, movies and music spread out across Asia. Especially, the young people in Asia began to embrace Japanese culture rather than the culture from the most dominant culture exporter- the United State, and this phenomenon was analyzed by Koichi Iwabuchi in his Feel Asian Modernities. His account of this intra-regionalization in Asia is cultural proximity that Japanese culture shares intimate similarities with other Asian countries and appeal to the audience to perceive this cultural flow.[ Iwabuchi, K(2004), Introduction: Cultural globalization and Asian media connections. Feeling Asian Modernities, pp 12.] In this way, American
Power/Distance (PD), “refers to the degree of inequality that exists- and is accepted- among people with and without power. A high PD score indicates that society accepts an unequal distribution of power, and that people understand “their place” in the system. Low PD means that power is shared and well dispersed.” (www.mindtools.com) As an example from the article, Myers goes on to say, “there were basically four levels: VP, director, manager, and worker bee. You only talked to people at your level.” SK Telecom boasted that
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