...lead to culture clashes CASE STUDY MERGERS DON'T ALWAYS LEAD TO CULTURE CLASHES Problem Definition Culture clash is a condition that occurs when the rules and norms of an individual's culture conflict with the role demands of conventional society. Justification for Problem Definition A culture clash is when two cultural groups get together and differences in their values or beliefs create misunderstandings or other problems. Merged companies are an excellent example of culture clashes, which clearly observed on salaries rate, dress code and perks Alternative course of actions Describe clearly the current merge and how everything is going to be. Try to understand the other side different culture. Altering organizational practices and procedures. Evaluation of Alternatives Describe clearly the current merge and how everything is going to be , this can be achieved by clearly and honestly identify the current merge and try to get a feedback , listen to the others who mainly faced that conflict , this may help to find a solution that may decrease this conflict. Try to understand the other side culture , how things was and how it’s going be and try to predict their response to be able to get ready for better solution , and if possible try to keep things that can be in the middle of both cultures i.e. compromise solution . Altering organizational practices and procedures, often the organizational structure reflects the norms of just one culture and inherits...
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...When beginning Higher Education, students at University face some unique clashes. According to Bizzell (1986) those three clashes are Clashes of Dialect, Clashes of Discourse and Clashes of worldwide views. For new students who have never encountered University life before, it is said to be a completely different environment, one which can be very intimidating. Students find themselves out of their comfort zone and facing new challenges which can be very overwhelming. Angela Thomas-Jones (2012) stated “beginning your own studies at university requires a culture adjustment in order to succeed. It is a new culture that needs to be given time to adapt to. Becoming familiar with the knowledge, beliefs, attitudes, values and practices of the university culture is the key to successful acculturation”. Some of the reasons why these clashes may have meaning to many students is due to the pressure individual students put on themselves to achieve good grades, be successful and be accepted amongst peers. Throughout my essay I will discuss in detail each of the three clashes outlined by Bizzell (1986). The first clash mentioned by Bizzell (1986) was the Clash of Dialect. This refers to the language being used by students within the university community. The basic writers are those students who experience the greatest distance between their home dialects and Standard English, the preferred dialect in school (Bizzell 1986). The dialect within university is something that students need to adapt...
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...We cannot tolerate this; otherwise the dead will rise against us. “Robert Mugabe (2009) Zimbabwe | Robert Mugabe | Gay Rights. 2013. Zimbabwe | Robert Mugabe | Gay Rights. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/zimbabwe/100415/mugabe-bashes-gays-again. [Accessed 10 January 2013] “Conservatives believe in the ties that bind us. Society is stronger when we make vows to each other and we support each other. I don’t support gay marriage in spite of being a conservative. I support gay marriage because I am a conservative.” David Cameron. Catholic leader Cardinal Keith O'Brien clashes with David Cameron on same-sex marriage plans - Telegraph. 2013. Catholic leader Cardinal Keith O'Brien clashes with David Cameron on same-sex marriage plans - Telegraph. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9121354/Catholic-leader-Cardinal-Keith-OBrien-clashes-with-David-Cameron-on-same-sex-marriage-plans.html. [Accessed 10 January 2013] Two different quotes with two different perspectives from two different leaders about the same subject. So what causes this indifference? This is what I look to understand and analyse in this assignment as I look to compare and contrast exactly what it is that makes these societies like so. “A personal choice” or a sin in the bible as a pastor and homosexual man debate at the meeting point of two protests, one pro-gay marriage and one anti? And in all this where does one stand? In the middle, watch with no right to...
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...Problem Definition Culture clash is a condition that occurs when the rules and norms of an individual's culture conflict with the role demands of conventional society. Justification for Problem Definition A culture clash is when two cultural groups get together and differences in their values or beliefs create misunderstandings or other problems. Merged companies are an excellent example of culture clashes, which clearly observed on salaries rate, dress code and perks Alternative course of actions Describe clearly the current merge and how everything is going to be. Try to understand the other side different culture. Altering organizational practices and procedures. Evaluation of Alternatives Describe clearly the current merge and how everything is going to be , this can be achieved by clearly and honestly identify the current merge and try to get a feedback , listen to the others who mainly faced that conflict , this may help to find a solution that may decrease this conflict. Try to understand the other side culture , how things was and how it’s going be and try to predict their response to be able to get ready for better solution , and if possible try to keep things that can be in the middle of both cultures i.e. compromise solution . Altering organizational practices and procedures, often the organizational structure reflects the norms of just one culture and inherits the cultural conflict. In such cases, structural change becomes necessary to make the...
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...people who are structured and managed to meet the needs and achieve company’s collective goals. To achieve this teams are made to produce the output effectively and efficiently. The Organizations ways of functioning are to be met with the challenges of globalization. This teamwork has underwent a transformation through the inputs of the people from different cultures. There is no particular definition of an organizational culture which is also proven to be elusive. Today’s organizations and businesses are very much effected by the information technologies at all the levels. Communication technologies also play a major...
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...Essay “The right passengers” Engelsk årsprøve 2014 ID:1x 15 Jens Kristian Hjernøe Bay - hold 1x En - Lærer Mikkel Nørholm Hersløv In the last decade there has been multiple clashes between cultures. The times has changed, technology has gotten the better of the younger generation, which has changed the very way we live our lives. This means the more traditional, religious people are outnumbered and stand to fight many cultural clashes, which they are losing more than ever. The text “The right passengers”, written by Waqar Ahmed, is a text that works with these issues, in a very interesting way. In these years taxi drivers get thrown in to unpleasant situations unwillingly, where they stand torn between culture and faith. Nadeem Riaz is out in his taxi, as were it just another day, he had just done 3 and half hours driving from JFK airport and keeping away from the police. He was in dire need of some customers. As it happens, he picks a couple, a Pakistani male, named Faisal, and a Caucasian woman, both deeply interested in each other, as they lie on the backseat having fun, driving a two-stop trip, very lucrative for Nadeem. As they lay there, Nadeem has bad feelings, as he feels it’s very in appropriate. As the woman leaves, Faisal and Nadeem discuss their actions and in a way their cultural differences. Nadeem is a man in his mid forty/fifties, he drives a taxi/cab for living. He comes from Pakistan were he lived earned respect and had a fairly good life. Although...
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...Problem Definition A lot of mergers lead to culture clashes, but although there were differences between the cultural of MBNA and the culture of BOA which was seemed a recipe for disaster, it appears, judging from the reactions of BOA and MBNA employees, that the merger has worked. Justification for Problem Definition The primary factor preventing clashes is attributed to the way management handled cultural transitions. BOA had the foresight to know which MBNA practices to attempt to change, and which to keep in place. Especially critical was BOA's appreciation and respect for MBNA's culture. To try to manage the cultural transition, executives of both companies began by comparing thousands of practices cover¬ing everything from hiring to call-center operations. In many cases, BOA chose to keep MBNA's cultural practices in place. In other cases, BOA did impose its will on MBNA. For exam¬ple, because MBNA's pay rates were well above market, many MBNA managers were forced to swallow a steep pay cut. Some MBNA employees have left, but most have remained. In other cases, the cultures co-adapted. For example, MBNA's dress code was much more formal than BOA's business casual approach. In the end, a hybrid code was adopted, where business suits were expected in the credit-card division's corporate offices and in front of clients, but business causal was the norm otherwise. While most believe the merger has been successful, there are tensions. Some BOA managers see MBNA man¬agers...
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...the discretion to allocate that seat to another student. The student will then have to see the Unit Leader/Lecturer concerned to register for another tutorial. A. Online class registration is only available to students who have fulfilled the following : (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) Have completed the re-enrolment process. Have not made changes to their enrolment. Have made FULL payment before or on 19 February 2016. Have been approved full (100%) scholarship or loan recognized by the University. Students who have met the above criteria will be able to do their online registration starting 9.30am on 22 February 2016 until 26 February 2016. The software works on IE7 or Firefox only. The last date to do the OCR is on Friday, 26 February by 2.00pm. MANUAL CLASS REGISTRATION only opens on 25 February from 9.00am to 5.00pm at GP3-106. Registration will be based on a first come first serve basis. B. Students WILL NOT be able to do their tutorial class registrations via the OCR if: (i) There are time clashes in the timetable. (ii) There are any add or drop unit enrolment done; the amendments will not be captured in the OCR. (iii) There are unit problems, e.g. changes in course structure or major. Please consult the respective Head of Department (SEE ATTACHED SCHOOL ORGANISATIONAL CHART). C. For students who have paid their fees via telegraphic transfer or direct deposit and have not informed the University, the student account may not have been updated, and therefore online class registration...
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...October 8, 2012 By: Kary Wilson Mergers Don’t Always Lead to Culture Clashes 1. In what ways were the cultures of Bank of America (BOA) and MBNA incompatible? Both giant organizations retained a dominant culture; however, their personalities were defined by different characteristics. MBNA featured a formal style. It was characterized as free- wheeling, entrepreneurial spirited, and secretive. This organization’s employees were accustomed to high-life, executive salaries, generous perks, and exhibited a formal dress code. Its management was perceived as arrogant and autocratic. This giant believed in speed. Bank of America (BOA) differed greatly from its merging counterpart. BOA was a less formal organization which grew by thrift, maintained low-cost, no non-sense operations, featured a more casual dress code, and believed in size and smarts rather than speed alone. Its management was perceived a bureaucratic. BOA resembled CEO Robert Keirlin’s personality who was notorious for maintaining a modest and frugal personal profile. 2. Why do you think their cultures appeared to mesh rather than clash? Both organizations have a dominant culture and several subcultures. Although different from one another, both organizations shared some similar core values. The primary factor preventing clashes is attributed to the way management handled cultural transitions. Different cultures may be a recipe for disaster however, these two mergers showed appreciation...
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...Multiculturism is a philosophy which appreciates ethnic diversity within a society and that encourages people to learn from the contribution of those of diverse ethnic backgrounds. Though culture is seen as ‘‘a richly rewarding area to pursue,’’ it is none- theless ‘‘a woefully complex maddeningly dynamic phenomenon’’ (Faure & Rubin, 1993, p. 228)(5). “Unity in diversity” is the perfect principle based on which any organisation succeeds. It is known fact that employees from various cultures contribute more effectively to organisations success than organisation working with single culture employees. But the authors of the article “Managing Multicultural Teams” (henceforth referred as core article) are of the opinion that cultural differences are sometimes capable of exacerbating challenges associated with effective team work. With the belief that multiculturism is timely need of 21st century, this essay strongly emphasises that multicultural teams often generate frustrating management dilemmas and works on solutions that a manger could implement to tackle this problem. A diverse or multicultural team by definition is not homogeneous. A homogeneous team tends to use the same words, meanings, expressions and speak the same language. They usually rely on same verbal and nonverbal cues to meanings. A classic example of this is Indians nod in a particular style. Western people find it difficult to interpret their nod while Indians are pretty comfortable with such style as they...
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...is the point of view that one's own way of life is to be preferred to all others. Flowing logically from the process of early enculturation, it characterizes the way most individuals feel about their own culture, whether or not they verbalize their feeling. Therefore this essay will discuss what is understood by the term ethnocentrism and show how Ethnocentrism is bad in national politics. Firstly will define what ethnocentrism is, and discuss fully what is understood by the term. Secondly will show how ethnocentrism is bad for national politics. Thereafter a clear and concise conclusion will be drawn. Different scholars have given their understanding of the term ethnocentrism. According to anthropologists, the concept combines the belief that one’s own culture is superior to other cultures, with the practice of judging other cultures by the standards of one’s own culture (Den Van, 1970). Ethnocentrism is also defined as a feeling that one’s own group has a mode of living, values and patterns of adaptation that are superior to other groups. Ethnocentrism is a human universal phenomenon. It is believed by some scholars to be as old as the human race. This stand is justified thus right from childhood we learn what is good, moral, civilised and normal according to our culture. As a human universal reality, ethnocentrism is said to be more pronounced in modern nations than in pre-literate tribes. The term ethnocentrism was first used in 1906 by Sumner to...
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...DEVELOPMENT IN KENYA 11 CONCLUSION 13 RECOMMENDATIONS 13 BIBLIOGRAPHY 14 ABSTRACT This report discusses extensively the impact of tribalism on social, economic and political development in Kenya. This has been done by objectively looking at the challenges that these important sectors are facing as a result of the negative ethnicity or tribalism that Kenya is notorious for. In order to put into perspective and to qualify the ideas expressed in this report many historical and contemporary examples have been presented. The report also contains recommendations made by the group with regards to what needs to be done to overcome this problem. INTRODUCTION A tribe is a group of individuals who possess a common ancestry, language, culture and sometimes-geographical area. Kenya boasts of 42 indigenous tribes spread across the country. Tribalism is the selfish use of this commonness to deny or dispossess others who are not of the same tribe of their rights and access to opportunities and resources in society. It is the act of favouring those from one’s tribe be it in social, public or economic decisions and discriminating against all others solely on the basis of their ethnic identity. In African societies today, tribalism has been elevated to dominate national discourse, controls how people think and talk, and determines what they oppose or support. It is promoted by the political elites, embraced by the young and the old, passed from generation to generation and has been...
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...Nupur Dixit Mr. Randolph English II – C Period December 14, 2013 Shades of Colonialism The continuum of history plays an important role in human thought. History and Colonialism, to the superficial thinker, is a collection of individual actions, social change, periods, regions, civilizations and other events that are long gone. However, as Prof. Montrose points out, history is not just about the past. All that happened in the past was happening in the present at that time. We are living in our present which will be the past in the future. The history of colonialism is being written every moment that we live, and the attached articles aptly illustrate the fact. Events that molded the colonial past are interwoven in the present and are shaping the future. The commonality and diversity of causal forces and human reactions with regard to colonialism, over time is remarkable. The struggle between a dominant and suppressed culture is a common thread. The clash could be between distant cultures, such as the Europeans and Africans or somewhat similar cultures, such as the British and Irish. This can be loosely labelled as external and internal colonialism respectively. External colonialism has declined and changed character in today's world of connectivity and interdependence. Nations now do not directly or outright rule other less powerful nations. Instead, they take a more subtle approach, influencing the political class and deriving their benefits. This has even been called...
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... people that travel to a town or region for what they provide from a cultural point of view (museums, festivals, theatre); -“partly” culture-motivated tourists: people that travel both for what they are provided culturally, and to visit their friends or relatives or to relax the third type, consists of tourists for whom culture is an “accessory” to a stronger motivation; - ‘’No motivated’’ consists of people that are never attracted by cultural attractions or events, no matter the circumstances. Accidental cultural tourists”: people traveling to the region who do not intend to go to a cultural attraction or event but find, for example that the friends or relatives they have visited bring them along, or that the cultural opportunity is close to their hotel. positive effects Local communities are benefited through contribution by tourism to the improvement of the social infrastructure like schools, libraries, health care institutions preserve the local traditions and handicrafts which maybe were on the link of the extinction Learning about each other’s culture and customs increased income from tourism expenditures Reducing negative perceptions and stereotypes Developing pride, appreciation, understanding, respect, and tolerance For each other’s culture negative impacts * Culture clashes * Deteriorating working and employment conditions * Physical influences causing...
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...Major Principles of Sociological Theory According to the text, social structure “theories look at the formal and informal economic and social arrangements (or structure) of society as the root causes of crime and deviance” (Schmalleger, 2012, "Social Structures Theories/Definition of Social Structure Theories"). In addition, the social structure theories look at the negative aspects of society’s structure, such as disorganization, poverty, and disadvantages associated with lack of educational success as the cause of criminal behavior (Schmalleger, 2012, "Social Structures Theories/Definition of Social Structure Theories"). The major principles of the sociological theory that are addressed in the video are Tent City’s social group arrangements of society that provides focus for study, group dynamics and subgroup relationships from which crime develops, society’s structure and degree of organization/disorganization, and specific behaviors that can statistically estimate characteristics to engage in crime. The social groups formed in Tent City are racially motivated, meaning that each inmate is segregated to their own racial group to keep the different racial groups separated from each other. The group dynamics in a population of criminals that are divided into subgroups by race offers two examples the major principles. One example relates to the group being made up of all criminals, and the second example relates to the racially segregated subgroups...
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