...Dear Mr. President, As you know, civic and political participation is important. It allows any citizen to be active in the government. Some people in the world are more active than others. One of those people happens to have been Dorothea Dix. I am writing you to see if there is any way we could acknowledge what Dix did for the people of our country. Dorothea Dix was born in Hampden Maine in 1802. Her journey began when she witnessed the horrible conditions of a women’s prison in Massachusetts. She saw how the prisoners, especially the mentally ill, were being treated, and knew she had to make a change. She spent the next 40 years of her life trying to improve conditions. Dix began traveling throughout the state to research the conditions of other prisons. She gathered information that she then presented to the Massachusetts legislature. By doing this, she managed to get more money for the expansion of the State Mental Hospital. Although this itself was a major accomplishment, she wasn’t satisfied. She then traveled all over the country doing more research such as the conditions of the prisons, and the treatment of the patients. She started campaigning to create humane asylums and succeeded in quite a few states. Next, Dix decided to go to congress. She wanted them to grant her more than 12 million acres of land to use for the benefit of the mentally ill. Both houses of congress approved the bill, but it was vetoes by President Franklin Pierce in 1854. Dix was less than...
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...The life of Dorothea D Wichita Area Technical College Foundations of Nursing Mrs. Plank September 18, 2012 The life of Dorothea Dix Dorothea Lynde Dix was born on April 4, 1802 in Hampden, Maine. She was the oldest of three; her parents were Joseph Dix and Mary Bigelow Dix. Her father was an itinerant Methodist preacher. Her family life can be described as abusive and nonexistent. Her mother was not in good mental health and her father was an abusive alcoholic. Once the family was in Worcester they had two more children, Joseph and Charles. Almost immediately Dorothea began to care for her smaller brothers. Even though her household wasn't the best she learned many things from her father that would influence many of her choices in life. When she was young he taught her how to read and write. This developed a passion for reading and teaching. Soon after their move to Vermont her parents moved to Worcester, Massachusetts. At this time her mother was suffering from acute, incurable headaches and her father was drinking heavily. It was decided at this time that her parents were no longer capable of caring for their three children. Her grandmother decided to take her and her brothers to live at the Dix Mansion in Boston. At this time Dorothea was twelve and had already been accustomed to caring for her brothers, which is something that continued as she lived with her seventy-year old grandmother. Life at her grandmother’s wasn’t what she was used to so she soon moved...
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... Dorothea L. Dix was a caring, significant and determined individual due to all her hard work and dedication to society and its citizens. She accomplished many of her goals throughout her life. Dorothea was an American social reformer, pioneer in the humane treatment of the insane, inspected jails, ran a school in Boston, took part in the civil war, wrote a famous memorandum to the state legislature, and published some of her own books. Dorothea’s devotion to the welfare of the mentally ill led to the widespread international reforms. She spent forty years in pursuit to persuade the U.S and Canadian legislators to establish state hospitals for the mentally ill. Her efforts resulted in the construction of thirty-two institutions in the United States. In 1841 she began teaching a Sunday school at a women’s prison known as the East Cambridge Jail. After discovering the dreadful treatment of the prisoners she instantly rushed to court and secured an order to supply heat and other necessities. In 1841 she became a determined promoter for improving the care for the mentally ill state after state. In 1843, she presented the state legislature with a long, harsh and impressive speech. Dix influenced legislators to enlarge the bill, which would expand the state hospital for the insane in Worcester. In 1880 a total of one hundred twenty-three mental institutions had been opened due to all the hard work and dedication of Dorothea. She was committed to other causes, especially prison improvement...
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...Dorothea Helen Gray was born on January 9, 1929 in Redlands, California. Her parents were Trudy Mae Yates and Jesse James Gray. They were both alcoholics and were both cotton pickers. Her father died when she was 8 from tuberculosis and her mother died a year later from being in a motorcycle accident. She was sent to an orphanage until one of her family members from Sacramento came to take her under their wing. Dorothea lied about her childhood by saying that she was one of three children and that they were born and raised in Mexico. Dorothea was married a total of 4 times, her first time being when she was just 16 to a soldier named Fred McFaul. She had two daughters with him between 1946 and 1948. Unfortunately, she gave one of them to the family out in Sacramento and the other one she put up for adoption. McFaul left her and she was very embarrassed so she told everyone that he had died of a heart attack. Her second marriage was with a man name Axel Johanson in 1952 and that lasted about 14 years. Her third marriage was to Roberto Puente in 1966. He was 19 years younger than her and that marriage only last for about 2 years. Her fourth and final marriage was in 1976 to Pedro Montalvo. He was a violent alcoholic so that marriage only lasted a couple of months. Dorothea committed crimes before her serial killer stage. After her marriage with McFaul, she forged checks but was eventually caught and sentenced to 1 year in jail and was paroled after 6 months. In 1960 she was arrested...
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...------------------------------------------------- International Management EA ------------------------------------------------- Assignment 12407210 - Hang Nguyen Title Compare and contrast cultural frameworks developed by Geert Hofstede and Fons Trompenaars. I - Introduction Different national cultures comprise different cultural value systems. The value systems are generated from a conception, or as noted previous beliefs, of existing means or resources, and necessities. Cultures have various standards and some factors such as behaviors, traditions or communication of one culture can be observed as irrelevant or sometimes even threatening by other cultures. These uncertainties can bring into being cultural gaps between people within a workforce. Not only do the variety of cultural structure interacting together increase the potential for conflict or disagreement, but also methods of control disputation among the cultures. The project manager must be able to handleconfrontation using different styles, depending on the circumstances, in order to effectively manage a diverse team. This paper discusses the most well-known and accepted theories of cultural differences and illustrates them with cases from international project management. Two leading studies of cross-cultural management have been conducted by Geert Hofstede and FonsTrompenaars. Both frameworksoffer a set of cultural dimensions along which core values can be obtained. These structures influence...
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...HELP ACADEMY DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES & UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON (3+0) BA (Hons) ACCOUNTING & FINANCE Level 1 HR 1004 ORGANISATION, MANAGEMENT & PEOPLE INDIVIDUAL CASE STUDY STUDENT I.D. : B 1102817 UEL I.D. : U 1255581 SUBMIT TO : MR CHANDRA SAKARAN SUBMISSION DATE : 8TH NOVEMBER 2013 QUESTION 1 Assess the extent to which Dicom Group’s culture is aligned to its vision and mission. Organizational culture is basic presumptions and beliefs that are shared by members of an organisation and eventually assimilated by the group of people who enters the organisation. (Schein, n.d) It is imperative for an organization’s culture to be aligned to its vision and mission. Cultural web which was introduced by Gerry Johnson (1988) could be used as an implement for mapping of organizational culture. This could determine whether its culture is on the same path with its vision and mission. The elements of these cultural web includes ‘stories’, ‘symbols’, ‘rituals & routines’, ‘power structure’, ‘organizational structure’, ‘control system’ and ‘paradigm’. The same tool applies for Dicom Group, the document capture and enterprise content management. Does their culture align with their vision and mission? We shall see. Plenty cultures are practiced between the employees within Dicom Group. A cultural element that is present is ‘Symbols’ which is clearly portrayed in the language....
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...Single parent families Single parenting has become a more popular style in the last couple decades. Single parenting has become one of the most common nontraditional families. According to George, “Although there are exceptions, this state usually occurs for one the three reasons: the parent was never married, the parent had separated or divorced from the spouse, or the spouse has died” (George, 2009). Single parents usually experience higher level of stress due to financial situations, high and low relationships with their children in addition to parenting styles, and sometimes the lack of rest (George, 2009). Around 43% of children live within a single parent home that is at or below the national poverty level (George, 2009). Due to not being financially stable, some single parents are forced to live in low-income neighborhoods which result into poor schooling systems. More children are likely to drop out of school and to be raised in poverty. Consequently there are more like to be teen pregnancies. Around 60% of are raised by young single parents who are less likely to get married (Feldman, 2011). In addition to teenagers are more likely to raised their child without the help and support of the father, as a result most teenagers abandon their education and have to rely on minimum wage jobs for a source of income (Feldman, 2011). According to Feldman, “ The consequences of living in a single parent families depends on the financial condition of the family and, if there...
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...1. Introduction Over the last decades globalisation has led to diversification of workplaces within businesses. Today, international managers cooperate with business partners inheriting different national cultures. National culture can be defined as “historically evolved values, attitudes and meanings that are learned and shared by the members of a community and which influence their [...] way of life” (Tayeb, 2003, p.10). Hence, the crux for every international manager is to understand the differences in the ways employees, suppliers and clients think, feel and act in different business settings (Hofstede, 1997, p.4). International managers, being capable of managing this challenge, possess a set of intercultural competencies, allowing them to turn cultural diversity into a competitive advantage (Browaeys and Price, 2008, p.215). This information pack provides substantial information about Danish and Brazilian business practices. The subsequent analysis is based upon the theories of the Dutch anthropologists Geert Hofstede and Fons Trompenaars. In particular, Hofstede’s “Uncertainty Avoidance” and Trompenaars’ “Ascription vs. Achievement” have been applied. 2. Theoretical Background Hofstede and Trompenaar are proponents of the ‘etic’ approach. They hold that culture is linked to people’s values. Furthermore they argue that these values can be transferred into universal cultural characteristics. Underpinned by empirical and experimental evidence, both anthropologists...
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...many different and unique countries, all with their own customs and cultures. In International Human Resources Management, it is the IHRM Department’s job to educate any expatriate about the foreign country they will be moving too. The main reason to do this is preventing cultural shock causing a smoother transition for the expatriate. Culture can be defined as “the beliefs, customs, arts, etc., of a particular society, group, place, or time” or is a more business related sense “a way of thinking, behaving, or working that exists in a place or organization.” Throughout the years there have been many intercultural management studies and there are four most widely accepted theories: The Hofstede study, The GLOBE study, The Trompenaars & Hampden-Turner study, and Hall & Hall’s cultural dimensions. These studies broke down cultures and behaviors around the world and are valued resources for IHRM departments. First, there is the Hofstede study. Geert Hofstede was a professor who conducted an extremely comprehensive study of how different cultures place value in the workplace. It was Hofstede who first made an empirical model and had different dimensions of national culture. These dimensions were: power distance, uncertainty avoidance, femininity vs. masculinity, individualism vs. collectivism, and long-term orientation. Each different country would get scores in each section and from these scores one could better understand the country’s way of doing things. To gain a better...
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...ABN 19 070 055 935 ACN 070 055 935 Quad 2, 8 Parkview Drive, Sydney Olympic Park NSW 2127 post: Locked Bag 112, Silverwater NSW 2128 tel: +61 1300 275 822 website: www.uac.edu.au UAC Documents to post or deliver Undergraduate cover sheet UAC application number: Date of application: Name: Date: UAC USE ONLY Do not write on barcode Deliver to: Quad 2, 8 Parkview Drive Sydney Olympic Park NSW Post to: Locked Bag 112 Silverwater NSW 2128 950212969 Saturday 27 September 2014 MR GUY CHAN Saturday 27 September 2014 What you need to do This cover sheet and the documents listed below must be received by UAC within 7 days of applying. If you apply near to closing dates you may need to provide these documents sooner. You CANNOT upload these documents. Visit http://www.uac.edu.au/undergraduate/key-dates.shtml for details of when documents are required for all offer rounds. If your documents aren't in English, provide verified translations. Visit UAC's website at http://www.uac.edu.au/undergraduate/faq/print-documents.shtml for detailed information about translations and providing verified printed documents. DO NOT: • upload these documents • provide any documents that are not listed below • post original documents; however, you can bring original documents to UAC's office for verification and we will photocopy them • include a copy of your Confirmation of Application. To add qualifications after you apply, log in to Check & Change on UAC's website. Please provide...
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...articulates global brands and advertising with cultural shock, explained on the basis of Trompenaars and Hampden-Turner’s dilemmas’ theory. The qualitative method used in this research were 53 in-depth interviews. Results demonstrated that expatriates relay on well-known brands to adapt to new environments when they are abroad and that specific advertising help them to reconcile dilemmas. Key words: Global brands, advertising, expatriates, cultural shock Introduction Economic and social factors are working to increase global competition and global operations, and subsequently an acceleration of traffic in expatriation and repatriation. Johansson and Ronkainen (2005) state that research shows that one of the most common features of a globally integrated marketing strategy is the adoption of one brand name around the world, whereas Callow and Schiffman (2002) talk about how advertising interpretations are dependent on cultural factors of the viewer. Therefore, the present paper is relevant because it demonstrates that particular attention should be drawn to expatriates during their sojourn abroad. While struggling to adjust both as individuals and professionals, expatriates should deal with uncertainty and risk taking. They should also face different behavioral patterns, which could be explained by the more individualistic or more communitarian orientation (Trompenaars and Hampden-Turner, 2006) of home and host cultures. Thus, this article aims at providing some understanding of the...
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...välkänt faktum att läsare distraheras av läsbar text på en sida när man skall studera layouten. Poängen med Lorem Ipsum är att det ger ett normalt ordflöde, till skillnad från "Text här, Text här", och ger intryck av att vara läsbar text. Många publiseringprogram och webbutvecklare använder Lorem Ipsum som test-text, och en sökning efter "Lorem Ipsum" avslöjar många webbsidor under uteckling. Olika versioner har dykt upp under åren, ibland av olyckshändelse, ibland med flit (mer eller mindre humoristiska). I motsättning till vad många tror, är inte Lorem Ipsum slumvisa ord. Det har sina rötter i ett stycke klassiskt litteratur på latin från 45 år före år 0, och är alltså över 2000 år gammalt. Richard McClintock, en professor i latin på Hampden-Sydney College i Virginia, översatte ett av de mer ovanliga orden, consectetur, från ett stycke Lorem Ipsum och fann dess ursprung genom att studera användningen av dessa ord i klassisk litteratur. Lorem Ipsum kommer från styckena 1.10.32 och 1.10.33 av "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum" (Ytterligheterna av ont och gott) av Cicero, skriven 45 före år 0. Boken är en avhandling i teorier om etik, och var väldigt populär under renäsanssen. Den inledande meningen i Lorem Ipsum, "Lorem Ipsum dolor sit amet...", kommer från stycke 1.10.32. Den ursprungliga Lorem Ipsum-texten från 1500-talet är återgiven nedan för de...
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...Globalization Competencies Intercultural Management Lecture by Melanie Hiller Faculty of Mathematics and Economics University Ulm polymundo - Consultancy for Globalization Intercultural Management ISP Melanie Hiller 06.07.2010 1 Content 1. Globalization and Culture?! 2. Culture – What is that? 3. Intercultural Management! Intercultural Management ISP Melanie Hiller 06.07.2010 2 Intercultural Management ISP Melanie Hiller 06.07.2010 3 World Production World Trade World Market Forms of Globalization World Communication Economy World Information World Standards Technique Environment Environmental Consciousness Ecology Environmental Crisis World Politics Politics World Society World Culture Intercultural Management ISP Melanie Hiller 06.07.2010 4 Definition Globalization "Globalization is the continuous interlinking process of different worldwide happening occurrences in the fields of economy, technique, politics, culture and social aspects of nations with interlinked interdependencies and consequences.“ Stehr, C. (2003), p. 47 Intercultural Management ISP Melanie Hiller 06.07.2010 5 Multi-dimensional Process Economy Politics Ecology Technique Social Culture Cp: Teusch, U. (2004) Intercultural Management ISP Melanie Hiller 06.07.2010 6 The cultural Process? Cultural Homogenization? World Culture? Cultural Heterogenization...
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...Communication barriers becomes more common problem within nowadays organisations as there is getting more and more international chains such as hotels, companies around the world, international trade always occurs between different countries, and many organisations’ work environment becomes more multicultural. Eubanks et al. (Samovar & Porter, 2010, p.137) illustrated that ‘cross-cultural or intercultural communication is between individuals and groups whose perceptions and symbol systems are distinct enough to alter communication event’. This assignment discusses what the potential communication barriers across cultures could be and what the solutions are to overcome these cultural challenges. Robbins et al. (2011) indicated that language could be the most common problem in cross-cultural communication, even people use same language could have communication problem because of different age and context groups could use words differently. Except language differences, problems relates to language difficulties, could be semantics, word connotations and tone differences. Semantics could cause communication barrier as there could be some uncommon words within different languages that might be difficult to translate, for instance, there is no direct Russian equivalents for the English terms – efficiency, free market and regulation. Connotations could be another reason to result in language difficulties. Individuals from various nations could imply words differently that incur misunderstanding...
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...life with. After meeting my new co-workers, my attention was drawn to a quote written in big black letters on the wall: “You may be whatever you resolve to be.” –Major General Stonewall Jackson. This inspirational quote has helped shape me into the person that I strive to become. When I graduate from Hampden-Sydney College I want to open a successful business and make ridiculous amounts of money. Now, I don’t want to sound egotistical or arrogant, so I will say if this dream comes true I do not plan to be greedy nor do I plan on flaunting my money around. I want to help people with this money and to make a difference in this world. I want to leave an everlasting impression on people in a very positive manner. Being extremely filthy rich makes it very easy to help people that are in need but if I do not succeed in this goal I will still help out others who are in need. In the past, I have rang bells for the Salvation Army to raise money during the holiday seasons and I have even visited old folks homes just to keep them company for a while. Some of the charity work that I am most proud of has come when I held the philanthropy chairman position in my fraternity at Hampden-Sydney. I organized several fund raisers while holding this position, one being that I prepared a pig roast to help purchase a young wheel chair bound...
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