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Heto Na, Guys, Ang Artikulo Sa Geert Hofstede’s 5 Dimensions of National Culture
\ \\ ... The word culture is used frequently in organizational behavior. Culture is the learned and shared way of thinking and acting among a group of people or society. Cultures vary in their underlying patterns of values and attitudes. The way people think about such matters as achievement, wealth and material gain and risk and change may influence how they approach work and their influence with organization. A framework offered by Hofstede offers one such approach for understanding how values differences across national cultures can influence human behavior at work. The values that distinguished countries from each other could be grouped statistically into four clusters. These four groups became the Hofstede dimensions of national culture: Power Distance (PDI) Individualism versus Collectivism (IDV) Masculinity versus Femininity (MAS) Uncertainty Avoidance (UAI) Long-Term Orientation (LTO) A fifth Dimension was added in 1991 based on research by Michael Bond who conducted an ad...
Hey, Guys, Who Is Geert Hofstede? What Is His Contribution To Social Psychology?
\ \\ ... Geert Hofstede Geert Hofstede (1928-) is a Dutch academic who also worked in industry. He has become known for pioneering research on national and organisational cultures. Hofstede originally identified four dimensions for defining work-related values associated with national culture: power distance, individualism, uncertainty avoidance, masculinity. A fifth dimension, long term orientation and a sixth dimension, indulgence versus restraint were added later. He devised the Values Survey Module for use in researching cultural differences, and this has been used by many other researchers in their work. The management of cultural diversity has become a significant issue for companies of all sizes, not just multinationals. The rise of global business, with an increasing number of joint ventures and cross-border partnerships, greater cooperation within the European Union, and the business need to embrace people from a variety of ethnic backgrounds and cultures, have all contri...
Hey, Guys, Ano Po Ba 5 Levels of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs? Anong Theory Naman Po Ito?
\ \\ ... Maslow's 5 Levels of Hierarchy of Needs In 1943, Maslow published the epoch-making article of his career, A Theory of Human Motivation, which appeared in the journal, Motivation and Personality (DeCarvalho, 1991). In the paper, Maslow argued that “the fundamental desires of human beings are similar despite the multitude of conscious desires” (Zalenski & Raspa, 2006, p. 1121). According to the theory, humans possess higher- and lower-order needs, which are arranged in a hierarchy. These needs are: Physiological needs; Safety; Belongingness and love; Esteem; and Self-actualization (Maslow, 1943). In his article, Maslow (1943) describes these needs as being arranged in a hierarchy of prepotency. In other words, the first level of needs are the most important and will monopolize consciousness until they are addressed. Once one level of needs is taken care of, the mind moves on to the next level, and so on, until self-actualization is reached. Levels of Maslow’s Hierarchy ...
Hey, Guys, Sino Po Ba Si Abraham Maslow? Ano Ang Kontribusyon Niya Sa Psychology?
\ \\ ... Abraham Maslow Abraham Maslow was one of the most influential psychologists of the twentieth century. Among his many contributions to psychology were his advancements to the field of humanistic psychology and his development of the hierarchy of needs. Maslow’s career in psychology greatly predated the modern positive psychology movement, yet the field as we know it would likely look very different were it not for him. Abraham Maslow’s Life Abraham Maslow was born in New York in 1908. He was the son of poor Russian-Jewish parents, who, like many others at the time, immigrated from Eastern Europe to flee persecution and secure a better future for their family (Hoffman, 2008). Throughout various interviews, Maslow described himself as neurotic, shy, lonely, and self-reflective throughout his teens and twenties. This was, in part, because of the racism and ethnic prejudice he experienced owing to his Jewish appearance. He himself, however, was non-religious. Maslow also did n...
Movie Trailer Sample # 1 - Disturbing Behavior (1998)
Disturbing Behavior (1998) James Marsden (the X-Men films), Katie Holmes (Batman Begins) and Nick Stahl (Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines) star in this pulse-pounding sci-fi chiller from director David Nutter (Game Of Thrones, The X-Files). In the halls of Cradle Bay High School, something sinister is happening… something dark… something disturbing. Sure, the "Blue Ribbons" – the clique that's at the top of the food chain at Cradle Bay – appear perfect in every way. But underneath their clean-cut, well-mannered facades lurks a shocking secret – one that a group of Cradle Bay High's outsiders and rebels must uncover in order to save their school, their town... and their own lives. \ \\ ... -END-
Movie Sample # 1 - Perfect Little Angels (1998)
\ \\ ... Perfect Little Angels (1998) Having just moved to a new town, widow Elaine Freedman (Cheryl Ladd) and her teenage daughter, Justine (Jody Thompson) are greeted by the effusive, terribly nice Dr. Calvin Lawrence (Michael York). Sensing that Justine is bit testy and out of sorts, Dr. Lawrence recommends that she begin taking a special vitamin which he manufactures in his own home. Before long, Justine is the model of perfection - just like all the other teenagers in town... Also Starring Brendan Fehr, Jade Pawluk, David Paetkau \ \\ ... -END-
Heto na, Guys, Ang Artikulo Tungkol Sa Machiavelli's Theory?
Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (1469 – 1527) Machiavellianism is a political theory or view which supports the use of any means necessary to maintain political power. Machiavellianism displays a pessimistic view of human nature and promotes unethical and opportunistic ways of manipulating the population of a country. The theory or philosophy is based on the beliefs of Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (1469-1527). Machiavelli was an Italian politician, diplomat, humanist, playwright, poet, and philosopher. Many people refer to him as the ‘father of political science.’ Machiavelli was a senior official in the Florentine Republic for several years. He was in charge of military and diplomatic affairs. From 1498 to 1512, he was the Second Chancery of the Republic of Florence. The following quote comes from Machiavelli’s book ‘The Prince’: “Whoever desires to found a state and give it laws, must start with assuming that all men are bad and ever ready to display their vicious na...
Hey, Guys, Ano Po Yung Machiavelli's Principle? At Sino Po Si Niccolò Machiavelli?
\ \\ ... Why Machiavelli? That question might naturally and legitimately occur to anyone encountering an entry about him in an encyclopedia of philosophy. Certainly, Machiavelli contributed to a large number of important discourses in Western thought—political theory most notably, but also history and historiography, Italian literature, the principles of warfare, and diplomacy. But Machiavelli never seems to have considered himself a philosopher—indeed, he often overtly rejected philosophical inquiry as beside the point—nor do his credentials suggest that he fits comfortably into standard models of academic philosophy. His writings are maddeningly and notoriously unsystematic, inconsistent and sometimes self-contradictory. He tends to appeal to experience and example in the place of rigorous logical analysis. Yet there are good reasons to include Machiavelli among the greatest of political philosophers, some of which are internal to his writings. In spite of the temptation to emp...
Hey, Guys, Sino Po Ba Si Karl Marx?
\ \\ ... Karl Marx (1818–1883) is often treated as a revolutionary, an activist rather than a philosopher, whose works inspired the foundation of many communist regimes in the twentieth century. It is certainly hard to find many thinkers who can be said to have had comparable influence in the creation of the modern world. However, Marx was trained as a philosopher, and although often portrayed as moving away from philosophy in his mid-twenties—perhaps towards history and the social sciences—there are many points of contact with modern philosophical debates throughout his writings. The themes picked out here include Marx’s philosophical anthropology, his theory of history, his economic analysis, his critical engagement with contemporary capitalist society (raising issues about morality, ideology, and politics), and his prediction of a communist future. Marx’s early writings are dominated by an understanding of alienation, a distinct type of social ill whose diagnosis looks to rest on a ...