Understanding Global Cultures
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Understanding Global Cultures: Metaphorical Journeys Through 31 Nations, Clusters of Nations, Continents, and Diversity
By Martin J. Gannon, Rajnandini PillaiThe sharing of rice and several other dishes at a communal table is an important ritual for both family and business, and sharing food or drink with guests remains the primary means of building relationships.
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Understanding Global Cultures: Metaphorical Journeys Through 34 Nations, Clusters of Nations, Continents, and Diversity
By Martin J. Gannon, Rajnandini Pillaisites include other types of rice- or wheat-noodle soups, steamed glutinous rice, rice porridge, and sweet desserts. In short, food is a large part of ritual celebrations in Vietnam, with vast feasts ushering in weddings and funerals.
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Understanding Global Cultures: Metaphorical Journeys Through 34 Nations, Clusters of Nations, Continents, and Diversity
By Martin J. Gannon, Rajnandini PillaiRecently, the Brits have also discovered Estonia as a choice destination for bachelors' parties, and Estonia's capital city of 400,000 people is now featured in the “Hedonist Guide,” along with Madrid and Miami.
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Understanding Global Cultures: Metaphorical Journeys Through 34 Nations, Clusters of Nations, Continents, and Diversity
By Martin J. Gannon, Rajnandini PillaiThis facility with spoken English was partly responsible for the enormous growth of call centers in India. Call centers are part of business process outsourcing (BPO), which arose when Western companies discovered the large pool of ...
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Understanding Global Cultures: Metaphorical Journeys Through 29 Nations, Clusters of Nations, Continents, and Diversity
By Martin J. Gannon, Rajnandini PillaiItaly has been historically victimized by overwhelming natural disasters: volcanoes, floods,famines,andearthquakes. ... The Opera Metaphor To understand Italy it is helpful to look at the opera, the art form that Italians invented and ...
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Understanding Global Cultures: Metaphorical Journeys Through 28 Nations, Clusters of Nations, and Continents
By Martin J. GannonUnderstanding Global Cultures, Third Edition presents the cultural metaphor as a method for understanding the cultural mindsets of a nation, a cluster of nations, and even of a continent.
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Understanding Global Cultures: Metaphorical Journeys Through 17 Countries
By Martin J. GannonWith a unique perspective on global multiculturalism and diversity, this book introduces a new method, the cultural metaphor, for understanding easily and quickly the cultural mindset of a nation and...
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Understanding Global Cultures: Metaphorical Journeys Through 17 Countries
By Martin J. GannonThis book, a best-seller in its first edition, uses cultural metaphors to help students and managers understand, describe, and compare national cultures.
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Understanding Global Cultures: Metaphorical Journeys Through 23 Nations
By Martin J. GannonThis book, a best-seller in its first edition, uses cultural metaphors to help students and managers understand, describe, and compare national cultures. In adding countries covered, the author introduces new...