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Comparing the results of four different international consumer behavior studies to see their similarities and differences is the goal of this analysis. Included in this analysis is the use of the Hofstede Model of Cultural Dimensions to illustrate how cultural differences require marketers to precisely tune and target their messages and strategies over the long-term.

Gun laws are a particularly divisive issue around the world, as they are often associated with more or less alarming crime levels. While people are generally inclined to support the expression "guns don't kill people; people kill people", it is only safe to assume that crimes are largely dependent on gun laws. Some countries are known to express zero tolerance regarding gun ownership while others promote the belief that it is perfectly normal for guns to be accessible to the masses. Particular groups believe that harsh gun laws are imposed by bigoted politicians who are unable to understand matters from an objective point of view and certain communities consider that gun ownership needs to be controlled using severe means. All things considered, gun laws worldwide differ on account of Constitutions and depending on how people in some countries perceive weapons.

Chinese-American Women and Their Experiences With Discrimination in the Workplace

During the past five decades, the phenomenon of understanding how language is acquired has intrigued historians, theorists and scholars alike. Although language learning can occur at many different stages in one's…

E-commerce is examined in the context of the relationship between firms and their customers and the implications for customer loyalty within E-commerce website. While a large number of consumers in China begin to shop…

There are many historical correctional institutions located across the U.S. Perhaps one of the most well-known is Alcatraz. However there are many smaller institutions with relevant history sprinkled throughout the U.S.

This essay performs an exegesis of Philippians 2:5, and focuses on the way in which the language of the verse reflects its larger theological argument. The verse contains an ambiguous verb, and only by examining it in context can one understand how it functions as a means of describing the spiritual experience of both Jesus and his followers. In the end, it may be considered a kind of fractal representation of the eternal nature of Jesus, contained in the finite experience of a human being.

Personal Thinking Styles The LSI Assessment was an illuminating exercise and for the most part is congruent with my own self-awareness of strengths and weaknesses as they relate to managerial and leadership behaviors. My top style is Affiliative (99% percentile) followed by Self-Actualizing (97% percentile). My greatest limiting factor is Approval (95% percentile). My two greatest styles are exemplified in how I choose to organize and manage student and work projects, looking to ensure everyone has a voice in the project and feels a strong sense of ownership for its value. I believe that affiliation is stronger than power or ordering people to do their jobs. If employees are completely dedicated to the tasks internally they'll push themselves harder and further than anyone could do through the use of transactional leadership techniques (Arond-Thomas, 2004). Possibly given the many jobs I've had earlier in my life that were very much managed through a power-based approach to management, I still resent leaders who are autocratic and rely just on their position to literally push employees around. While power is celebrated in many management and leadership texts and the popular media, I think it is the ugliest form of leadership. It is the lazy way to get work done as a manager. It is far more difficult, and rewarding, to get employees to believe in the vision of a business and feel they "belong" and "fit in". I feel these two values are extremely important for any employee, including myself when working for a business or on a student project. These are the values and precepts that also underscore transformational leadership and the ability to make lasting, long-term and very significant changes to any organization's direction and ability to compete (Gurley, Wilson, 2011). Having had to at times participate in virtual learning and working teams, I've found that affiliative leadership skills work well for mitigating misunderstandings and breaking down the barriers between students and employees. Affiliative leadership is an excellent trait for managing and leading virtual teams as well (Gurley, Wilson, 2011).

The concept of Autonomy in "Paradise Lost"

Carl Rogers introduced the non-directive form of therapeutic communication wherein the nurse or therapist leads the patient to his own discovery of his own recovery. This theory was revolutionary during Rogers time when therapeutic communication was almost exclusively the therapist's and the patient only accepts.