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The way training is delivered in a corporate environment has a tremendous effect on results. This study investigates the role of culture in the learning styles of adult French and American students enrolled in online training programs at an international university. Using Kolb's learning style inventory, the learning style preferences of respondents in both cultural groups will be classified as divergers, convergers, accommodators, and assimilators, reflecting their general tendencies toward learning environments as conceptualized by Kolb (1985). The assumption is that Americans prefer to learn from action-oriented methods and are more comfortable learning from activities that are not job related, such as role plays and games, than do their French counterparts who prefer to learn from job-related activities based on solid research. These preferences will then be examined in light of learners' responses to Hofstede's Culture in the Workplace questionnaire, which examines cultural tendencies towards collectivism/individualism, power orientation, uncertainty avoidance, masculinity, and long/short term orientation (Hofstede, 1980). The sample population will be composed of 150 American and 150 French trainees. They are all employed in multinationals and hold jobs that require them to attend corporate training and travel around the world. Conclusions will be drawn which compare French and American cultural differences in learning style preferences and the extent to which these preferences are mediated by cultural orientations as conceptualized by Hofstede (1980). Results will assist multinational corporations in understanding the role of culture in their training scenarios as they seek to provide more effective training for their increasingly cultural diverse learner populations which can provide some proof that they will be successful in using the new skills.

The debate over the existence of the chronic Lyme disease has elicited varied reactions. The failure to set standard care procedures for the patients has caused them serious loss. The lack of a unified claim over the disease presented financial loses to some patients. Some have even lost their lives in the process. To make matters worse, insurance companies are reluctant to offer cover, stating that the disease does not exist. This paper looks into the various viewpoints over the Lyme disease, and offers evidence to prove the existence of the disease.

Marketing is a very unique set of activities which show a great and valuable impact on the entire organization. A company cannot sell its all products to a single customer or at a same market. There are numerous markets and they all are diverse according to their demand and buying requirements. That's why each company needs to identify its market segmentation, market segmentation procedure, pattern of segmentation, basis of segmenting consumers and business market. Many companies use to be target oriented and they develop a target-marketing.

Society today is virtually borderless, thanks to the advent of technology. The internet and other options have made it possible to interact instantly with people from all over the world. Because of that, there are changes that have taken place in people's lives. One of those changes is in the way they eat. Where does their food come from? How did it get to their store and their table? This are the issues addressed here.

Typically, the types of criteria that determine the long and short-term success of policies include cost, efficacy, feasibility, and public relations implications. Cost criteria enable communities to determine whether…

The purpose of this paper is to apply a learning theory to an actual educational case study and scenario. The situation must be seen from the point-of-view of the nursing student scenario.

¶ … John Steinbeck's 1942 novel The Moon is Down can be interpreted as a propaganda piece, aimed at emboldening and comforting the conquered peoples of Europe during the Second World War.

This paper talks about software implementation of a social media application. The various aspects that go into its inception and development are discussed in length. Other topics covered in this paper include the role of a project manager and the importance of regression testing for any software. These topics are also discussed extensively here.

For over twenty-five years, DFA has walked a path between active money management, in which stock pickers use research to choose individual shares for a portfolio and the passive investment style of the Vanguard Group, that tracks stock-market indexes by buying whatever stocks are in them (Ossinger 2006, pp. R1). Apparently, such a style has proved more than successful for DFA, who has consistently made strides in the market since its years as a firm and continues on the path to future successes rooted in the basis and ideals of its initial development. Such a strategy should not be altered, and in maintaining this strategy and philosophy, DFA will likely continue to yield successful profit returns from its investments

¶ … Fair Trade Live Up to Its Ethical Objectives?