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The MTPD fosters awareness about national identity, as a cohesive whole, provides contexts and the impact these have on one’s role in the society. For example, the functioning of marginalized communities. We are educating students, addressing cultural differences, making clear that we share universal rights and dignity no matter where we are from, by emphasizing that one cannot explain away injustices by cultural relativism.
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Diversity is being invited to the party and inclusion is dancing at the party

The interviewee shared that the firm has made a shift to a more “culturally sensitive corporate environment”. A good example of this cultural awareness is that the firm has introduced a policy that allows people to leave a meeting if they feel (culturally) inhibitive or prohibitive with the behavior their col-leagues are presenting. Another shift in the firm is that they are anticipating building a culturally centered diversity community.

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Managing an international company on cultural diversity management
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Managing an international company on cultural diversity management

In this Case Model, the managing director of a direct sales company was interviewed to identify and navigate the way culture influences people in an international work environment. The six cultural dimen-sions according to Geert Hofstede were looked at and used to identify differences. We also looked at what impact cultural limitations have on the employees, how these are dealt with, and in what way language and the interpretation thereof plays a role in preventing and resolving miscommunications.

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Intercultural Challenges in the Construction Industry
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Intercultural Challenges in the Construction Industry

The interviewee works in construction in different countries including Germany, the United-Kingdom, The Netherlands and different Arab countries such as Saudi-Arabia, Kuwait and the United Emirates.

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Intercultural Communication at a Language School

This case model is based on the interview of a school, situated in the Netherlands, that teaches Dutch as a second language. At the school, many people from different cultures come together on a daily basis and learn Dutch. Most people come from Iran, Syria, or Turkey.

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The effects of cultural differences on a diverse International Company
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The effects of cultural differences on a diverse International Company

For this interview, the vice president of a multimedia company was interviewed. In this interview, the cultural differences and situations of the interviewee were shared. The interviewee explained and gave insights on several situations where the cultural aspect is listed in. Furthermore, examples of inhibitive and prohibitive situations on the work floor are mentioned (Hofstede et al., 2002). The company consists of a very diverse company culture, where all the cultures and behaviours are respected. This is seen by the diverse ethnicities in the workplace with co-workers with an Indian, Polish, Russian and Japanese background.

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Asset management for real estate in several countries in Europe
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Asset management for real estate in several countries in Europe

The countries where they deploy their activities concerning asset management for real estate are Belgium, Germany, United Kingdom, Czech and of course the Netherlands. Within This company there are also four languages which are spoken: English, Dutch, German and Czech. The top of the hierarchy is obligated to master at least three languages. In general, they communicate in English. These languages function for internal communication and also for external communication since we have international clients.

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Cultural diversity in a big four company
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Cultural diversity in a big four company

Forensic accounting is a procedure performed by auditors, where they conduct an examination on accounting practices, that investigate fraudulent actions. Through this examination, fraud and embezzlement are addressed. The auditor then must determine where the questionable financing has been allocated, by asking the entity to explain the nature of a financial transaction in court.

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International Flower Seed
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International Flower Seed

We interviewed a senior level manager who deals with International clients in the following continents: South America, Asia and Europe. The company has over 800 clients based in 30 different countries. The interview was investigating the impact of culture in different countries within the flower sector.

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