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.
A 19 years-old female New Zealander employee is currently working as retail assistant in a Multinational fashion retail company. The firm started in America and has now expanded to around 136 countries around the world, including New Zealand. This work is complemented by his studies in Auckland University of Technology
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.
A French female worker started her career with an international sports company when she was 22 years old and a trainee. After 23 years of hard work with the same company, she is now an industry director specializing in the area of gloves.
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