A group of people may have different perceptions toward a specific topic, movie, book, discussion etc, this happened with the documental “The Corporation” that was analyzed by few teams of four, five people in class and allowed each member to express her/himself opinion about it. It’s incredible how different those opinions might be and an important factor is to know how to listen and learn how to be argumentative with your own answers and thoughts. It’s important to keep your mind open to new ideas and other perceptions.
This last idea lead us to Kristian Jakobsen, a person who give us a very interesting lecture about culture perspectives comparing Colombian culture with Denmark culture trough Hofstede dimensions. Is different listen a person who has grown within a different culture than just read about it on a book or search data trough Internet. His experience and speech was a great added value to the class specially because of the results of the comparison made, that showed that both cultures are extremely opposite in each dimension. By understanding the backgrounds of each society is possible to explain certain kind of behavior, or why people is individualistic or why a high masculinity behavior exist. Is a very interesting exercise that could be applied to compare Colombia with other different countries and learn more about other cultures.
miércoles, 30 de julio de 2008
miércoles, 23 de julio de 2008
THE CORPORATION
1. What role should the corporation play in our lives and society, if any?
The role the corporation should play is offer to the customers or potential buyers a sense of safety and security knowing that what they are offering is made under the right law, the correct standards and always taking care of the environment, not cheating on the process they use to put finally into the market a finish product and more important It should play an educational role for future generations.
2. Should corporations be entitled to the same legal rights as individuals? Where should the line be drawn?
Yes, corporations should be entitled to the same legal rights as individuals. They have the same responsibility than a person and play an extremely important role within the society, any wrong action or behavior has a consequence in the welfare of any kind of life and no matter that a corporation is made by a group of people working together toward a common objective, they are perceived as a unique entity.
3. How can we ensure corporations are held accountable for their actions? Should individuals (directors, employees, shareholders) bear any responsibility for the actions of a corporation? If so, to what degree?
I think the only way to ensure that, is creating a stronger judiciary system that regulates the behavior of each of the corporations, or an specific organization in charge of investigate and punish if necessary. The directors or shareholders, or any in charge of create and implement the strategy by which the company is guiding it actions should bear all the responsibility for the actions of the corporations, the employees are just working for a salary having no power within the company to take important and managerial decisions but the others I mentioned before are the ones who decide which road the company will follow whether it is legal or not an must take full responsibility over it.
4. Do you think corporations are the root cause of the problem, or is it consumerism, capitalism, or all three?
I think they do not have full responsibility, it is a fault also of the consumers and the governments but the power the corporations has is so strong is more in their hands to change what is wrong.
5. Do you agree with the film’s diagnosis that the corporation is a psychopath?
Yes I do, corporations are taking decisions without having into account human effects and the way they have been acting is not accurate, they just think in profitability and it seems like a disease and obviously, profit is important to survive and keep running a business but it can`t be damaging human life, animal life, the environment, the air and future generations.
The role the corporation should play is offer to the customers or potential buyers a sense of safety and security knowing that what they are offering is made under the right law, the correct standards and always taking care of the environment, not cheating on the process they use to put finally into the market a finish product and more important It should play an educational role for future generations.
2. Should corporations be entitled to the same legal rights as individuals? Where should the line be drawn?
Yes, corporations should be entitled to the same legal rights as individuals. They have the same responsibility than a person and play an extremely important role within the society, any wrong action or behavior has a consequence in the welfare of any kind of life and no matter that a corporation is made by a group of people working together toward a common objective, they are perceived as a unique entity.
3. How can we ensure corporations are held accountable for their actions? Should individuals (directors, employees, shareholders) bear any responsibility for the actions of a corporation? If so, to what degree?
I think the only way to ensure that, is creating a stronger judiciary system that regulates the behavior of each of the corporations, or an specific organization in charge of investigate and punish if necessary. The directors or shareholders, or any in charge of create and implement the strategy by which the company is guiding it actions should bear all the responsibility for the actions of the corporations, the employees are just working for a salary having no power within the company to take important and managerial decisions but the others I mentioned before are the ones who decide which road the company will follow whether it is legal or not an must take full responsibility over it.
4. Do you think corporations are the root cause of the problem, or is it consumerism, capitalism, or all three?
I think they do not have full responsibility, it is a fault also of the consumers and the governments but the power the corporations has is so strong is more in their hands to change what is wrong.
5. Do you agree with the film’s diagnosis that the corporation is a psychopath?
Yes I do, corporations are taking decisions without having into account human effects and the way they have been acting is not accurate, they just think in profitability and it seems like a disease and obviously, profit is important to survive and keep running a business but it can`t be damaging human life, animal life, the environment, the air and future generations.
lunes, 21 de julio de 2008
DATA BASIS AND CULTURE
It’s extremely important to take advantage of the tools the university offers to the students. Learning how to use the data basis provides new sources of knowledge and very useful information not only for this subject but also for daily life.
For an international negotiator is crucial to understand how cultures work, the differences, what makes unique a country, a person, and an organization in order to be able to perform successfully in real life. The gender, the social status, the level of education, and the experiences from the past among others factors affect human behavior and the culture.
¿ Which is the main objective of having a clear and correct corporate culture?
The main objective is having a standard by which all the workers or owners will perform their daily activities. Provides "order and communication" in order to be all in the same page, working for the same objectives and doing it in the same way.
SOURCE: Exploring issues in culture and competence
McAuley, John. Human Relations. New York: Apr 1994. Vol. 47, Iss. 4; pg. 417, 14 pgs
For an international negotiator is crucial to understand how cultures work, the differences, what makes unique a country, a person, and an organization in order to be able to perform successfully in real life. The gender, the social status, the level of education, and the experiences from the past among others factors affect human behavior and the culture.
¿ Which is the main objective of having a clear and correct corporate culture?
The main objective is having a standard by which all the workers or owners will perform their daily activities. Provides "order and communication" in order to be all in the same page, working for the same objectives and doing it in the same way.
SOURCE: Exploring issues in culture and competence
McAuley, John. Human Relations. New York: Apr 1994. Vol. 47, Iss. 4; pg. 417, 14 pgs
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