Sex and Culture
Author : Joseph Daniel Unwin
Publisher :
Page : 700 pages
File Size : 20,92 MB
Release : 1934
Category : Social Science
ISBN :
Author : Joseph Daniel Unwin
Publisher :
Page : 700 pages
File Size : 20,92 MB
Release : 1934
Category : Social Science
ISBN :
Author : Erin Meyer
Publisher : PublicAffairs
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 46,8 MB
Release : 2014-05-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1610392590
An international business expert helps you understand and navigate cultural differences in this insightful and practical guide, perfect for both your work and personal life. Americans precede anything negative with three nice comments; French, Dutch, Israelis, and Germans get straight to the point; Latin Americans and Asians are steeped in hierarchy; Scandinavians think the best boss is just one of the crowd. It's no surprise that when they try and talk to each other, chaos breaks out. In The Culture Map, INSEAD professor Erin Meyer is your guide through this subtle, sometimes treacherous terrain in which people from starkly different backgrounds are expected to work harmoniously together. She provides a field-tested model for decoding how cultural differences impact international business, and combines a smart analytical framework with practical, actionable advice.
Author : Stephen Akey
Publisher :
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 20,60 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Authors
ISBN : 9781932535396
"Thirty-nine essays devoted to a wide range of literary and cultural subjects, from poetry to painting to rock music" --
Author :
Publisher : Harvard Business Press
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 31,95 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781578518364
A collection of articles on the messy and often difficult process of changing workplace culture. The book examines why people resist change on both the corporate and individual levels.
Author : Mario Vargas Llosa
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 24,17 MB
Release : 2015-08-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0374710317
WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE A provocative essay collection that finds the Nobel laureate taking on the decline of intellectual life In the past, culture was a kind of vital consciousness that constantly rejuvenated and revivified everyday reality. Now it is largely a mechanism of distraction and entertainment. Notes on the Death of Culture is an examination and indictment of this transformation—penned by none other than Mario Vargas Llosa, who is not only one of our finest novelists but one of the keenest social critics at work today. Taking his cues from T. S. Eliot—whose essay "Notes Toward a Definition of Culture" is a touchstone precisely because the culture Eliot aimed to describe has since vanished—Vargas Llosa traces a decline whose ill effects have only just begun to be felt. He mourns, in particular, the figure of the intellectual: for most of the twentieth century, men and women of letters drove political, aesthetic, and moral conversations; today they have all but disappeared from public debate. But Vargas Llosa stubbornly refuses to fade into the background. He is not content to merely sign a petition; he will not bite his tongue. A necessary gadfly, the Nobel laureate Vargas Llosa, here vividly translated by John King, provides a tough but essential critique of our time and culture.
Author : Daniel Coyle
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 48,37 MB
Release : 2018-01-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0804176981
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The author of The Talent Code unlocks the secrets of highly successful groups and provides tomorrow’s leaders with the tools to build a cohesive, motivated culture. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BLOOMBERG AND LIBRARY JOURNAL Where does great culture come from? How do you build and sustain it in your group, or strengthen a culture that needs fixing? In The Culture Code, Daniel Coyle goes inside some of the world’s most successful organizations—including the U.S. Navy’s SEAL Team Six, IDEO, and the San Antonio Spurs—and reveals what makes them tick. He demystifies the culture-building process by identifying three key skills that generate cohesion and cooperation, and explains how diverse groups learn to function with a single mind. Drawing on examples that range from Internet retailer Zappos to the comedy troupe Upright Citizens Brigade to a daring gang of jewel thieves, Coyle offers specific strategies that trigger learning, spark collaboration, build trust, and drive positive change. Coyle unearths helpful stories of failure that illustrate what not to do, troubleshoots common pitfalls, and shares advice about reforming a toxic culture. Combining leading-edge science, on-the-ground insights from world-class leaders, and practical ideas for action, The Culture Code offers a roadmap for creating an environment where innovation flourishes, problems get solved, and expectations are exceeded. Culture is not something you are—it’s something you do. The Culture Code puts the power in your hands. No matter the size of your group or your goal, this book can teach you the principles of cultural chemistry that transform individuals into teams that can accomplish amazing things together. Praise for The Culture Code “I’ve been waiting years for someone to write this book—I’ve built it up in my mind into something extraordinary. But it is even better than I imagined. Daniel Coyle has produced a truly brilliant, mesmerizing read that demystifies the magic of great groups. It blows all other books on culture right out of the water.”—Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Option B, Originals, and Give and Take “If you want to understand how successful groups work—the signals they transmit, the language they speak, the cues that foster creativity—you won’t find a more essential guide than The Culture Code.”—Charles Duhigg, New York Times bestselling author of The Power of Habit and Smarter Faster Better
Author : Jacques Barzun
Publisher : Wesleyan University Press
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 16,11 MB
Release : 1989-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780819562371
The essence of culture is interpenetration. From any part of it the searching eye will discover connections with another part seemingly remote. If from my descriptions the reader finds this wide-angled view sharpened or expanded, my purpose in publishing these pages will have been served.
Author : Scott Timberg
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 36,89 MB
Release : 2015-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0300195885
Argues that United States' creative class is fighting for survival and explains why this should matter to all Americans.
Author : Charles Camosy
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,42 MB
Release : 2019
Category : SOCIAL SCIENCE
ISBN : 9781565486874
A Consistent Life Ethic, especially one which embraces Pope Francis' challenge to resist "throwaway culture", has the capacity to unite people who for the last several decades imagined themselves in a polarized culture war. Carefully examining a range of contemporary issues, this book articulates a new moral vision.
Author : Orian Brook
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 10,12 MB
Release : 2020-09-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1526144174
Culture will keep you fit and healthy. Culture will bring communities together. Culture will improve your education. This is the message from governments and arts organisations across the country; however, this book explains why we need to be cautious about culture. Offering a powerful call to transform the cultural and creative industries, Culture is bad for you examines the intersections between race, class, and gender in the mechanisms of exclusion in cultural occupations. Exclusion from culture begins at an early age, the authors argue, and despite claims by cultural institutions and businesses to hire talented and hardworking individuals, women, people of colour, and those from working class backgrounds are systematically disbarred. While the inequalities that characterise both workforce and audience remain unaddressed, the positive contribution culture makes to society can never be fully realised.