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  • About good work

    Creator:
    Lee, Wei-Tau
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    This research is an effort to explore the nature of good work, a concept that describes work that is beneficial to the physical, psychological, and social dimensions of its stakeholders, including and especially the worker. This effort is divided into four distinct parts. First, the construct of good work is...
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    aforementioned twelve work dimensions to develop and conduct a survey study at electronics manufacturing

  • Towards meaningful intercultural interactions: a case study of service-learning in a business writing classroom

    Creator:
    Sprague, Allen
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    The following thesis presents a case study analyzing a service-learning project implemented in a second-year level Writing in Business course at Oregon State University. The classroom project required business writing students to serve as cultural ambassadors and conversation partners with international students through INTO OSU's Cultural Ambassador Conversant Program. Relying...
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    -perceived understanding of selected OSU Learning Goals for Graduates and understanding of cross-cultural

  • Saudi Arabian Women Pursuing Higher Education at Oregon State University

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    Al-Sheikhly, Nadya A.
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    Since 2005, the United States has experienced a significant influx of international students from Saudi Arabia, particularly women (Bollang, 2006). The American educational structure is something Saudi women have never experienced due to the vast differences between both cultures in all facets. There is very little to no research conducted...
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    researched. This thesis study explores how Saudi women are adapting to the differences in educational

  • Bridging differences : Saudi Arabian students reflect on their educational experiences and share success strategies

    Creator:
    Shaw, Donna L. (Donna Laible)
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    This study examines the U.S. educational experiences of Saudi Arabian students. Using qualitative case study and photo-elicitation research methods, this study conducted multiple interviews with 25 Saudi students and explored their perceptions of their American learning environment, how it differed from Saudi Arabia, and the strategies they developed to successfully...
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    U.S. to study. The Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission in Washington, DC said that more students are

  • Designers from United States, Taiwan and South Korea develop hanbok inspired apparel: a cultural comparison of design elements

    Creator:
    Song, Sarah S.
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    The purpose of this study was to determine differences in the way a designer designs because of his or her cultural background. For example, would a designer from the US design with the same components of design in mind as someone from another country? The objective was not to explore...
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    . A cross cultural study was conducted of undergraduate, advanced apparel design students from

  • Exploring the New Visual Environment as a Strategy to Facilitate Successful Student Adjustment to Culture Shock Associated with Study Abroad

    Creator:
    DeVito, Laura
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    This thesis seeks to explore how visual cues in the new environment affect Chinese international students studying abroad in the United States. Through open-ended interviews, Photovoice, and focus groups, Chinese international students shared their perspectives on their orientation, residence, campus places, color association, and on-campus place preferences. During the study,...
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    to Culture Shock Associated with Study Abroad Abstract approved: Hua-yu Li

  • Mechanical engineering design across cultures : a method of designing for cultures

    Creator:
    Van Bossuyt, Douglas L.
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    Mechanical design is often based on formal methodologies such as Quality Function Deployment. Techniques to quantitatively account for attractability, sensory perception, and affective design have been successfully incorporated into these methods and are receiving growing acceptance across many industries. Although the adoption of these methods marks a large improvement for...
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    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 4.2.2 Criticisms of Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions . . . . . . . . . 35 4.3 The GLOBE Study

  • Measuring behavioral regulation in young children

    Creator:
    Wanless, Shannon B.
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    Early behavioral regulation has been identified as an important component of school readiness, yet few easy-to-administer measures exist that directly assess this skill in young children outside of the United States (U.S.). In this dissertation, two studies were conducted to examine the reliability and validity of a direct measure of...
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    one study, cross- cultural differences were found on a teacher-rated measure but no differences were

  • Faculty perspectives on diversity curriculum

    Creator:
    Ayala, Javier Ivan
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    This research addresses how instructors move from surface levels of diversity understanding to deep levels. The focus was higher education instructors who taught in a general education program, primarily teaching freshman students. The case location is at a public institution on the West coast. Using the literature on diversity and...
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    mixed method case study approach was used. Some 24 instructors were interviewed and 16 were

  • An empirical comparison of the absorptive capacity and responsiveness of Russian and American growth-oriented small and medium enterprises (SMEs)

    Creator:
    Fuller, Robert L.
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    This study examines the relationship between organizational absorptive capacity and organizational responsiveness to changes in their environment exhibited by growth-oriented SMEs in Russia. Adopting the theoretical framework and methodology used by Liao, Welsch and Stoica in their 2003 study of the absorptive capacity and organizational responsiveness of U.S. growth-oriented SMEs,...
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    ....................................................................................... 100 Cross-Cultural Measurement Bias ........................................................... 101