2. CULTURE Culture- cultura - latin term-to cultivate Culture in the broadest is cultivated behaviour; that is the totality of a person’s learned, accumulated experience which is socially transmitted ,or more briefly behaviour through social learning
3. CULTURAL SHOCK The difficulty have adjusting to new culture people had different markedly from their own. Emotional and physical discomfort that person feels while moving to new environment
4. SYMPTOMS OF CULTURAL SHOCK Symptoms Isolation and frustration Sleeping a lot Nervousness Home sickness Crying Other symptoms
5. PHASES OF CULTURAL SHOCK Honeymoon Phase - Fun Negotiation Phase - Flight Adjustment Phase - Fight Mastery Phase - Fit
6. REVERSE CULTURAL SHOCK Also called as Re-entry shock Return to home culture once accustomed to new one Find more surprising and difficult to deal with home culture
7. COPING UP WITH CULTURAL SHOCK Take care of yourself Reduce uncertainty Get away from it all Reduce demands Assume control Finish unfinished business Take advantage of your environment
8. CULTURAL CLUSTERS Based on similarities in cultural values and belief globe researcher have divided the participating societies into different cultural clusters. Some of them are: Latin Europe Southern Asia Latin America Arab cultures
9. ORGANISATION CULTURE An idea in the field of organisational studies and management Describes the psychology, attitude, experience, belief and values of an organisation Organisational norms, guidelines or expectations that presribe appropriate kind of behaviour by employees to achieve organisational goals
10. MERGERS AND ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE One of the biggest obstacle in merging is organisational culture Conflicting cultures Inter group conflict Identity Communication Problem Ego clash Human resource problem
