.... viewed from different perspectives in different countries. Regardless of the company’s location, good ethical practices provides economic benefits. Cultural Influences Culture creates a world taken for granted: it forms the unconscious premises of thought and action. Culture tends to be pervasive, touching every aspect of life. The pervasiveness of culture is manifest in two ways. First, according to Jones, culture provides an unquestioned context within which individual action and response take place. Even rational action is subject to the cultural definition of what is a meaningful goal and what are available means(16). Culturally determined respon .....

.... facts, principles, and methods 3. skill or technique In order to prove this claim we have to look at whether or not psychology can fill this definition above. Scientific study is a valid way of coming to an understanding of life, and can be very useful in every area of life. Science develops theories based on what is observed. It examines each theory with rigorous and scrupulous tests to see if it describes reality. The scientific method works well in observing and recording physical data and in reaching conclusions which either confirm or nullify a theory. During the mid-19th century, scholars (although at that time probably termed philosophers) want .....

.... be uprooted to a new school, city or neighborhood leaving their familiar social ties behind. They must often assume new household duties, possibly feel the financial loss and most importantly receive less support and nurturing from their parents. These are just a few implications of divorce but demonstrates how it changes the lives of children. Each child is unique, so the short and long term functioning of the children after divorce varies widely. Wallerstein and Kelly (1980) observed and interviewed parents and children three times in five years, and reported an estimate of one third of the children come out of divorce unharmed. Another one third funct .....

.... times were that each person should be protected, respected, and able to seek fulfillment in their lives. The Stoics and Epicureans put an individuals personal life the highest priority, above even social or political considerations. Within the moral core there are three main ideas. An individual has certain personal liberties that guarantee protection from the government, and that everyone has the right to live under a form of law with known procedures, that corresponds to everyone, including the people in the high offices or positions. This also pertains to a person’s right to think, talk, and worship in any way that they feel they need to without deprivi .....

.... a diverse array of reform activities that sometimes overclapped and sometimes diverged. Many reformers insisted that restoring democracy required stricter regulation of business, from local transit companies to the almighty trusts. Other reformers, emphasizing the humanitarian theme, called for laws to protect workers and the urban poor. Other progressives concentrated on schemes for reforming the structure of government, especially at the municipal level. Some reformers, viewing immigration, urban immortality, and incipient social disorder as the central problems, fought for immigration restriction, the abolition of prostitution and saloons, and other .....

.... must be able to convey ideas clearly and briefly. One must also have a clear and pleasant tone to his or her voice. This makes the person you are talking to more attentive, thus, more interested. The speaker must also be aware of his environment and the people he is speaking to. Environment plays a lot with what you say and try to convey to people. If you hear a bird chirping, you might incorporate it to what you where just about to say. This makes the person you're talking to even more comfortable with what you are trying to convey with your thoughts and ideas. This is how different things can effect one's communication skill, speaking. A second communica .....

.... perspective and believes that there is a negative side to everything. He has the tendency to take the gloomiest possible view of a situation. For example, if a tremendous rain storm was to occur, an optimist would say “well, we have been needing some rain” or “it’s going to be sunny tomorrow.” When a pessimist would say “I hate the rain” or “it’s never going to stop raining.” An optimistic person is upbeat and charismatic, and a pessimistic person is dejected and downhearted. An optimistic outlook is most successful and radiant. Although everything has both pleasant and unpleasant attributes, a pessimist overlooks the positive and dwells on the negative. .....

.... they take in more information then men do. Women don’t have the ability to filter out excess information which leads to a delay in important decisions being made. This doesn’t mean that the women’s brain is inferior to that of a mans. In fact men don’t have the ability to take in a large portion of information. They are detached from many of the human and personal aspects, finding it easier to form a thought from less information. Either way, men and women arrive at a decision regardless of their methods used. The impact of these decisions affect the manager-employee relationship differently. While female managers relate to their employees with more se .....