Posted in linking logs on Apr 17th, 2010
Everyday, I send interesting links to people via e-mail, instant message, or Twitter. There’s no reason to confine these links just to people I know. Below you’ll find the interesting tidbits for 2010-04-08 through 2010-04-17: Invisibility cloak created in 3-DApparently these folks are unfamiliar with the exploits of one Mr. Harry Potter… When Couples Fight [...]
Posted in linking logs on Mar 11th, 2010
Everyday, I send interesting links to people via e-mail, instant message, or Twitter. There’s no reason to confine these links just to people I know. Below you’ll find the interesting tidbits for 2010-02-23 through 2010-03-10: Clients From HellJust like it says… Social Media Network Icons | Komodo Media Moyer Made – Projects: 1/6th Scale Chevrolet [...]
Posted in business on Jun 6th, 2008
Harry Triandis (2003) of the University of Illinois describes three factors that inhibit intercultural cooperation: perceived similarity, ethnocentrism, and class structure (pp. 487-489). Studies have shown that during times of conflict individuals tend to congregate into groups of similar individuals. There is no guarantee that these people are the same, only the perception that they [...]
With the globalization of the world economy, the average employee is more likely than ever to encounter a coworker or business associate from a different culture. In his New York Times op-ed piece, David Brooks observes that “while global economies are converging, cultures are diverging” (Brooks, 2005). In the face of globalization and apparent backlash [...]