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This 11 page paper discusses the importance of culture in Human Resource management practice and its impact in various areas. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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an interesting exchange about cultures, it can also create a potential for conflict. Part of the task of the Human Resources manager is to find people who are the best
"fit," not only for the job but for the company overall. This includes considering a persons cultural background. To take a blatant example, it would be unfair and unreasonable to
expect a devout Hindu who does not eat beef to work as a restaurant critic where he must eat steak. This is an exaggerated example, but it serves to show
that a persons cultural background can have an impact on their job performance, or in fact on the position that Human Resources might consider appropriate for them. This paper considers
the impact of national culture on human resources tasks. Discussion The first task is to define what is meant by "national culture," and that is difficult, because no one can
decide on what a culture really is. There are some things that seem to indicate a common opinion of what it might be, however. For one thing, most people consider
"national culture" in regard to their country, even though the "theoretical basis of nationality is not well developed" and is a relatively recent development (Theories of national culture). Nationalism and
the rise of nation-states owes a lot to the invention of the printing press, the increase of literacy throughout populations, and the development of economic markets "in the context of
developing capitalism" (Theories of national culture). Capitalism in turn was dependent on technology for its development and "as technology developed, scientific understanding of the technology of production became increasingly important"
(Theories of national culture). One theorist suggests that the idea of national identity begins with the idea that "two people are of the same nation if they recognize each other
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