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305 EI glossary
Business management 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bias | Prejudice |
| Collectivism | An emphasis on group work and accomplishments |
| Connotation | Associated or underlyng meaning |
| Cultural sentsitivity | The willingness to adjust your opinions and behaviors so that you value people and ideas from other cultures |
| Culture | The customs,habits , and traditions of a particular group of people |
| Diversity | All the ways in which people differ |
| Ethnocentrism | The belief that your owwn culture is naturally better than other cultures |
| Globaalization | The rapid and unimpeded flow of capital , labor ,and ideas across national borders |
| Ignorance | Lack of Knowledge or information |
| Individualism | An emphsis n independent work and accomplishments |
| Negotiation | The process of one person reaching an agreement with another person to meet specfic needs or wants |
| Nonverbal communcation | Communcation that uses body language instead of words or to support words |
| Prejudice | Opinion or judgment that is based on feeling or hearsay , rather than fact ; bias |
| Primary dimensions of diversity | Inborn differences that cannot be changed and affect a person's entire life; include such characteristics as age , race/ethnicity , nationality ,sexual orientation , and certain physical and mental traits and abilities |
| Secondary dimensions of diversity | Differences tht may change at various points throughout one's lifetime;include such characteristics as language ,religion, income , geographic location, family status ,work experience ,communication style ,and education level |
| Stereoype | a set image or an assumption about a person or thing |
| Subculture | A secondary group within a dominant culture |
| Valuing diversity | Openly acknowledging differences and believing that they are assets instead of pro |