This paper is an introduction to a study of what 4,000 Israelis had to say about their leisure, culture, and communication. In a national survey conducted during the spring of 1970, we gathered data on a large variety of cultural activities. With respect to each of them, an effort was made to measure both supply and demand. Thus, we know for cultural events taking place outside the home which e...

OBJECTIVE We sought to determine medical students' learning outcomes following exposure to a 4-hour group medical visit (GMV) curriculum that focused on Spanish-speaking patients who had diabetes. The GMV was part of a 4-week block family medicine clerkship for third-year medical students. METHODS We conducted a 1-year longitudinal, prospective study using a before and after survey and a qual...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the students' attitudes towards cultural activities and institutions in the university to improve it. This study was based on a survey method along with self-assessment questionnaire and stratified random sampling among 350 university students in the first semester of the academic year 1392-1391. For the validity and reliability of the questionnaire, face v...

Cultural issues affect patients’, families’, and providers’ perspectives on health, illness, and disease, thus a provider’s sensitivity and awareness to cultural issues can influence the quality and outcome of the patient and family encounter. As the population of the United States becomes more culturally diverse, health care professionals render care to patients whose cultural beliefs, values,...

AIMS To evaluate the acceptability and effectiveness of cultural competence and antiracism training to professionals providing services to ill or disabled children. METHODS Immediate post-training and retrospective questionnaire survey of trainees. Main outcome measures were acceptability; perceived relevance to practice; previous training in this area; perceived impact on professionals' conf...

Current cross-cultural interface research addresses cross-cultural attitudes towards computers and some cross-cultural interface design issues. However, it does not address cross-cultural perception and understanding. Much of this work is based on surveys and self reported evidence which does not provide the empirical data that is needed to understand this area of research. This paper outlines ...

This paper provides an exploratory analysis of cultural conflicts that potentially hinder knowledge sharing in the context of cross-national and knowledge-intensive projects including Austrian and Chinese project members. We firstly give an overview of central cultural concepts from a national viewpoint, highlight typical conflicts in projects, and discuss key factors that stimulate knowledge s...

Despite the importance of cultural competence in health care, there has been no research to develop a framework for cultural competence in the Iranian context. This qualitative study at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences aimed to elucidate the views of medical faculty staff on the components of cross-cultural competence and compare these with similar studies published in English. Using a co...

Global retailers are expanding their business to countries with diverse cultures and consumer preferences. Competitive and sustainable retail chains require advanced e-services linked to in-store digital innovations. This research focuses on cultural dimensions and the implications of implementing global and internet-linked e-service innovations. The research studies how cultural dimensions inf...