Going Against Core Principles and Values... Tough

      
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		            		Graham
Teacher, Thailand
			            
Going Against Core Principles and Values... Tough

	          		Adapting to a cultural situation is all well and good until an individual is faced with the need of going against their core principles and values and then the trouble starts... Do they do the right thing culturally and betray their own core values, or do they say no and stand up for what they think is the right thing?
				      
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						            	Wulf-Dieter Krueger
Teacher, Thailand
												
				                CQ Has to Work from Both Ends

													The entity as well as the employee have to have CQ. After all, the entity hires expats to assist them meeting its objectives outside its own culture.

If the entity insists on the employee to totally adapt to its own culture, as may be observed in Asia quite often, the employee is a mere adornment to the entity without objectives (provided there were any) being achieved.
				                
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						            	Tsangue Tchiaze
Student (University), Cameroon
												
				                Analyse Company Culture First...

													It is good to study and be well informed of the culture you are venturing into, so as to determine if it is inline with your values and belief system or not, otherwise you might end up creating a problems both ways that might not be solved easily.
				                
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						            	Graham
Teacher, Thailand
												
				                Going Against Core Principles

													It is good to study and be well informed of the culture you are venturing into, so that when you hav... Sign up
				              
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						            	James R Taylor, United States
												
				                Going Against Core Principles

													Good point concerning core principles or values. The core principles/values of an individual are wha... Sign up
				              
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						            	Graham
Teacher, Thailand
												
				                Going Against Core Principles

													I agree. It is not a matter of who is right or wrong. Everyone is an individual even though they may... Sign up
				              
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						            	Daniel Newton Obaka, United States
												
				                Adapt to Evolving Changes

													Graham, you are right to note the challenges facing the evolving cultural integration. On the other,... Sign up
				              
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						            	Arif ur Rehman
Professor, Pakistan
												
				                Challenging Core Values

													Mr. Graham I fully appreciate your problem - a situation challenging one's core values and principle... Sign up
				              
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						            	Graham
Teacher, Thailand
												
				                Challenging Core Values

													Arif Ur, you have hit the nail on the head!... Sign up
				              
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						            	Karen Petersen, Canada
												
				                Consider this an Opportunity to Challenge our Core Values!

													However, I think that living and working in another culture is an opportunity for each of us to exam... Sign up
				              
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						            	Wulf-Dieter Krueger
Teacher, Thailand
												
				                Challenging Core Values

													Agreed, however, as said before, there is only a rich benefit if there is interaction at both ends. ... Sign up
				              
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						            	Tamara Mislan
Student (University), United States
												
				                Stand Up for what You Value and Believe In

													Mr. Graham I taught in a large non profit organization where the company culture was very bias. I st... Sign up
				              
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						            	Wulf-Dieter Krueger
Teacher, Thailand
												
				                Stand Up for ..

													@Tamara Mislan:  To quit is not an option, really, since at the core there are the students who need... Sign up
				              
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						            	Tamara Mislan
Student (University), United States
												
				                I Quit the Organization Because they do not Practice Healthy Values

													@Wulf-Dieter Krueger: There is no hope for the organizations bias opinions. After working there for ... Sign up
				              
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						            	Wulf-Dieter Krueger
Teacher, Thailand
												
				                Stand Up for what You Believe In

													If you work in institutions, where 'natives' work, having a government official life-time job, becau... Sign up
				              
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