Work Place Culture Exchange by Meghashree Zaveri https://padlet.com/meghashreezaveri/yx24wj9oc9k6 en-us 2018-10-01 15:44:57 UTC 2018-10-01 16:22:17 UTC hello@padlet.com List crucial cultural elements you have learnt about OTHER Cultures meghashreezaveri https://padlet.com/meghashreezaveri/yx24wj9oc9k6/wish/287693716 - Nigeria:Make workplace colleagues as friends for life
- India: place of customs and superstitions
-Nigeria: Tips are not very prominent/encouraged
-Canada- does not encourage overtime
-Canada: tries to give work life balance to people
-Canada and Nigeria: work provides health plans for the whole family
-Nigeria: people tend to talk in local language at work, though not allowed officially
-Canada- to be very polite and considerate, free expressions, can practice their own religion.
-Canada: Men and women have equal opportunity
-Canada friendly with people with disability


]]> 2018-10-01 15:48:57 UTC https://padlet.com/meghashreezaveri/yx24wj9oc9k6/wish/287693716 List cultural elements & experiences in YOUR WORKPLACE • meghashreezaveri https://padlet.com/meghashreezaveri/yx24wj9oc9k6/wish/287694085 2018-10-01 15:49:27 UTC https://padlet.com/meghashreezaveri/yx24wj9oc9k6/wish/287694085 List cultural elements & experiences in YOUR WORKPLACE meghashreezaveri https://padlet.com/meghashreezaveri/yx24wj9oc9k6/wish/287694121 - Acceptance for LGBT community is limited to nill.
- India- has lots of customs and superstitions
- Giving gifts to team members and employees
- Perception of time: overwork is considered positive-encouraged to work more
- Socialising with coworkers and supervisors is looked well
-Dressing: formals except fridays
-India: management style is industry specific-flat for IT but hierarchal for structured industry like banks.
-Nigeria management style mostly hierarchal.
-India : Appraisal: annually. Awards quarterly.
-Nigeria: Appraisals 6 monthly, awards- yearly 
-India and Nigeria: Leaves: all national leaves plus 20 days annually
-India and  Nigeria: sabbatical leaves subject to approval
Nigeria: email preferred mode of communication
Nigeria: gender roles: preference to men over women to a large extent
Nigeria: not very disabled people friendly
-India: too warm greetings are not seen in a positive light
-India: Do not interpersonal space
-Nigeria: subjective on interpersonal space
-Topics of conversation: India: cricket, politics, movies
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