Prof. John MbeleWORKSHOP: CULTURE AND GLOBALIZATION
Venue: Arusha Community Church
Date: July 3, 2010: 9:00am-1:00pm
Presenter: Professor Joseph L. Mbele (St. Olaf College, USA)
Workshop Theme
The world is increasingly becoming a global village, with serious implications. What is globalization? What are the consequences of globalization? What is the global village? Will the global village be a pleasant place or a place of tension and suffering? What is our strategy for coping in the global village? Globalization brings both opportunities and challenges. What are these?
Within this broad framework, this workshop will focus on the cultural dimensions of globalization. In the global village, people of different cultures will have to interact, through living or working together. We will have to deal with people whose values, expectations, ways of thinking, acting and communicating are different from ours. Are we prepared for these challenges?
As we go abroad, to do business, to live, or just travel, we will encounter cultural differences. Even if we just stay in our own countries, we will deal with foreigners, whose cultures are different from ours. We need to understand these differences, in order to be effective in our dealings with foreign companies, business partners, volunteers, tourists, students, co-workers, and friends. How prepared are we when we embark on business ventures abroad? Without cultural literacy, can we conduct effective diplomacy?
As foreign companies, enterprises and organizations move into places like Africa, should they bring their values and ways of doing things to Africa, or should they adapt to the African ways? What are the pros and cons of either strategy? Some people talk about international standards. Are these international standards, or just European and American?
Such are the questions this workshop will address, building on Professor Mbele’s experience in conducting such workshops in the U.S.A. and Tanzania. His knowledge and experience together will open new doors and new horizons. The workshop will be interactive, with participants freely asking questions and contributing their own perspectives. This strategy worked well in previous workshops, and this workshop should be even better.
Registration at the conference venue: Arusha Community Church
Fee: 20,000 shillings
Inquiries: info@africonexion.com
Phone: 0717 413 073
http://www.josephmbele.blogspot.com
http://www.hapakwetu.blogspot.com
Venue: Arusha Community Church
Date: July 3, 2010: 9:00am-1:00pm
Presenter: Professor Joseph L. Mbele (St. Olaf College, USA)
Workshop Theme
The world is increasingly becoming a global village, with serious implications. What is globalization? What are the consequences of globalization? What is the global village? Will the global village be a pleasant place or a place of tension and suffering? What is our strategy for coping in the global village? Globalization brings both opportunities and challenges. What are these?
Within this broad framework, this workshop will focus on the cultural dimensions of globalization. In the global village, people of different cultures will have to interact, through living or working together. We will have to deal with people whose values, expectations, ways of thinking, acting and communicating are different from ours. Are we prepared for these challenges?
As we go abroad, to do business, to live, or just travel, we will encounter cultural differences. Even if we just stay in our own countries, we will deal with foreigners, whose cultures are different from ours. We need to understand these differences, in order to be effective in our dealings with foreign companies, business partners, volunteers, tourists, students, co-workers, and friends. How prepared are we when we embark on business ventures abroad? Without cultural literacy, can we conduct effective diplomacy?
As foreign companies, enterprises and organizations move into places like Africa, should they bring their values and ways of doing things to Africa, or should they adapt to the African ways? What are the pros and cons of either strategy? Some people talk about international standards. Are these international standards, or just European and American?
Such are the questions this workshop will address, building on Professor Mbele’s experience in conducting such workshops in the U.S.A. and Tanzania. His knowledge and experience together will open new doors and new horizons. The workshop will be interactive, with participants freely asking questions and contributing their own perspectives. This strategy worked well in previous workshops, and this workshop should be even better.
Registration at the conference venue: Arusha Community Church
Fee: 20,000 shillings
Inquiries: info@africonexion.com
Phone: 0717 413 073
http://www.josephmbele.blogspot.com
http://www.hapakwetu.blogspot.com
(US Blogger)
ReplyDeleteHawa jamaa wanaleta zogo sana. Hawajui siye hapa tunasukuma uchumi wa dunia na tumetulia tuli
John Mashaka, Dr. Shayo, Prof. Mbele rudini Tanzania mkale vumbi mmeishiwa na sera. Nitawaweka kwenye payroll yangu
Mashaka John $9,000 a month
Dr. Shayo $4,000 a month
Prof. Mbele $3,000 a month
Dr. US Blogger
Alumni Oxford University
Economics Department
Prof. Joseph Mbele, hili la John jina jipya? Changamkia ofa ya US blogger!
ReplyDeleteKAFULIA HUYO. KAMA KWELI ANATAKA KUELIMISHA UMMA, MBONA ANACHARGE KIINGILIO..... IT SHOULD BE A FREE WORKSHOP IF YOU REALY WANNA HELP THE SOCIETY.
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ReplyDeletepigeni shule ya kueleweka watanzania.
globalization gani hiyo wakati tunaruhusu hawa wachina majambazi kuja kutuvurugia nchi.
i sound like racist but we have serious problem here to address with this chines they are terribly horable people to let them spread in our country. they are more bad than wakoloni arabs,german,and english what they didi to earlier to our country.
kumbukeni historia hawajamaa walituletea shangaza tuvalishe wakezetu viunoni na glass/vioo wao wakachukuwa alimasi,dhahabu,na pembe za ndovu na vifaru.
haya mambo bado yanaruhusiwa kuendelea na wanasiasa.
tufunguke macho jamanii
kuna mmoja hapa kauliza kama anataka kuelimisha jamii mbona jamii inalipia sasa, hivi kwani kila kinachotolewa katika jamii huwa ni bure, huyu hafanyi kazi ya kanisa na sio serikali, sasa gharama zote yeye atazipata wapi, sasa wewe mmanerumango hutokwenda kwa sababu kuna kiingilio,ila baa kwa sababu hamna kiingilio ndio maana hatukosi attendance, hutujui faida na thamani ya elimu, utashangaa wageni wengi ukumbini kuliko wenyeji, ugenini elimu hasa kama hii ni lulu kuliko tunvyothania,mdau hapa hyderabad.
ReplyDeleteHao Chinese ni wakuwa nao makini sana. Hapa U.S., toys nyingi za watoto zinatoka China, na huwa zina too much lead(risasi) ambayo inaweza kuhatarisha afya ya watumiaji(watoto). Chinese ni wataalamu wa kutengeneza products ambazo ni sub-standard. Mimi binafsi sikubaliani na hii concept ya kuwa invite Africa na kujifanyia watakalo. Pia concept ya globalization siikubali moja kwa moja. Sababu kubwa inayonifanya niisikubali hii concept ya globalization ni kupotea kwa originality ya product. Kwa mfano, hapa U.S., Chrysler Corporation wana division iitwayo Dodge. Hutengeneza magari aina ya Dodge. Parts za Dodge hutoka sehemu mbali mbali duniani, kama Mexico, Germany,China, n.k. Sasa Dodge ni U.S. brand, lakini parts zinatoka overseas. Huoni kwamba originality ya Dodge ina fade? Tusisahau miaka michache iliyopita wakati tulikuwa tunahusisha products directly na nchi zilikotoka? Kwa mfano, tukiona Mercedes Benz tulikuwa tunawasifia Germans kuwa ni engineers wazuri. Au tukiona Volvo barabarani tunasema wa Swedish wanatengeneza magari mazuri. Leo hii Volvo iko owned na Ford Motor Co., ya Detroit, U.S. Baadhi ya magari ya GM yanatengenezwa Mexico. Kwa trend hii, originality ya product ina fade. Jaguar ya U.K., iko owned na TATA ya India. Come on folks. Let's be serious now.
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