Understanding cultural differences can strengthen a multicultural team
Scandinavian companies have been less than successful at developing software abroad. But there are scientific answers to the challenge.
Scandinavian companies have been less than successful at developing software abroad. But there are scientific answers to the challenge.
Social Sciences
May 28, 2021
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Your native language could impact your musical ability. A global study that compared the melodic and rhythmic abilities of almost half a million people speaking 54 different languages found that tonal speakers are better ...
Social Sciences
Apr 26, 2023
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Potters of different cultural backgrounds learn new types differently, producing cultural differences even in the absence of differential cultural evolution. Kobe University-led research, published in PNAS Nexus, has implications ...
Archaeology
Feb 28, 2024
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A new study led by researchers from Bar-Ilan University, Ono Academic College, The University of Tulsa and the Israel Antiquities Authority presents a 1.5 million-year-old human vertebra discovered in Israel's Jordan Valley. ...
Archaeology
Feb 2, 2022
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The origins of altruism, the willingness to make personal sacrifices for the benefit of others often unknown to us, has perplexed evolutionary social scientists and biologists for years.
Social Sciences
Oct 23, 2009
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A new study of the Turku PET Center in Finland has shown that music evokes similar emotions and bodily sensations around the world.
Social Sciences
Jan 30, 2024
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A new genetic analysis reveals novel insights into the genetic heritage of people living in Thailand in the present day, which suggest the potential importance of past migrations in spreading Indian culture to the region. ...
Biotechnology
Feb 17, 2022
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A trio of researchers, two from Southern Medical University, in China, and the third from Technische Universität Dresden in Germany, has found a connection between people who place high importance on olfaction and body odor ...
Humans are social creatures, but little is known about when, how and why different populations connected in the past. Answering these questions is crucial for interpreting the biological and cultural diversity that we see ...
Archaeology
Dec 20, 2021
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Researchers from HSE University have found that people from different cultures evaluate other people's creativity differently. Russians tend to believe that the more unusual a drawing is, the more creative it is, while participants ...
Education
Jan 26, 2022
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