a uniformity of cultures rather than fertilization of theses cultures (Cultural Globalization, 2005.1). This is typically not true. American multi-national corporations have offices and factories everywhere.รก And each company, such as 3M, for instance has a particular "corporate culture" which is taught to workers in formal and informal ways. Managers from 3M Corporation, regardless of their native country, probably dress a particular way, use jargon unique to the company, go through the same training programs, file the same reports, and share the same inside jokes. In effect, they belong to a global "club" which gives them a good deal of their day-to-day identity. So...is a German manager from the 3M Corporation more like a 3M manager in Lebanon? In other words, could corporate culture ever trump national culture?
From a personal point of view, as I am a Moroccan who is part of a multinational student body, I believe that the national culture is a part of one's beliefs, a part of his/her identity. Whatever corporate culture is passed to me it would never make me see myself as being Americanized, since my soul and my blood are
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