It's an age-old question that comes in many forms. Do nice employees finish last? Is it better to be feared than loved? Does the squeaky wheel really get the grease?
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In the early 1980s, cultural sensitivity in the workplace was a strange notion. Women and minorities did not have formidable diversity departments standing behind them, and many dealt with open hostility and condescension on a dai..
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This week in our series examining the cultural revolution occurring in India, we take a look at the friction point between western cultural influence and that which is native to India in the form of what Indians are now choosing t..
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Riots -- check. Earthquake -- check. Flood -- check. Plague -- check. Such a concentration of woes in this high-profile year has fanned rumors and superstition
India might be roaring toward becoming an economic giant, but there are some archaic practices, like feudalism, still very much a part of the culture, writes NAM editor Viji Sundaram
