Sökning: "Douglas West"

Hittade 2 uppsatser innehållade orden Douglas West.

  1. 1. Mindfulness: A cultural analysis of the translation and traveling of an esoteric concept from the East to the organizational realm in the West, specifically in Bogotá, Colombia.

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

    Författare :Natalia Usme Manrique; [2016]
    Nyckelord :mindfulness; gender stereotypes; performances; liminality; business; cultural translation; New Age commercialization; Bogotá; Colombia; estereotipos de género; representaciones sociales; liminalidad; negocios; traducción cultural; economía de la Nueva Era; MACA; Cultural Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis analyzes how mindfulness is translated into a business concept for the organizational realm in Bogotá, Colombia. How does an originally “mystic”, eastern esoteric concept like mindfulness manage to travel into and adapt to a material Western setting, specifically Bogotá? Previous research on mindfulness in businesses often analyzes it as an accepted tool for executives and organizations, but little research has focused on how mindfulness has actually ended up there, having been tailored by mindfulness companies to meet organizational interests. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Witchcraft And Development Among The Giriama: Understanding How Witchcraft And Development Can Work Side By Side.

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

    Författare :Robin Öberg; [2015]
    Nyckelord :Causation; Culture Theory; Development; East Africa; Giriama; Grid; Group; Luck; Mystical Participation; Rationality; Social Anthropology; Social Control; Witchcraft; Philosophy and Religion; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : A bulk of research states that witchcraft is an antithesis to development. This thesis finds that that is an assumption, which cannot explain the case of the Giriama. LÄS MER