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Anthropologists tend to define culture in broad terms. According to Singer (1968), the anthropological concept of culture covers all facets of humans in society: knowledge, behavior, beliefs, art, morals, law, customs, etc. Culture should also be seen not only as a material possession but also consisting of institutions, people, behaviors or emotions, a style of accomplishing things, and, specifically, how people perceive, relate, and interpret events both from within and without. Essentially, culture in this sense refers to the shared values and representations of the members of an organization, such as a governmental bureaucracy, or a territorial entity.
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Dwivedi, O.P., Khator, R., Nef, J. (2007). Global Challenges and Managerial Culture. In: Managing Development in a Global Context. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230627390_9
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