scholarly journals Development of Psychology in Sri Lanka in comparison to Germany: Origin, Development, and Limitations

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Asanka Bulathwatta
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
European Region ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Proper Place ◽  
Asian Region ◽  
Cultural Framework ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
The Cross

Development process of any other field is not a quick one. It may come across steps throughout the history. When we compare the European region with the Asian region the situational processes they came across have similarities and differences. Germany is the birthplace of many psychological schools in which Sri Lanka still have some shadow of those schools and keep continuing some parts of psychology adapted from this society. Nevertheless, there are some trends of having own psychological practices affirming the cross-cultural framework. Sri Lankan universities are now trying to give a proper place for Psychology but still the tendency is not adequate compared to the placement given into other disciplines.

Factorial Structure of Individualism-Collectivism in Sri Lanka

1996 ◽  
Vol 78 (3) ◽  
pp. 907-914 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark A. Freeman
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Factorial Structure ◽  
Item Questionnaire ◽  
Questionnaire Measure

This study investigated the dimensionality of a 21-item questionnaire measure of idiocentrism-allocentrism (the within-culture measure of individualism-collectivism) within the context of Sri Lankan culture. A survey of 438 Sri Lankan respondents, sampled from a wide variety of demographic contexts, provided data. Factor analysis indicated that idiocentrism and allocentrism are two independent, unipolar factors, rather than opposite poles of a single, bipolar dimension. The implications are discussed in the context of existing and future cross-cultural (etic) and within-cultural (emic) research on individualism-collectivism.

Points of Departure: Comments on Religious Pilgrimage in Sri Lanka and Japan

1979 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 271-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
William LaFleur
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Social Hierarchy ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
Victor Turner ◽  
The Cross ◽  
The One ◽  
At Home

AbstractThe anthropologist Victor Turner has proposed a new theory of religious pilgrimage, holding that people on pilgrimage have entered into a social modality that contrasts sharply with the one they ordinarily experience at home; roles, ranks, and social hierarchy have all been left behind, and what Turner calls communitas has come into being en route. Studies in Japanese by Eiki Hoshino confirm the cross-cultural applicability of Turner's theory, and show that it most adequately explains an ancient and famous pilgrimage tradition in Japan, that to the eighty-eight sites on Shikoku. It especially helps us account for the unusual tensions between pilgrims and government during the Tokugawa era. These materials and analyses are used, then, to suggest that in his study of the Kataragama pilgrimage, Bryan Pfaffenberger has misinterpreted Turner's theory and has overlooked ways in which it does, in fact, explain the materials from Sri Lanka.

scholarly journals Comparing Dutch and British high performing managers

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 349-366
Author(s):  
André A. De Waal ◽  
Beatrice I.J.M. Van der Heijden ◽  
Christopher Selvarajah ◽  
Denny Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Strong Influence ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
National Cultures ◽  
High Performing ◽  
Managerial Success ◽  
Cultural Framework ◽  
Organizational Demands ◽  
Personal Qualities ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Excellent Leadership

AbstractNational cultures have a strong influence on the performance of organizations and should be taken into account when studying the traits of high performing managers. At the same time, many studies that focus upon the attributes of successful managers show that there are attributes that are similar for managers across countries. This article reports on the development of empirically validated profiles of Dutch and British high performing managers. Based on a sample of 808 Dutch and 286 British managers and using the cross-cultural framework of Excellent Leadership by Selvarajah et al., the profiles of excellent Dutch and British managers was derived. The profiles of Dutch and British high performing managers can be described by a four-dimensional factor structure consisting of Managerial behaviours, Environmental influences, Personal qualities and Organizational demands. Based on these validated profiles, the similarities and differences in attributes for managerial success between Dutch and British high performing managers can be identified.

Interpretations, Implications, and Conclusions

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory Shushan
Keyword(s):  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Analytical Comparison ◽  
Life After Death ◽  
Attitudes Toward Death ◽  
Revitalization Movements ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Interdisciplinary Theory ◽  
Near Death Experiences ◽  
Afterlife Beliefs

An analytical comparison is made of the near-death experiences (NDEs), afterlife beliefs, and myths in the three regions, in relation to their shamanic practices, funerary rituals, revitalization movements, and attitudes toward death and the dead. In order to explain the cross-cultural similarities and differences in all their manifestations, a comprehensive interdisciplinary theory is put forth. The experiential source hypothesis is combined with elements from the psychological, cognitive, social, and historical sciences. Beyond the three regions, despite general thematic similarities worldwide, certain NDE themes occur only in indigenous societies, while some occur in seemingly random unrelated pairs of cultures. Philosophical implications for beliefs in life after death are explored in light of the cross-cultural evidence, and models of the nature of a possible afterlife are discussed. The implications of the study for contemporary historiographical and epistemological issues are also put forth.

scholarly journals The Comparative Study of Form and the Structure of Sri Lankan Gaṭaberā and Pahatharaṭa Berā with the Indian Mridanga Drum

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 70-81
Author(s):  
Isuru Dehideniya
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Indian Subcontinent ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
South Indian ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
The Comparative Study

The Gaṭaberā and Pahataraṭa berā are the main drums in two regions in Sri Lanka; also the Mridanga is one of all South Indian main drums. This research is a comparative analysis of the similarities and differences of form and structure between those Indians and Sri Lankans drums. That is conducted in the qualitative method. Several similarities and differences are discovered from the form and structure between those drums under the organization, order of the elements, construct process, and shape. The final conclusions are, 1) the form of all drum heads of Gatabera, Pahatharata bera, and Mridanga is similar, and also that form represents an Indian subcontinent drum head variety, but their structure is different according to the culture of both countries. 2) The form and structure of Gatabera and Mridanga drum bodies are slightly similar.

A Cross-Cultural Framework for Evaluation

2011 ◽  
pp. 580-588
Author(s):  
Pekka Turunen
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Complex Task ◽  
Conceptual Frameworks ◽  
Specific Nature ◽  
Science Field ◽  
Cultural Framework ◽  
The Cross

The evaluation of information systems (ISs), especially in the healthcare field, is a complex task. Evidently, there is a need for better understanding of the different aspects evaluation. While in the general IS science field there have been several attempts to build frameworks and models to better understand the evaluation of ISs, in healthcare similar frameworks have been almost nonexistent. Unfortunately, general frameworks cannot be exactly applied for the cross-cultural evaluation of healthcare ISs, because they do not recognise the specific nature of the medicine. Based on works in different areas, this chapter represents an attempt at to combine them to conceptual frameworks for the evaluation of healthcare ISs.

scholarly journals CROSS-CULTURAL DIMENSIONS AND CROSS-CULTURAL ORIENTATIONS IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS: CASE STUDY OF SRI LANKA

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
NIRUSIKA RAJENTHIRAN ◽  
◽  
H.A.S MADHUWANTHI ◽  
D.M.P.P DISSANAYAKE ◽  
D.C. SIRIMEWAN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Team Selection ◽  
Cultural Orientations

Significant issues affecting the success of construction projects due to globalisation is the establishment of a multicultural project team. Presently, China has emerged as one of Sri Lanka's main sources of foreign and commercial loans in an environment, where the island is seeking to rebuild and modernise infrastructure. However, the involvement of multi-cultural project teams often present unique challenges due to cross-cultural interactions, thereby, creating conflicts through construction projects, makes the conflict unavoidable. Therefore, this study was attempting to identify the cross-cultural dimensions and cross-cultural orientations in cross-cultural teamwork of Chinese contractors in construction projects in Sri Lanka. A qualitative approach was followed in this study in which multiple case study was selected as the most appropriate method for the research. Accordingly, semi-structured interviews were conducted among the selected four (4) respondents from each case to collect the data. Captured data was analysed by the manual content analysis method. An empirical investigation has been validated communication, leadership, trust, collectivism, team selection, uncertainty, team development and management as the common cross-cultural dimensions for all the three cases. This study added new cross-cultural dimensions to the literature in the context of Sri Lankan construction industry namely, coordination, harmony and customs with specific cross-cultural orientations. The study can be further developed to investigate strategies to manage intragroup conflicts occurs in cross-cultural teamwork of Sri Lankans and Chinese professionals in the Sri Lankan construction industry.

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