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Television in Singapore is supposed and intended to play a specific role in the multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multi-lingual context of a newly formed nation. This study aims at identifying the social value structures underlying different television programmes and finding out how they relate to the different cultural traditions of Singapore's population and to the concept of a modern Singapore identity. A thorough analysis was made of different programmes telecast by the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation and the author reports on findings from the analysis of news and drama programmes. (DÜI-Sen)

The starting point of the study is the observation that, as in most other countries, so in Singapore, there exist a number of assumptions in the minds of politicians, broadcasters and the general public about what television does or can do to society. On the one hand, there is the strong suspicion that television is corroding the good traditional value systems, a suspicion which is less than counterbalanced by the hope, on the other hand, that television may be used to spread useful information and to support desirable developments. Television in Singapore, in particular, is supposed and intended to play a specific role in the multi-ethnic, multi-cultural, and multi-lingual context of a newly formed nation. It is the object of the study to identify the social value structures underlying the different television programmes and to find out how they relate to the different cultural traditions of Singapore's population and to the concept of a modern Singaporean identity. A thorough analysis was made of all programmes telecast by the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation, and this article reports on f'indings from the analysis of news and drama programmes.

In Singapur wie in den meisten anderen Staaten bestehen bei Politikern, Fernsehmachern und Publikum eine Reihe von Annahmen darüber, was Fernsehen in einer Gesellschaft bewirkt. Einerseits wird befürchtet, daß Fernsehen das gute traditionelle Wertesystem beeinträchtigt, andererseits wird gehofft, daß durch das Fernsehen nützliche Informationen verbreitet und wünschenswerte Entwicklungen unterstützt werden können. Fernsehen in Singapur spielt eine besondere Rolle in dieser multi-ethnischen, multi-kulturellen, multi- sprachigen neu entstandenen Nation. Untersuchungsgegenstand der Studie sind die den verschiedenen Programmen zugrundeliegenden Wertesysteme sowie die Verbindung der unterschiedlichen kulturellen Traditionen mit dem Konzept einer modernen singapurischen Identität. (KM)

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to shed light on key features of Iranian managerial culture by discussing underlying social and organizational consequences.Design/methodology/approachThe paper has been organized in two major parts: conceptualization and discussion. First, the notions of culture and cultural orientations are treated and then, based on the framework proposed by Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck, cultural orientations of Iranian managers are investigated.FindingsThe findings suggest that Iranian managerial culture is characterized by traditional values such as collectivism, past orientation, high hierarchical distance and evil orientation expressed in terms of mistrust and conspiracy.Research limitations/implicationsThe findings of this research are limited in terms of scope, cultural orientations and sample size. Further studies may incorporate more cultures and take into account the effects of existing sub‐cultures to present a more enlightening picture.Practical implicationsThe findings of this study might be useful for MNEs, NGOs, international negotiators, businessmen/women, expatriate managers and those who are concerned directly or indirectly with this part of the world.Originality/valueWhile most cultural research in the area of organizational science has been based on severely narrow, ahistorical and linguistically naïve concepts, this study takes into account not only explicit manifestations of culture, but also implicit and semiotic ones which need to be comprehended. Therefore, the paper is of potential significance at both the theoretical and the practical level.

A short commentary on Martin Wight's 'The Disunity of Mankind', a short and unfinished piece in which Wight focuses almost exclusively on the Western tradition of thought, from Plato and Aristotle, to the Stoics and to Augustine.