Multicultural workforce in business organizations (영문판)

<Introduction>
Even though it is not easy to define culture because it is a highly complex
and compound concept, the best definition can be the mental software
installed inside each individual. The word ‘culture’ is derived from a Latin
word cultura meaning “to cultivate”. This is a collective concept
distinguishing members of one group from the members of another. Culture
denotes common symbols, senses, and values shared by a group of people.
Culture is not innate from birth but gradually learned with growth.
Hofstede defined culture as ‘The collective programming of the mind
which distinguishes the members of one category of people from another’.
The key expression in this definition is collective programming. (When
Cultures Collide Managing successfully across cultures p 25)
Therefore, culture can be defined as a system of shared consciousness or
frame of thought processes collectively learned by a group.
Because different cultures have different preferences, a collision is likely to
occur when two different cultures meet.