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I had heard mystical, intriguing stories of the Samaritans, the modern-day descendants of a biblical community, now living on the mountain overlooking the city of Nablus, the Jewish city of Shechem on the West Bank, in the Palestinian Authority.

The text speculates about the role and experience of music in the pre-modern and Ancient Middle East. It is trying to show the close connection between musical performance and the recitation of stories, myths, and holy texts before literacy existed or was widespread.

The famous American fusion band hit a wall after returning from their 1970 Eastern European musical tour. They expressed criticism of the period's socialist regimes and policing. That did not go down well with US press and campus audiences.

Let’s take a quick look at Hofstede’s framework of cultural dimensions – this time with China, Germany, and the US in focus.

Do the characteristics of a nation also appear in the culture of the organisations of that country or nation? Hofstede and his previous IBM studies have created a new theoretical framework to characterise and compare all national cultures on the basis of 5 factors.

Social psychologist Geert Hofstede started his research by pointing out noticeable patterns in international management styles. The developed framework eventually identified six cultural dimensions that help understand differences.