Dress Codes in Post-Apartheid South African Workplaces

Autor/inn/en	Grant, Terri; Nodoba, Gaontebale
Titel	Dress Codes in Post-Apartheid South African Workplaces
Quelle	In: Business Communication Quarterly, 72 (2009) 3, S.360-365 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1080-5699
DOI	10.1177/1080569909340683
Schlagwörter	Racial Segregation; Dress Codes; Global Approach; Foreign Countries; Employees; Business; Racial Bias; Afrocentrism; Ethnic Diversity; Ethnicity; Religion; Cultural Differences; Life Style; World Views; Cultural Influences; Environmental Influences; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rassentrennung; Kleiderordnung; Globales Denken; Ausland; Employee; Arbeitnehmer; Beschäftigter; Business studies; Wirtschaft; Betriebswirtschaft; Racial discrimination; Rassismus; Afro-centrisme; Afrozentrismus; Ethnizität; Kultureller Unterschied; Lebensstil; World view; Weltanschauung; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	There are many factors that influence dress code decision making in formal and informal business arenas. In South Africa, with its colonial and apartheid history followed by an exuberant resurgence of Africanism, factors such as diversity of race, ethnicity, religion, and culture play a critical role in lifestyle and worldview. These many and often competing influences and interests may enrich people's lives (and dress sense) but may have served to confuse and confound. Historical context, climate--both physical and cultural--and globalization also play a crucial role in how people choose to present themselves. In this article, these overarching and interrelated issues of diversity and climate and their perceived impacts on business attire will be explored. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10