CONTENTS:

INTRODUCTION HISTORY OF COUNTRY CULTURE OF COUNTRY POLITICAL VIEW OF COUNTRY WORKING CULTURE OF COUNTRY CONCLUSION SOURCES

INTRODUCTION
CAPITAL OFFICIAL LANGUAGE PRESIDENT SINGAPORE CITY ENGLISH, MALAY, CHINESE,TAMIL TONY TAN KENG YAM

PRIME MINISTER
FOUND IN YEAR INDEPENDENCE (FROM UK) SPERATION FROM MALAYSIA GDP (2011) TOTAL PER CAPITA INCOME CURRENCY

LEE HSIEN LOONG

16TH FEBRUARY 1891 31ST AUGUST 1963 16TH SEPTEMBER 1965 $259.849 BILLION $ 49,270 SINGAPORE DOLLAR

HISTORY
In 1826, it became part of the British Straits Settlement, becoming its capital in 1836. Many Chinese and Indian immigrants came to Singapore to work in the rubber plantations and tin mines, and their descendents later formed the bulk of Singapore's population. On 31 August 1963, Singapore declared independence from Britain and joined with Malaya, Sabah and Sarawak to form the new Federation of Malaysia as the result of the 1962 Merger Referendum During World War 2, the Imperial Japanese Army invaded Malaya culminating in the Battle of Singapore. The British were defeated, and surrendered on 15 February 1942.

Singapore gained independence as the Republic of Singapore (remaining within the British Commonwealth) on 9 August 1965. In 1967, it helped found the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and in 1970 it joined the Non-aligned Movement.

CULTURE:
Singapore, as a country, in general is conservative socially, but some liberalisation has occurred. Racial and religious harmony is regarded by the government as a crucial part of Singapore's success and played a part in building a Singaporean identity. Singapore has a reputation as a nanny state. Singapore is known as the 'Lion City'. Public holidays in Singapore cover major Chinese, Western, Malay and Indian festivals. Cuisine Arts Sport and recreation Media

POLITICAL VIEW OF COUNTRY :

Parliament House

"The middle, the lower middle level - foreigners are here, many on
employment pass. Singaporeans are working - they are probably graduates or diploma holders, not hard up, not unskilled but not so confident of themselves that they are ready for unrestrained competition... I think at this middle level, we need to tighten a little bit further," (SPEECH BY PREIME MINSTER)

WORKING CULTURE IN SINGAPORE:

Singapore work culture is a unique mix of Asian and Western cultural influences. Singapore is often called as a place where east meets west. These cultural themes bring about unwritten cultural rules and regulations that govern the way Singaporeans act in a place .The non-interventionist approach taken by the Singapore government provides a relaxed environment for cultural tendencies to predominate. Large western MNCs located in Singapore will often exhibit predominantly westernstyle work culture whereas majority of the local government and private companies will have greater influence of traditional Asian culture in their work environment. ori Singaporeans have a predominantly strict attitude to life, marked by clear authority structures and distinct social status lines.

(a)Hierarchical Relationships

(b) Collectivism

(c)Rules, Rules, Rules

(d)Working hours

(e)Happy Working!

CONCLUSION: culture is apparently unifying and this strongly appeals to managements concern with projecting an image of the organizations as a community of interests. Perhaps most importantly culture penetrates to the essence of an organizations.

GROUP 5: PINKY MEHTA HETA MEHTA MIKIR PATEL

SWETA GOYAL
RADHIKA SOMANI ABHISHEK JOSHI

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