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A study was conducted to examine the effects of cultural diversity on co-operative relationships. Community-based co-operation and complementary co-operation, which are two different modes of co-operation, are postulated. Findings indicate that cultural diversity should not be interpreted as differences between stable sets of values and norms. They should be understood as a way to explain inter-individual difficulties.

The effects of Chinese values like moral discipline on employees of Taiwanese enterprises in China with relation to job satisfaction are presented.

We examined whether differences in smoking rates of Asian and white/Caucasian youth could be explained by personal (gender, employment status, volunteerism, parental education, and income) and social factors including differences in youths' relationships with their parents, extent of enculturation, and exposure to parental or peer smoking. A survey was conducted of a random sample of schools in 2 cities in British Columbia, Canada to obtain data from 3,278 high school students. Results from logistic regression analysis indicated smoking status was explained by place of birth, volunteerism, amount of income received from parents and employers, characteristics of the parental-child relationship, and parental and peer smoking status. Differences in the estimated risks of smoking of Asian youth and white youth were moderated by the youths' willingness to tell their parents about their lives, whether they worked for pay. and whether the Asian youth spoke English at home. KEYWORDS. Tobacco, youth, Asian, ethnic differences

Considerable concern has been expressed about the use of illicit drugs like heroin and cocaine among disadvantaged, minority youth and young adults in America's inner cities. Often overlooked in this research and associated public response are the far greater health consequences that stem from the use of legally sold drugs like alcohol and tobacco (Baer, Singer, and Susser, 2003, Singer, 2004). Recently, based on research ill Miami/Dade and Alachua, Florida, Page and Evans (2003) have drawn attention to the significant rise in small cigars use among urban youth, especially African Americans between 11 and 15 years of age. They note that 'a cigarillo called 'Black 'N Mild' that contains between five and twelve times the nicotine of cigarettes has become the product of choice among African American and other youth' in the counties under study (Page and Evans, 2003:64). To date, there has been only limited research oil the existence of this practice among inner city youth and young adults in other locales (Malone, Yerger, & Pearson, 2001). This paper reports on findings on Black 'N Mild use from a study of changing licit and illicit drug use among inner city populations in Hartford, CT; these findings include similarities to and differences from the findings reported by Page and Evans. The study highlights the importance of examining regional differences in drug use patterns (Singer el al., 1992). KEYWORDS. Tobacco, inner-city, minorities, cigar

This article examines the influence of cultural diversity on organizational outcomes. Gender and racial diversities are found to affect firm's performance.

The study brought a cultural perspective into the mainstream model of health service quality by taking into account minorities' unique experience, patient-physician match on ethnic origin and cultural similarity. Survey data from Asian-American respondents supported a three-dimensional humaneness-professionalism-competence model of physician attributes. Physician humaneness and professionalism, patient-physician match on ethnic origin and cultural similarity predicted patient overall satisfaction and referral intention among Asian-Americans. Interestingly, the 3-dimensional model of physician attributes was also revealed in a Caucasian-American sample. However, Caucasian-Americans differ from Asian-Americans in several ways: physician competence was a significant predictor of overall satisfaction; professionalism was the only determinant of referral intention; and cultural similarity was not a significant factor with regards to either overall satisfaction or referral intention. KEYWORDS. Evaluation of health service quality, ethnicity, cultural similarity, Asian- versus Caucasian-Americans