all constructed in such a way that they addressed basic problems that all societies have to deal with. Thus‚ these dimensions of national culture were constructed at the national level namely: PDI: Power Distance Index IDV: Individualism versus collectivism MAS: Masculinity versus Femininity UAI: Uncertainty Avoidance Index In 1991‚ a fifth dimension has been added – LTO – Long Term versus Short Term Orientation‚ which was initially known as Confucian Dynamism. In 2007‚ Minkov added a sixth dimension
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False • Question 4 1 out of 1 points The political philosophy‚ which states that the needs of the group are paramount to the needs of the individual is most commonly referred to as______ Answer Correct Answer: B. Collectivism • Question 5 1 out of 1 points Which region of the world is showing the highest growth rates in Internet penetration? Answer Correct Answer: Asia • Question 6 1 out of 1 points The Foreign Corrupt
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Individualism stems from a philosophy that people have freedom over their own economic and political choices. It is the opposite of collectivism‚ which puts an emphasis on the collective’s interests and not the individuals. It is supposed to give people the freedom to express themselves and to pursue their own self-interest. Even though people pursue their own self-interest under individualism‚ their choices usually benefit the social interest as well. An example of individualism is the United States
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Sept 2008 <http://www.geert-hofstede.com/geert_hofstede_resources.shtml>. House‚ Robert J.‚ et al.‚ eds. Culture‚ Leadership‚ and Organizations. London: Sage‚ 1999. Nancy J. Adler International Dimensions of Organizational Behavior Keyword: Collectivism Page 51 Ruffier-Meray‚ Samantha. Email interview. 23 September 2008.
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Introduction There have been many cross-cultural studies conducted in order to identify the variations amongst cultures. This paper analyzes and critiques two of such articles. It starts with brief introduction of article; Hofstede’s Mode Of National Cultural Differences And Their Consequences: A Triumph of Faith – A Failure of Analysis. Further‚ it critically assesses the work of Peter B. Smith and Shaun Dugan in National Culture and Values of Organizational Employees: A Dimensional Analysis Across
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revolutionary wave of demonstrations‚ protests‚ and wars occurring in the Arab world that began on 18 December 2010 and have continued since. To date‚ rulers have been forced from power in Tunisia‚ Egypt‚ Libya‚ and Yemen; civil uprisings have erupted in Bahrain and Syria; major protests have broken out in Algeria‚ Iraq‚ Jordan‚ Kuwait‚ Morocco‚ and Sudan. Some key characteristics of this revolutionary movement are the key role of social media‚ difference of results in monarchies and dictatorial political
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like Egypt and Malaysia rank very high on this cultural practice Institutional Collectivism. The degree to which organizational and societal institutional practices encourage and reward (and should encourage and reward) collective distribution of resources and collective action Organizations in collectivistic countries like Singapore and Sweden tend to emphasize group performance and rewards In-Group Collectivism. The degree to which individuals express (and should express) pride‚ loyalty‚
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respect‚ save face‚ loss of face (Matches with Power Distance in Hofstede’s Five Cultural Dimensions) Renqing : human sentiment‚ favour (Matches with Individualism / Collectivism in Hofstede’s Five Cultural Dimensions) Bao : reciprocity‚ to guard‚ to insure‚ to protect‚ treat as precious (Matches with Individualism / Collectivism in Hofstede’s Five Cultural Dimensions) Keqi : humility & modesty (Matches with Masculinity / Femininity in Hofstede’s Five Cultural Dimensions) A problem for Western
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The government regulation of people’s dieting is wrong‚ they are collectivism. This is not right‚ everyone is not the same. It absurd to make people stop drinking what they want and what they want to eat. They are trying to become a dystopia state‚ the government is trying to control everything that a person is doing. Is not their chose to tell people to lose weight. I’m guessing they know what they are doing. Banning sodas and putting how many calories the food has is not really going to change
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