to the colonization of Fiji by the British in 1874‚ many a custom and tradition has developed. It was not until 1970 that Fiji was independent from the United Kingdom and a constitution drafted in 1997 (Background Note‚ 2010). Individualism/Collectivism “Individualism exists when people define themselves primarily as separate individuals and make their main commitments to themselves” (Adler‚ 51). As is evident by the diversity of religion and the interest of young people in the Fijian to move
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Organizational Culture Essay Organizational culture is a complex concept including many different meanings. In this essay‚ the definition of organizational culture is described as "a set of shared values and norms that controls organization members "interaction with each other‚ and with suppliers‚customers and others outside the organization‚ given by Gareth Jones. According to Morgan ’s theory‚ metaphor is a method to explain a phenomenon or create meaning by using one element of experience to
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Background: I encountered several intercultural communication problems with my uncle‚ he was shifted to Mainland China and living there because of the potential development of there‚ so I wasn’t familiar about him and we weren’t so close in relationship. Recently he came to Hong Kong and paid a visit to our family for several weeks‚ I was astounded when I heard that he would live with us‚ I was panic to communication with a different culture person. As expected‚ he has different way to handle things
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The Impact of National Culture and Economic Ideology on Managerial Work Values: A Study of the United States‚ Russia‚ Japan‚ and China Author(s): David A. Ralston‚ David H. Holt‚ Robert H. Terpstra and Yu Kai-Cheng Source: Journal of International Business Studies‚ Vol. 39‚ No. 1 (Jan. - Feb.‚ 2008)‚ pp. 8-26 Published by: Palgrave Macmillan Journals Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25483241 Accessed: 27-08-2014 22:16 UTC Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of
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ironic connections between great successors of Greek mythology and to her two main characters. The main characters‚ Equality 7-2521 and Liberty5-300‚ both contain very interesting and unique personalities‚ which makes them incompatible with their collectivism society due to who they are and what they believe. Ayn Rand disperses random clues throughout the book that provide evidence and reasoning of why she chose to rename her characters after two significant creator figures in Greek mythology. So‚ why
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several fields‚ particularly in cross-cultural psychology (Hofstede‚ 2011). Geert Hofstede’s original cultural dimensions theory had four dimensions from which cultural values could be analyzed. These four dimensions were: (a) individualism versus collectivism (IDV); (b) uncertainty avoidance (UAI); (c) power distance (PDI); (d) masculinity versus femininity (MAS). While Hofstede was performing research in Hong Kong he added the fifth dimension‚ long-term orientation (LTO). In 2010‚ Hofstede and co-author
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【Organizational Behavior】Individual Report * Introduction The self-assessment tools can be a good way to test personal‚ management and organizational abilities‚ performance and goals. They provide guidance when developing a team or an organization. Also‚ they help people understand themselves to pursue a suitable career or find their weakness they can try to improve afterwards. Since the topic of this individual report is the assessment of myself and then to analyze the strength and weakness
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Gao said the average age of BMW X7 consumers in China is only 38‚ Auto QQ‚ accessed 3rd November 2012‚ <http://auto.qq.com/a/20080910/000117.htm> Gallo F. 2009‚ Individualism Versus Collectivism in China‚ accessed 31st October 2012‚ <http://www.chinacalypso.com/content/individualism-versus-collectivism-china> Wang T. 2004‚ Thinking in Globalization‚ Acting in Localization‚ CHINESE SCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY TRANSLATORS JOURNAL‚ accessed 2nd November 2012‚ <http://wenku.baidu.com/view/67ed03260722192e4536f6f9
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Global Organisational Design Challenges: When a regional player acquires an international company‚ it faces challenges similar to an organisation which is trying become a global organisation from a regional company. The three primary segments of the global organizational challenge are a. Complexity and Differentiation: When the organisation enter the international arena‚ they encounter a greater level of internal and external complexity than anything experienced on the domestic front. Company needs
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cross-cultural business‚ knowing other culture is also helpful to manage their foreigner employees. To clearly classify the difference between China and American‚ Hofstede’ four cultural dimensions will be used including Power Distance‚ Individualism/Collectivism‚ Masculinity/Femininity‚ Uncertainty Avoidance and Long Term Orientation. Five cultural dimensions of Hofstede are used to measure the
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