1. What are Hofstede’s five dimensions of cultural differences that affect work attitudes? Using these dimensions describe the United States. 1.1 Individualism vs. Collectivism‚ the individuals believe they should make their own choices and be responsible for them‚ they are concerned about losing their social frames‚ in contrast the collectivism involves the loyalty and group thinking in order to create hormonal work process. The individualism encourages individual achievements‚ as collectivism
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things. For instance‚ their language; growing up in California I learned a lot of Mexican Spanish‚ but since moving here and meeting Latinos from El Salvador I hear a difference in speech. An example of this would be the phrase ‘I know‚’ in Mexican Spanish is ‘Lo Se‚’ But in El Salvador it is just ‘Se.’ Though it is not a big difference in this exact circumstance‚ other words are changed to be pronounced differently
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Cultural Differences between India and Canada Would people from different cultures have similar ways of living? While Canada is considered to be a recent civilization‚ India is an ancient one. Therefore‚ both countries have different cultures and ways of living. Some major cultural differences people tend to contrast between cultures are their food‚ clothing and life styles. The food in both of the countries is very different. People in India prefer home cooked meals prepared by their
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Addressing cultural differences across virtual teams As a result of growing global competition‚ today ’s businesses are no longer confined by geographic borders. Globalization drives many businesses into emerging markets and low wage countries to take advantage of their intellectual capital‚ and lower cost of operation. These changes have given rise to the "virtual team"; a cross-cultural group of co-workers that span international borders and typically communicate by means of technology rather
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Cultural Difference between America and Brazil BCOM/275 Peter Grove June 17‚ 2013 University of Phoenix Cultural Differences The communication methods of the Brazilian culture rely on stern‚ structured‚ and organized representation. The system of hierarchy is firmly followed within the workplace‚ but all relies on clear communication and direction to then individuals. When altering communication and arguments from culture
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in order to expand the market or look for resources or reduce cost etc. However‚ Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) not only need to know the political‚ legal and regulatory environment in host country but also the culture difference which is very important to lessen the cultural problems and know how to solve it wisely. Companies may be abandoned by customers or spend a lot of money to recover their reputation if MNEs’ managers do not understand the cultures of the countries they deal with. The influence
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lot of challenges as well. Major challenge for that is that people are different according to their culture. So‚ this report provides critical analyses of cultural environment and ethical issues of Uzbekistan in terms of developing business or doing business with this country. In order to do these it is important determine the alternative cultural environment which will be analyzed in comparison to Uzbek. After that it will be supported by relevant examples from real life‚ and will be concluded with
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Introduction The purpose of this essay is to compare and analyze how to handle cultural differences between Thailand and the Netherlands and give recommendations on how a Dutch person could behave in Thailand. Life in the Netherlands In The Netherlands‚ everyday life is rather casual. The Dutch celebrate many holidays and have many days off a year‚ whether it be King’s day‚ Whitsun‚ Easter‚ Christmas and many more. Dutch people are very friendly and they always greet everyone‚ regardless if they
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Although the United States can be divided into different sections each with its own cultures and influenced by different histories and people‚ there are some behaviors that are generally spread throughout the entire country. In the two months I have been in America‚ I have perceived a culture that is characterized by respectfulness and organization. Therefore. Americans might misinterpret certain Salvadorian behaviors such as driving‚ public transportation and dining because Salvadorians tend to
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Why is an understanding of cultural differences important to the business managers at BreadTalk? To assist the managers at BreadTalk to decide if they should expand to Australia‚ briefly describe the Australian culture. A wide range of definitions have been used for the term “culture.” Culture has been defined as the human-made part of the environment (Herkovits‚ 1955)‚ including both objective and subjective elements (Triandis‚ 1972); as a set of reinforcements (Skinner‚ 1981); as the collective
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