Cultural Diversity Paper Power Distance & Employee Satifaction Summary The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between power distance and employee satisfaction. Power distance is one of Geert Hofstede´s five cultural dimensions. Hofstede is a Dutch sociologist that has been studying cultures for over 40 years. Power distance can be defined as “the extent to which the less powerful members of institutions and organizations within a country expect and accept that power is
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Rani as its core. “Old is gold” the coinage of this clause clearly depicts the picture of the artistic ornaments in each and every sphere of literature starting from Shakespeare to Shaw. A playwright‚ poet‚ actor‚ director‚ critic‚ translator and cultural administrator; a man who has been rightly called the “renaissance man”; whose celebrity is based on decades of prolific and consistent output on native soil‚ belongs to a generation that has produced Dharamveer Bharati‚ Mohan Rakesh and Vijay Tendulker
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Menopause is a genuine biological process experienced universally by women although the exact purposes of its occurrence and function are still up for debate. Being unique as only occurring to females of just two species among the countless thousands that exist on the planet‚ the biological process is fascinating as it is dangerous. Numerous theories have been proposed to account for the occurrence of menopause within women however a majority of societies and cultures view the occurrence of menopause
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stable mind as well. In a perfect world there would be no illness to be had for anyone‚ but since this is no perfect world by anyone’s comparison being able to have great health or the means of it is better than nothing at all. The impact of cultural variations on intercultural interpersonal relationships with
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Societal norms‚ societal structure‚ and our environment always affect the behaviors of individuals. Norms and structures are constructed to organize a group of people and set out expectations as to how one should behave. However‚ if one acts against the expected behavior a punishment is guaranteed. Different parts of society have set out different disciplines. The discipline you receive at home may vary from the discipline at school‚ and the discipline that the government may impose on you will be
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Hofstede cultural dimensions 5 dimensions Power distance is defined as "the extent to which the less powerful members of institutions and organisations within a country expect and accept that power is distributed unequally". Individualism pertains to societies in which the ties between individuals are loose: everyone is expected to look after himself or herself and his or her immediate family. Collectivism as its opposite pertains to societies in which people from birth onwards are integrated
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The Cultural Differences in Cross-cultural Communication Guijun Zhang* China Pharmaceutical University / Nanjing University Abstract: The article discusses communication‚ cross-cultural communication and culture. It analyzes the root of cross-cultural difference and lists six fundamental patterns of cultural differences in cross-cultural communication. It also gives suggestion on how to properly treat these differences to achieve successful cross-cultural communication. Key words: cross-cultural
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their business with a very rigid and professional posture‚ Brazil handle their business with a more open communication policy‚ whereas South Africa has a very casual approach to handling their business. Technology can be a helpful tool with cross-cultural communications between America and all the other countries in the world. With video conferencing‚ many executives from around the world have the ability to talk to each other from their very own offices. Technology has eliminated the expense for
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important to learn how to solve conflict related to these particular incidents. As the workplace expands to represent a wide range of ethnically diverse individuals‚ organizational leaders must learn to effectively resolve conflict related to specific cultural differences. With the globalization of the labor force‚ businesses are working with more culturally diverse employees and co-workers than ever before‚ which is a great experience and at the same time a challenge. Teams that are ethnically diverse
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Cross Cultural Communication Process Communication is the act of transmitting messages‚ including information about the nature of the relationship‚ to another person who interprets these messages and gives them the meaning. Both the sender and the receiver of the message play an active role in the process. Successful communication requires not only that the message is transmitted but also understood. For this understanding to occur‚ the sender and receiver must share a vast amount of common information
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