Dominant culture and subculture How the culture of a country influences the culture of a business? Geert Hofstede identifies four cultural dimensions that can have a profound impact on the business environment: Individual level: individualism/collectivism Organizational level: power distance Occupational level: uncertainty avoidance Gender level: masculinity/femininity (Hofstede‚ Geert‚ Cultures and Organizations: Software of the Mind‚ 3rd ed‚ New York‚ McGraw-Hill‚ 2010‚ p. 25). Organizational
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Individualism is "the opposite of collectivism; together they form on of the dimensions of national cultures. Individualism stands for a society in which the ties between individuals are loose: everyone is expected to look after himself or herself and his or her immediate family only." *10 Collectivism "stands for a society in which people from birth onwards are integrated into strong cohesive ingroups‚ which throughout people’s lifetime continue to protect them in exchange for unquestioning
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rushes" in the 1850s and 1890s. Earlier gold discoveries were kept quiet so chaos didn’t break out. But the 1848 California gold rush enticed miners to leave Australia‚ so the 1850 discovery was not kept quiet. Geert Hofstede Analysis for Australia The Geert Hofstede (Geert Hofstede Theory) analysis
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Understanding Organising Culture within an organisation holds the key towards its success. The culture within an organisation determines its working and gives a view point towards its future prospects whether the company is heading towards its goal or not. Organisational culture can be diagnosed effectively and understanding the schema of culture types in the organisation would explain many otherwise unexplained organisational members behavioural patterns. In simple words culture within an organisation
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Discuss the challenges faced by managers of multicultural workforces and those managing in cultures other than their own‚ and put forward recommendations for management training. Porntida Hemaprasit‚ Bournemouth University 2012 Over the last five decades‚ there is an increasing in multinational companies‚ whether small or large business; especially in hotel and heavy industry. Most of these organizations principally aim to expand internationally. For instance‚ the Hilton International was established
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University (2013) Multiculturalism‚ [Online]‚ Available: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/multiculturalism [8 Mar 2013]. Hofstede‚ G. (1980) Culture’s Consequences: International Differences in Work related Values‚ London: Sage Publications. Hofstede‚ G. (1991) Cultures and organizations: software of the mind‚ New York: McGraw Hill. Hofstede‚ G. (2001) Culture’s Consequences‚ 2nd edition‚ Beverly Hills: Sage. Johnson‚ D.R. (2013) Multicultural Teams‚ [Online]‚ Available: http://drrobinjohnson
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The Dilemma of nuclear technology The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011 has risen our awareness on using nuclear energy and we have since begun to re-evaluate the possibility of promoting the use of the technology widely. Despite the potential dangers it can induce‚ there are some benefits it has brought which are worth noticing. In the economic aspect‚ the operation cost of nuclear energy is relatively lower than the other energy such as natural gas and other renewable energy. According
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as described by the culture dimensions of Geert Hofstede. In a collectivist culture it may be better to emphasize being a unity rather then different in an ad for it to have a large impact. Text: I am independent‚ I want to settle down‚ I want my own place‚ I want space for my family‚ I want to be myself‚ Be Yourself. This is also an excellent example of individualism. The whole ad is about “you” and your immediate
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Hofstede originally identified four dimensions of culture: power distance‚ individualism‚ masculinity‚ and uncertainty avoidance. Power distance represents the degree of a culture’s acceptance of inequality among its members. Individualism and collectivism represent a culture’s main focus‚ being either the importance of the individual or the group. Masculinity and femininity represents the stereotypical characteristics of men and women as being the dominant cultural values. Uncertainty avoidance
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Masculinity vs. Femininity Geert Hofstede Here you can see four persons‚ three of them are adults and the other one is a student. One of the adult seems to be the principal of a school‚ the other two seem to be the parents of that student. Those people are in a room‚ which seems to be the bureau f the principal since the sign on the door says “principal”. The reason why the parents of the student and the principal meet is because the student is not good in school. The principal is about to tell
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