Organizational Culture and National Culture: What’s the Difference and Why does it Matter?Based on the research of Dr. Geert Hofstede‚ there are differences between national and organizational cultures. For global companies‚ it is important to understand both in order to impact organizational performance. In a recent ITAP webinar‚ Dr. Geert Hofstede discussed “Integrating Corporate Practices and National Cultural Values.” The topic is highly relevant to organizations operating in a volatile global
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exists due to the use of atomic and nuclear weaponry and the malfunction or disasters in nuclear plants. The effects of atomic radiation have become a major global concern. One of the most recent disasters due to atomic radiation is the Fukushima Daiichi meltdown. It was the most extensive nuclear disaster since Chernobyl. Radiation release critically contaminated a "dead zone" of several hundred square kilometers around the plant‚ and low levels of radioactive material were found as far as North
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Harshad Mehta & Ketan Parekh Stock Market Scam These are two stock-market scams‚ like identical twins separated by 9 years. In 1992‚ it was Harshad Mehta‚ and in 2001‚ Ketan Parekh. Mr. Harshad Mehta started his career as an employee of New India Assurance Company but later quit the job to play the stock market. By 1991‚ Mr. Mehta had become the most recognizable and revered icon of the stock market. Considered a financial genius by many‚ he was nicknamed the Big Bull who single-handedly decided
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Individualism ranking typifies societies of a more collectivist nature with close ties between individuals. These cultures reinforce extended families and collectives where everyone takes responsibility for fellow members of their group----Saudi Arabia (Hofstede‚ 2012). When it comes to Saudi Arabia culture‚
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References: Anon‚ (2008) Research Paper on The Hofstede Analysis for Saudi Arabia [Online]. Available from: http://ivythesis.typepad.com/term_paper_topics/2008/09/research-pape-o.html (Accessed: 26 July 2011). Anon‚ (n.d) Doing Business in Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabian Social and Business Culture [Online]
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Garden City‚ NY. Hofstede‚ Geert H. (1980)‚ Culture ’s Consequences. Beverly Hills‚ CA: Sage Publications‚ Inc. Hofstede‚ G. (1980)‚ Culture’s Consequences: International Differences in Work-related Values‚ Sage‚ Beverly Hills‚ CA. Hofstede‚ G. (1983)‚ “…The cultural relativity of organizational practices and theories”‚ Journal of International Business Studies‚ Vol. 14‚ pp. 75-89. Hofstede‚ G. (1997)‚ Cultures and Organizations: Software of the Mind‚ McGraw-Hill‚ New York‚ NY. Hofstede‚ Geert (2001)
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References: 1. A. RALSTON‚ DAVID. "DIFFERENCES IN MANAGERIAL VALUES: A STUDY OF U.S.‚ HONG KONG AND PRC MANAGERS."Journal Of International Business Studies”. 24. (1993): 2 7. Michael Minkov ‚ Geert Hofstede “Cross Cultural Management”. An International Journal Vol. 18 No. 1‚ (2011). 10-20 8
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Geert Hofstede ’s Dimensions of Culture an d Edward T. Hall ’s Time Orientations Hofstede ’s "dimensions of culture" were derived mainly from his extensive organizational anthropology research in the late 1970s and early 1980s – the scores are general comparisons of values in the countries and regions he studied and can vary greatly within each country. Although Hofstede ’s work is somewhat dated and has rightly been criticized on a number of grounds the dimens ions are useful in unders tanding
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each nation. These cultural patterns are determined by history‚ culture‚ education‚ but also by religion or beliefs and will be reflected in thinking and acting of people‚ stressing their perceptions on the values of the society they belong to. (Hofstede‚ 2001). Gerry Johnson believes that "history‚ religion and even the climate can explain these differences" (G. Johnson‚ 2008‚ p. 224). Studies conducted by different worldwide research project highlighted differences of perception between
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Transformational & Transactional Leadership What is “national culture”? Analysis of Hofstede ’s cultural dimensions theory Hofstede ’s cultural dimensions theory is a framework for cross-cultural communication‚ developed by Geert Hofstede. It describes the effects of a society ’s culture on the values of its members‚ and how these values relate to behavior‚ using a structure derived from factor analysis. Hofstede developed his original model as a result of using factor analysis to examine the results
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