“Culture is the collective programming of the mind distinguishing the members of one group or category of people from others” Professor Geert Hofstede conducted one of the most comprehensive studies of how values in the workplace are influenced by culture. He analyzed a large data base of employee values scores collected by IBM between 1967 and 1973 covering more than 70 countries‚ from which he first used the 40 largest only and afterwards extended the analysis to 50 countries and 3 regions.
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Corporate social responsibility is becoming a key initiative and an essential tool in the growth of multinational corporations and the development of third world countries throughout the globe. The two concepts can work hand in hand to provide benefits for all; however difficulties in regulating and implementing corporate social responsibility need to be overcome before effective changes can be made. Definitions of corporate social responsibility can be somewhat varied depending on the perception
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23:181–192‚ 2011 Copyright c 2011 Marieke de Mooij and Geert Hofstede BV ISSN: 0896-1530 print / 1528-7068 online DOI: 10.1080/08961530.2011.578057 Cross-Cultural Consumer Behavior: A Review of Research Findings Marieke de Mooij Geert Hofstede ABSTRACT. Most aspects of consumer behavior are culture-bound. This article reviews the cultural relationships with the self‚ personality‚ and attitude‚ which are the basis of consumer behavior models and branding and advertising strategies. The Hofstede
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then knowing better some aspects of different cultures. That is why cross-cultural communication is an essential exercise to do; a person who come from a certain country does not necessarily get the same ideas about time‚ death‚ identity‚ as another one from a different country because each person has its own identity. The study of cross-cultural communication is central to both theoretical and applied linguistics. Cross Cultural communication holds various differences which can be categories in visible
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Wal-Mart Social Responsibility Strategy “Social responsibility is the practice of producing goods and services in a way that is not harmful to society or the environment”. (Cambridge Dictionary Online‚ 2013) Walmart holds many accolades in the business world. It bosts over $400 billion in revenue annually. If this number were converted into GDP Walmart would have a larger economy than many countries combined and make it the 23rd largest economy in the world. Walmart and its
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Corporate Social responsibility Introduction A few years ago firms only goal was to gain economic profit from their businesses. In recent times it has been discussions if economic profit are the only reason for businesses to exist (Klonoski 1991) In modern society the belief that businesses have responsibilities against the society they operate in have grown bigger‚ but there are still people and organisations who believe that gaining economic profit from their business are the only thing they
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Ethical Responsibilities of a Healthcare Manager Abstract Healthcare organizations and managers set and strive to maintain ethical standards to ensure dignity and high quality of care within the medical profession. These standards can be challenging to uphold in practice due to the ethically-complex situations which often confront healthcare managers as well as the organization of structures and goals for ethical decision-making within healthcare organizations. Healthcare managers develop
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Subject: Avoiding Cross-Cultural Miscommunication It has been brought to our attention in Human Resources that our organization will begin international business at the beginning of the new year‚ which is just less than five months away. There are several negative situations that can occur within our organization due to cross-cultural miscommunication. When cross-cultural communications do not translate as intended‚ people can take with them a complete different message which can cause costly
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Bibliography: Abdullah‚ Taufik‚ and Sharon Siddique‚ eds. Islam and Society in Southeast Asia ‚ 1987. Abeyasekere‚ Susan. Jakarta: A History ‚ 1987. Alisyahbana‚ S. Takdir. Indonesia: Social and Cultural Revolution ‚ 1966. Anderson‚ Benedict R. O ’G. Language and Power: Exploring Political Cultures in Indonesia ‚ 1990. Boomgaard‚ Peter. Children of the Colonial State: Population Growth and Economic Development in Java‚ 1795– 1880 ‚ 1989. Brenner
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What are the social responsibilities of a business to its community? The social responsibility of a business is to become a major part of its surrounding community. It is an employer of local people and should encourage their involvement in community activities along with the well being of its members. The company should strive to do business in an ethical way. Always making business decisions based on fairness‚ values‚ and its own code of ethics. This will enable employees to be proud of where
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