Assignment 1: Cross-Cultural Dimensions Describe the effect of the cross-cultural dimensions of both Hofstede and Trompenaars on two subjects for both your home country as the country of your internship Trompenaars Australia 1. Universalism vs. particularism 2. Individualism vs. collectivism 3. Neutral vs. emotional 4. Specific vs. diffuse 5. Achievement vs. ascription 6. Sequential vs. synchronic
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organisation in Germany. Executive Summary Many frameworks have been developed to define cultural dimensions and their importance when working in a culture different to our own. I have analysed a combination of dimensions drawing from Hofstede‚ Trompenaars‚ Hall and Hall (1990)‚ Walker‚ Walker and Schmitz (2003) and Browaeys and Price (2008)‚ in order to analyse the differences between England and Germany. The analysis carried out showing similarities and differences between England and Germany
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„Managers should stick to leading and directing. Facilitation has no place in management.” Is facilitation really not needed and wanted in management? In the following pages I will discuss the validity of this statement with its pros and cons. Historical evolution of management thought If we go back in history we are shown how managers became what they are now. They use basically the same techniques and have the same principles managers from decades back had already. Management and
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1983). 2. Introduction 2.1 Review Most famous authors that have investigated international implications of Maslow ’s hierarchy of needs include Geert Hofstede‚ Edwin C. Nevis. Other individualism-collectivism studies by Hampden-Turner and Trompenaars‚ Schwartz‚ Bilsky‚ Ivtzan and Tanaka have a direct relation to theories of motivation as well. 2.2 Purpose The purpose of this literature review is to organise‚ compare and synthesize academic papers related to the Maslow’s theory of motivation
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Culture and Leadership Pedro Marcos It is relevant to have objectives when one plans to invest his life- time in the business field‚ especially when would-be leaders encounter real issues out of a classroom; leaders face the pressure of how to create profitability least to say it; therefore‚ leaders must possess distinctive characteristics than others. We believe we possess that force that drives in our soul to be creative. Somehow‚ leaders are impacted by news as in a Michigan’s
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Hospitality Staff: An Evaluation of a Pilot Training Program. Australian Journal of Hospitality Management. • Mohsin‚ A. (2006). Cross Cultural Sensitivity in Hospitality: A Matter of conflict or Understanding. • Trompenaars‚ F.‚ & Charles Hampden-Turner‚ C. (2009). What are Fons Trompenaars ’ Cultural Dimensions? Retrieved from www.businessmate.org.
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T. 1987. ’The status of business ethics: past and future ’. Journal of Business Ethics‚ 6‚ 201-211. Enderle‚ G. 1997. ’A worldwide survey of business ethics in the 1990s ’. Journal of Business Ethics‚ 16:4‚ 1475-1483. Hampden Turner‚ C. and Trompenaars‚ F. 1993. The seven cultures of capitalism. London: Piatkus. Kaler‚ J. 2000. ’Positioning business ethics in relation to management and political philosophy ’. Journal of Business Ethics‚ 24‚ 257-272. Mahoney‚ J. 1990. Teaching business ethics
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Stockholm University‚ SE-106 91 Stockholm‚ Sweden (tel.: +46 8 163063; fax: +46 8 674 74 40; e-mail: tony.fang@fek.su.se). The author thanks Urapa Joy Watanachote (Thailand)‚ Joost Stel (Netherlands)‚ George Kakhadze (Georgia)‚ Satu Penttinen (Finland)‚ and Gabriel de Mello Pratellesi (Brazil) for personal communications about their respective countries discussed in this paper. The author also thanks Dr. Anton Kriz and many others‚ including the editor of ISMO and this issue’s guest editors
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traditions. (Kwok & Levine‚ 2009) 1.3.3 Ethical concerns and issues. (Bellows‚ 2004) 1.3.4 Ethnic prejudice. 1.3.5 Taboos. 1.4 Values‚ Attitudes‚ Manners‚ and Customs. 1.4.1 Hofstede’s five cultural dimensions. (Hofstede‚ 2005) 1.4.2 Trompenaars seven value dimensions. (Trompenaars‚ 2010) 1.4.3 Dual roles of Islam and the Bedouin tradition in defining values. systems and national worldview. (Etc.‚ 2009; Etc.2010) 1.4.4 Attitudes toward government regulation of business and society. 1.4.5 Impact of contemporary
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Introduction The reason behind choosing Singapore as my country of interest mainly was that I did my Co-Op there in Fall of 2011. Personally I loved the country as a work place. Also I noticed during my stay there the amount of awareness they had about green technologies and environmental issues. Singapore is like the best of both worlds. Culturally and climate wise similar to Asia and rules‚ regulations and policies of those like any western country. Singapore has a mixed racial population. There
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