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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Table of Contents INTRODUCTION 3 ACCESSING CULTURAL DIFFERENCES IN THE NEGOTIATION TEAMS 3 Hofstedes Cultural Dimensions 3 The Hall Model 3 The Kluckholn and Strodtbeck Model 4 ANALYSIS OF THE NEGOTIATION ACTIVITY 5 1. Background Factors 5 2. Atmosphere 5 Conflict/co-operation 5 Power/Dependence 6 Expectations 6 3. Process 6 Pre - Negotiation 6 Negotiation 7 Post negotiation 7 4. Cultural Factors 7 Time 7 Individualism vs. Collectivism 7 Pattern of communication 7 Emphasis on personal relations 8
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Culture? Impact of Business Culture II." ! Country Profile: Italy ! ! II.i. ! Business culture in Italy III." " ! ! ! ! ! Hofstede Centric Analysis of Italy’s Business Culture " ! ! ! ! ! " ! ! ! ! ! III.i ! Power Distance III.ii ! Individualism III.iii ! Masculinity III.iv. ! Uncertainty Avoidance III.v. ! Long-Term Orientation III.vi. Hofstede Critique IV." V." VI." Potential Issues and Recommendations Conclusion Bibliography Italy’s Business: A Cultural Analysis!
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Intercultural Business Communication 2011 Abstract This report has reviewed the culture of Korea by using Hofstede‟s five dimensions of national culture (1997). Culture is defined and critique of the five dimensions is discussed‚ followed by the analysis of Korea culture that shows significant contrasting cultural values with Western countries. Moreover‚ stereotypes of Korea seem related to the power distance and collectivism culture‚ deriving the strong bond in nationalism and respect to
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Global. (Document ID: 9372586). Merriam-Webster Dictionary- Globalization‚ (2011). Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam- Webster Online Hofstede‚ G. (2010). Hofstede dimensions of national culture. Cultures and Organizations: Software of the Mind‚ (2010 ed.) http://www.via-web.de/imprint/ International Business Times (2011‚ Dec Powell‚ S. (2006). Interview with Geert Hofstede: challenges of cultural diversity. Human Resource Management International Digest‚ 14(3)‚ 12-15. Retrieved from ABI/INFORM Global
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Addison-Wesley Publishing‚ 1982. Hofstede‚ Geert. Culture’s Consequences. Newbury Park‚ CA: Sage Publications‚ 1980. Kotter‚ John and Heskett‚ James. Corporate Culture and Performance. New York: The Free Press‚ 1992. Reis Louis‚ Meryl. Organizations as Culture-Bearing Milieux from Organizational Symbolism‚ Greenwich‚ CN:JAI Press‚ 1983. Schein‚ Edgar H. Organization Culture and Leadership. San Francisco: Jossey Bass‚ 1985. Leadership. New York: Pergamon Press‚ 1984. Trompenaars‚ Fons. Riding the Waves of Culture
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is not inherited but “man-made‚ confirmed by others‚ conventionalized‚ and passed on for younger people or newcomers to learn. It provides people with a meaningful context in which to meet‚ to think about themselves and to face the outer world" (Trompenaars‚ 1993: 24). Successful international operating businesses necessarily have to take into consideration all possible consequences of cultural differences on the management‚ the individual work attitude‚ the communication and negotiations (Rothlauf
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Introduction Despite the all pervasive talk of globalization‚ the seasoned international business traveler will be acutely aware of differences in the ‘way of doing things’ from country to country and from region to region. Such differences are seldom more apparent than in the field of organization and management. Not only will this traveler be aware that conventions for doing business are culture- bound‚ but also that systems and structures for ‘the management of people’ are uniquely determined
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kwintessential.co.uk/resources/global-etiquette/france-country-profile.html8 MindTools. (n.d.). Hofstede ’s Cultural Dimensions. Retrieved April 10‚ 2015‚ from http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_66.htm MindTools Tamas‚ A. (2007). Geert Hofstede ’s Dimensions of Culture and Edward T. Hall ’s Time Orientations. Retrieved April 9‚ 2015‚ from http://www.tamas.com/sites/default/files/Hofstede_Hall.pdf The Hofstede Centre
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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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