concept both for students of business and managers in work organisations’? Abstract: The aim of this essay explains my knowledge and understanding about the term ’national culture’ and introduces the differences mentioned by the theorists such as‚ Hofstede‚ Trompenaars in the study as well as analyses a content that both business students and organisational managers in work should consider culture as a main notion which was argued by French‚ R. (2010). Illustrating from the book‚ websites and my own
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obvious and can be learned. Interpretive is more about acknowledging and accepting different cultural traits and patterns. The most noted and useful way to understand how cultural values determine business practices and market conditions come from Geert Hofstede. He studied more than 90‚000 people in 66 countries‚ and was able to to categorize differences into five primary dimensions: Individualism/Collective Index (IDV)‚ Power Distance Index (PDI)‚ Uncertainty Avoidance Index (UAI) Masculinity/Feminity
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1.0 Introduction 1.1 Background of Thailand Thai government is more often referred to Thailand in English or in the original language “Mueang Thai”‚ is a Southeast Asia country located nearby Laos‚ Cambodia and Malaysia. Thai government was formerly known as Siam until May 11‚ 1949. The word “Thai” means “freedom” in Thai language. However‚ minority of Chinese ethnic in Thailand is still using Siam name. Thailand is a constitutional monarchy country and had never been colonized. The king
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livescience.com/38880-elon-musk-is-changing-the-world.html. Last accessed 20/11/2013. 4. Cooke‚ A. (2011). Dimensions of culture in business. In: Cooke‚ A. Organisation Environment. London: Pearson Custom Publishing. p9-15. 5. Mind Tools. (2013). Hofstede ’s Cultural Dimensions. Available: http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_66.htm. Last accessed 20/11/2013. 6. Cooke‚ A. (2011). Introduction: the nature of leadership. In: Cooke‚ A. Organisation Environment. London: Pearson Custom Publishing
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Based on Geert Hofstede book titled Long-term Orientation (LTO) Cultures and Organizations: Software for the Mind‚ Third Edition‚ There are five dimensions of National Culture. Before‚ it was just a four dimensions but research by Michael Bond and colleagues among students in 23 countries led him in 1991 to adding a fifth dimension. And the five dimensions of national culture are: Power Distance‚ Uncertainty Avoidance‚ Individualism vs Collectivism‚ Masculinity vs Feminimity‚ and Long Term Orientation
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References: http://geert-hofstede.com/. (2013). http://www.geerthofstede.nl/. (2013). http://www.thtconsulting.com. (2013). Brannen M.Y‚ S. J. (2000). National culture‚ networks‚ and individual influence in a multinational Cheung and Chuah‚ K. (1999). Conflict management styles
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TABLE OF CONTENTS (1) Introduction……………………………………………………………………………2 (2) Cross- cultural Analysis……………………………………………………………….2 (3) Aims of cross-cultural analysis………………………………………………………..2 (4) Hofstede and his 5 dimensions………………………………………………………...3 (4.1) Limitations of Hofstede’s model…………………………………………………………..4 (5) Trompenaars and Hampden-Turner model…………………………………………..4 (5.1) Limitations of Trompenaars and Turner model…………………………………………4 (6) European Cultural Diversity……………………………………………………………5
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or resolve problems. The Hofstede Model(Appendix A) has demonstrated that individuals living in a particular country tend to share similar values‚ and that they bring these values to the firms for which they work. The stark contrast of cultural values between managers of Delta and Terralumen make it difficult to ensure the success and the longevity of Blue Ridge Spain. The European Regional Director‚ Yannis Costas‚ is of Greek nationality. According to Hofstede‚ Greece is high on power distance
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The Movie 4 B. After The Movie 5 C. The Visible and Invisible Cultural Aspects - Culture Iceberg 6 a. Surface Culture 6 b. Unspoken Rules 7 c. Unconscious Rules 7 D. Examples - Movie Situations Explained 9 E. Hall and Hofstede Classifications Observed in The Movie 10 A. Before The Movie As usual‚ before watching any film‚ we always made some expectations as well as had some basic ideas about what would happen. For the movie Spanglish‚ obviously‚ there were also
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Organizations in the New Economy Section: 7 Mary E. Boone Analysis 1: Gung Ho February 21‚ 2010 INTRODUCTION "Culture is more often a source of conflict than of synergy. Cultural differences are a nuisance at best and often a disaster." - Dr. Geert Hofstede The movie Gung Ho (a Chinese expression for "work together"1)‚ demonstrates a cross-cultural relationship between the Americans and the Japanese working together towards achieving the goal of reviving an American car manufacturing plant (Assan
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