The six Dimensions of Culture Armed with a large database of cultural statistics‚ Hofstede analyzed the results and found clear patterns of similarity and difference amid the responses along these five dimensions. Interestingly‚ his research was done on employees of IBM only‚ which allowed him to attribute the patterns to national differences in culture‚ largely eliminating the problem of differences in company culture. The six dimensions are: 1. Power/Distance (PD) "Power distance is the extent
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Discussion 1. Looking back at Hofstede’s dimensions of cultural differences (chapter 2‚ pg 39-41)‚ describe a significant difference between cultures that you have witnessed. Use the Geert Hofstede website links below to compare the two cultures in your example and describe the relative merits of the different approaches in an organizational situation. Main Hofstede Web site: http://www.geert-hofstede.com/ (page down for descriptions of the cultural dimensions) Compare two cultures: http://www
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Definitions of the dimensions of health Humans have been around for many centuries. In this century‚ we are growing more aware of the negative effects illness and stress have on the human body. We are also becoming aware of the necessary steps needed to be healthy and accomplish a longer life span. With the ever-growing number of diseases around the human population‚ it is imperative that humans realize the importance of being healthy. People believe health is attained by just eating healthy foods
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If we explore the Chinese culture through the lens of the 5-D Model‚ we can get a good overview of the deep drivers of Chinese culture relative to other world cultures. Power distance This dimension deals with the fact that all individuals in societies are not equal – it expresses the attitude of the culture towards these inequalities amongst us. Power distance is defined as the extent to which the less powerful members of institutions and organisations within a country expect and accept that
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Symbolic Interactionism and Geertz’ Deep Play Symbolic interaction‚ one of the three main perspectives of the social sciences of Anthropology and Sociology‚ was thought to be first conceived by Max Weber and George Herbert Mead as they both emphasized the subjective meaning of human behavior‚ the social process‚ and the humanistic way of viewing of Anthropology and Sociology. As human behavior and socialization were observed‚ Mead discovered that behavior may be either overt‚ meaning observable
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Geert Hofstede vs. Fons Trompenaars Introduction How do we market in different cultures? Although we have done many researches about the different cultures‚ marketing‚ which is as a discipline‚ has lagged behind other researches in recognizing the need for it. Before we have found the importance of marketing in different cultures‚ usually‚ the approach for marketing was too simple‚ and we often use the economic theory to explain facts and solve problems‚ however‚ international marketing and
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Geert Hofstede Cultural Dimensions Comparison: Brazil and USA Power Distance: The US has a score of 40 in this category. A lower score in this category shows that our country doesn’t have such a wide gap between the groups that do or do not have the power in society. Brazil scored a 69 in this dimension. They accept more inequality between the leaders and less powerful in society. In their culture‚ it is important for them to know where they stand in the community‚ so they know how much respect
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was also an era of civil unrest. The cultural advancements and diverse social landscapes of the 1920s were shaping a new society that threatened old ideals and exacerbated cultural conflict from those who so desperately wanted to cling to a set of values that were becoming obsolete in the new social climate. In the decades preceding the twenties‚ the Great Migration began and nearly six million African Americans moved from the South to the North. During the 1920s‚ African Americans had taken on prominent
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of life. Notorious Japanese workaholism is another expression of their masculinity. It is still hard for women to climb up the corporate ladders in Japan with their masculine norm of hard and long working hours. Uncertainty avoidance The dimension Uncertainty Avoidance has to do with the way that a society deals with the fact that the future can never be known: should we try to control the future or just let it happen? This ambiguity brings with it anxiety and different cultures have learnt
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Two Basic Dimensions of Leadership 1. Task Orientation( initiating structure) Task orientation relates to Blake and Mouton’s concern for production. It is the quality of a manager who maintains strong discipline to task completion and deadlines. A highly task-oriented manager maintains focus on timing and quality of work and‚ at the extreme‚ can lose sight of the importance of showing consideration for employees. A leader with strong orientation often gets labeled as an authoritarian leader
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