Culture of Hong Kong and Japan through the Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions Theory Cultural dimensions theory‚ developed by Geert Hofstede’s‚ describes how a society’s culture affects the values of its members‚ and how these values relate to their behaviour. The theory proposed six dimensions: power distance‚ uncertainty avoidance‚ individualism-collectivism‚ masculinity-femininity‚ long-term and short-term orientation‚ and the latest dimension‚ indulgence and self-restraint which was added in 2010
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Hofstede’s dimensions of national culture Hofstede distinguished five dimensions of national culture: Power Distance (PDI)‚ Individualism/Collectivism (IDV)‚ Masculinity/Femininity (MAS)‚ Uncertainty Avoidance (UAI)‚ and Long-Term versus Short-Term Orientation (LTO). For those readers who are unfamiliar with his dimensional model‚ a short description follows. The dimensions are measured on index scales from 0 to 100‚ although some countries may have scores above 100 on certain dimensions because
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alternative courses for the purpose of accomplishment of the organisational goals. Decisions may relate to general day to day operations. They may be major or minor. They may be strategic‚ tactical or operational in nature. Major dimensions of strategic decisions The major dimensions of strategic decisions are as follows: 1. Strategic issues require top-management decisions: Strategic issues involve thinking in totality of the organization’s objectives in which a considerable amount of risk is involved
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com/about/ownership.html Levels of product differentiation Porter has suggested that most industries contain strategic groups of close competitors – groups of firms within an industry that follow the same strategies or ones that have very similar dimensions. For example‚ similar strategies might include the targeting of the same market segments‚ the use of identical or similar technology and the employment of the same specialist distributors. 1 1 Porter‚ M.‚ “Competitive
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Power of Real Women vs. Power of Elizabeth Bennet Elizabeth Bennet is a remarkable young woman due to her self confidence‚ which allows her intelligence to shine through‚ making her less trapped than the other young women in the novel‚ Pride and Prejudice. Elizabeth is able to fulfill the traditional expectations of a woman without losing her opinionated nature and strong sense of self. In the 1800s‚ a woman’s main priority was to find a man to marry‚ and be his loyal wife. What makes Elizabeth
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resources in the United States‚ and had to consider the relationship of hydroelectric power with the energy from wind power. Our null hypothesis was there is no relationship between hydroelectric power and wind power. Our alternative hypothesis is there is a relationship between hydroelectric power and wind power. We started by finding the regression analysis for hydroelectric conventional versus wind power. The regression equation that we had was hydroelectric conventional= 5631695 + 4.74 wind
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Regardless if you’re in high school or at college‚ the material you learn will follow you throughout your life. Education can help mold your future as well as your career. There are several differences in education that I have noticed throughout my years as a student‚ between high school and college. Some of the differences are the responsibilities‚ the atmosphere‚ and the cost. Responsibilities of high school students and college students differ in multiple ways. In high school‚ teachers constantly
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through four long years of high school. Now that I am in college and away from my family and childhood friends I’m starting to notice the major differences between high school and college. When you first start high school for your freshman year it may seem like your entering a new world. Often students will feel lost because the type of environment is completely different from their middle school days. A few things help differentiate high school from college is that high school is mandatory and
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Solar and wind power are alternative sources of energy which have been growing rapidly during this time of energy crisis. Wind and solar energies are considered an efficient and clean fuel. They do not cause any air or water pollution because they involve no burned fuel (MNIDER‚ 2008). Recently‚ there has been a focus on developing renewable energy resources. The main reason is that renewable energies are inexhaustible in contrast to the other energies such as fossil fuels‚ which widely considered
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heard countless times; ‘High school does not prepare you for college.’ To me‚ this is a very scary thought‚ but one that is so true. As much as I wish I could say it’s not true‚ high school really doesn’t prepare you for your future schooling‚ and that really needs to change. What I have noticed throughout my high school career‚ and even my older siblings high school careers‚ is that many teens are enthusiastic about college‚ but have no idea about how to get there. Most high schools don’t offer
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