Before doing any type of business in China one must get familiar with the Chinese business culture. According to Hofstede’s analysis‚ China ranks very high in long term orientation‚ very low in individualism‚ high in power distance‚ and average in masculinity and uncertainty avoidance. In my opinion I still believe these behaviors or cultural dimensions are very accurate. The culture here believes in overcoming obstacles over time which is part of Hofstede’s long term orientation dimension. This
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Sng Rui Qing esther (CT0134227) – PTDipba5b | Selected Market Cultural Report in Taiwan | International Business | | | 7/17/2013 | | Sng Rui Qing esther (CT0134227) – PTDipba5b i. Executive Summary Taiwan is an operational hub in Asia-Pacific located at the heart of the region and less than 3hrs flying time to major cities in Western Pacific on average. The working population of service industry accounted for 58.6 percent of total employment in Taiwan in 2011 and the output
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1. Today I would like to present you the United Kingdom described in six Geert Hofstede’s dimensions. 2. Separated from the European continent by the North Sea and English Channel‚ the United Kingdom includes England‚ Scotland‚ Wales‚ and Northern Ireland. England and Wales were united in 1536. The United Kingdom is the 22nd-most populous country‚ with an estimated 64.1 million inhabitants. It is a constitutional monarchy and has a parliamentary system of governance. Its capital city is London‚
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1. Using China and United States as National Culture Level: PDI IDV MAS UAI LTO Power Distance Index Individualist Masculinity Uncertainty Avoidance Index Long-Term Orientation Indulgence East China 80 20 66 30 87 24 West United States 40 91 62 46 26 68 Power distance is defined as the extent to which the less powerful members of institutions and organisations within a country expect and accept that power is distributed unequally. For China‚ PDI is high at 80 and it means China is a
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Who was Nguyễn Sinh Cung? More commonly known as Ho Chi-Minh‚ he was a champion for Vietnamese independence‚ a member of the Communist Party‚ and later the President of Communist North Vietnam. During the Vietnam War‚ Ho was the figurehead and leader of the North Vietnamese Army‚ and supported of the Communists in South Vietnam‚ the Viet Cong. During his life‚ Ho Chi-Minh accomplished many things‚ such as reigning in the Communist supporters in South Vietnam‚ and turning them into a deadly Guerrilla
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have enough harvest to make it all worth it. They have to pay off all debts for the season as well as putting food on their table. When conditions are not right‚ it can lead to immense problems as seen throughout the novel Rice without Rain by Mingfong Ho. In addition‚ one can only comprehend true burdens through specific experiences. However‚ when everyone comes together‚ one might just make a difference. Working the fields are a way of life for thousands of people all over the world. Fields provide
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General Vo Nguyen Giap is perhaps the most important figure in the early history of communist Vietnam -- with the exception of Ho Chi Minh. General Giap’s skills and expertise of were an essential element of the French defeat in 1954. However General Giap cannot be held solely responsible‚ the political skills of Ho Chi Minh (the leader of the Viet Minh independence movement) cannot be underestimated. There were many reasons for the French defeat in Vietnam‚ abundant mistakes were made and the Viet
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Globalisation: the shrinking world by Phillip Ho Globalisation was a word lacked from most vocabulary until 1980s when the global culture started to form. Technology advanced and the world transformed‚ from stretches of lands separated by water to the global community. Passer-byers on a street in a major city may see globalisation everyday‚ anything from billboards advertising coca-cola to an import car‚ has “Globalisation!” written all over it. Globalisation can help us explain how the world is
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1) Give the definition and objectives of “your” cultural dimensions (what does the dimension measure? what do you want to measure? For instance : ability to work in groups‚ individual empowerment ... (for the individual/collective dimension). Diffuse and Specific orientated cultures – The most apparent difference is the ability to separate private from professional life. In diffused cultures‚ the private and professional lives are closely linked whereas specific cultures keep them separate.
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To date‚ the most common way to study and draw conclusions about organizational behavior across cultures and explain the differences that exist is to use Hofstede’s framework. Prof. Geert Hofstede conducted perhaps the most comprehensive study of how values in the workplace are influenced by culture. Geert Hofstede analyzed a large data base of employee values scores collected by IBM between 1967 and 1973 covering more than 70 countries‚ from which he first used the 40 largest only and afterwards extended
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