adapt and facilitate the communication. In that case‚ Spanish and Brazilian culture are based on Latin culture but had considerably evolved on their sides‚ so prior details are very important to prepare a travel in Brazil or Denmark. According to Hofstede (1982)‚ the 4th dimensions of cultures can be used to describe the management styles of each national culture. It enable to compare the three different society presented. The 4th dimensions are composed by; the power distance index‚ the individualism
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............................................................................ 2 Eastern culture versus Western culture ........................................................................................... 3 Power Distance Index (PDI): Geert Hofstede ................................................................................. 4 Hierarchy and Equality: Trompenaars and Hampden-Turner ........................................................ 4 PDI and Educational level .....................
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respond to situations‚ ideas‚ and the attitudes they hold (Hofstede‚ 1980). In today’s globalised economy‚ all nations and societies interact with one another. As a result‚ the earlier mentioned cultural factors are readily observable in the marketplace and play a large role in the way it functions (Want‚ 2003). Language although vast in its diversity‚ is one of the most integral aspects of culture as it is crucial for communication (Hofstede‚ 2001). Numerous methods have been developed over the
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LaTasha Bishop MT 302 Behavioral Organization Unit 5 Assignment March 25‚ 2015 Professor Bellamy Geert Hofstede‚ was a Dutch Social Psychologist who use to work for IBM as a representative and created his unique model which was called the "Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions Theory". By directing an overall study of worker or employee values and applying certain factors to analyze the results. The result was one of the first quantifiable theories on the impact of difference
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across the world for fruitful execution of international human resource and business strategies. The organisations must think locally and not globally‚ they must try to fit into the culture of the country or region they are about to venture into (Hofstede‚ Jonker‚ & Verwaart‚ 2012). Euro Disneyland is an organisation that failed to think locally and did not try to fit into the French culture rather‚ dictated their terms on the way the most famous lucrative amusement park would function in France.
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Dimensions of Culture 20 References 23 Hofstede’s Dimensions of Culture Introduction to Hofstede’s Dimensions of Culture In 1984‚ Geert Hofstede published a book called Culture’s Consequences. In this book‚ he divides cultures into four basic categories. These categories are individualism‚ masculinity‚ dower distance and uncertainty avoidance. Hofstede assigns different cultures a number on a scale between 1 and 100 for each category depending on how their culture corresponds to the description
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Routledge‚ London. Hellriegel‚ Slocum & Woodman. (2001). Organisational Behavior. (9th ed). South-Western. pp. 523. Hofstede‚ G. (1984). Cultural Consequences: International Differences in Work Values. Sage‚ Beverly Hills. Hofstede‚ G. (1992). Culture and Organisations: Software of the Mind. McGraw Hill‚ Maidenhead. Hofstede‚ G. (1980). Culture’s Consequences. Sage‚ Beverly Hills‚ CA. Hofstede‚ G. (1997). Culture and Organisations: Software of the Mind: Intercultural Cooperation and its importance for
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– one from their father and one from their mother. We should use the father’s surname when addressing someone. Venezuela has more flexible attitude towards time. People could be late‚ as well as business meetings or social events can begin late (Hofstede‚ G.‚ 2013). Business companies in Venezuela are hierarchical. Decisions‚ ideas and recommendations are generated from the top. Status is very important here‚ so people should show respect to their supervisors and colleagues as well. In this society
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Organization Science‚ 7(4)‚ 375 – 389. Gupta‚ A. K. & Govindarajan‚ V. (2001). Converting Global Presence into Competitive Advantage Hofstede‚ G. (1980). Culture’s Consequences: International Differences in Work-related Values Hofstede‚ G. (1984). Cultural Dimensions in Management and Planning. Asia Pacific Journal of Management‚ 6(1)‚ 81 – 99. Hofstede‚ G. (1993). Cultural Constraints in Management Theories. Academy of Management Executive‚ 7(1)‚ 81 – 93. Huselid‚ M. A. (1995). The Impact
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associated with the national culture of a country as boundaries that allow interaction and socialization within them. Scholars have analyzed the influence of these national cultural values‚ attitudes and behaviours on business and management styles (Hofstede‚ 1980; Laurent‚ 1986; Trompenaars & Hampden-Turner‚ 1997). At the same time‚ the movement of
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