1. After reading Hofstede ’s dimensions of cultural differences in Chapter 2 (pages 40-44) and looking up and reviewing near the bottom of Geert Hofstede ’s web page (http://www.geert-hofstede.com/)‚ describe a significant difference between cultures that you have witnessed. Use the Geert Hofstede comparison tool (at the link below) to compare the two cultures in your example and describe the relative merits of the different approaches in an organizational situation. During my time in the Marine
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Table of Contents INTRODUCTION 3 ACCESSING CULTURAL DIFFERENCES IN THE NEGOTIATION TEAMS 3 Hofstedes Cultural Dimensions 3 The Hall Model 3 The Kluckholn and Strodtbeck Model 4 ANALYSIS OF THE NEGOTIATION ACTIVITY 5 1. Background Factors 5 2. Atmosphere 5 Conflict/co-operation 5 Power/Dependence 6 Expectations 6 3. Process 6 Pre - Negotiation 6 Negotiation 7 Post negotiation 7 4. Cultural Factors 7 Time 7 Individualism vs. Collectivism 7 Pattern of communication 7 Emphasis on personal relations 8
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shopping habits prior to the recession in these countries. Our findings indicate that extent of cultural differences founded in television commercials for each country is strongly related to the index values of Hofstede ’s five cultural dimensions respectively. Keywords: cultural differences‚ Hofstede‚ TV advertising‚ USA‚ Austria‚ Serbia JEL Classification: M31 1. INTRODUCTION Last decade of the 20st century brought one of the major developments in the business world – market globalization. Domestic
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INTRODUCTION DEFINATION OF VALUES Basic convictions that a specific mode of conduct or end-state of existence if personally or socially preferable to an opposite or converse mode of conduct and end-state of existence. When we rank an individual’s value in terms their intensity‚ we obtain that person’s value system. This system is identified by the relative importance we assign to values such as freedom‚ pleasure‚ self-respect‚ honesty‚ obedience‚ and equality. IMPORTANCE OF VALUES Values are
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Impact of Culture on the Ethical reasoning of an Individual Abstract The purpose of this paper is to identify‚ relate and assess the impact of culture on the ethical reasoning of an individual. This report reviews current literature on this topic and identifies the various factors involved in the same. Established theories on ethics and moral development are reviewed and a culture-based model of ethical decision making is derived. Prepositions concerning the influence of various cultural dimensions
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El-Akremi‚ Assaad‚ Jacques I.‚ Valerie S‚ and Gond J.P. 2010 Corporate Social Responsibility Influence on Employees. Research‚ Nottingham: Nottingham University Busniess School. Hofstede‚ Gert Jan‚ and Paul Pedersen. 2012. Exploring culture exercises‚ stories‚ and synthetic cultures. Yarmouth‚ Me.: Intercultural Press. Hofstede‚ G.‚ and M. H. Bond. 1988. "The Confucius Connection: From Cultural Roots to Economic Growth." Organizational Dynamics 16 (4) (Spring): 5-21 Hopkins‚ Michael Lian‚ Goh Chin. 2009
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Turkey whose collectivism is high and individualism is low. In societies like Canada there is a strong sense of competition. People expect from each other to fulfill their own goals and people have unattached relationships with one other people (Hofstede‚ 2009). In Turkish society family stands at the center of life‚ family members are highly trusted. Children are taught to help out the family and not to be independent. In Canadian society family is important but children are taught to be independent
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Methods. Available: http://chinawestproducts.com/08/01/confucian-culture-modern-management-methods/2/. Last accessed 23th April 2012. Geert Hofstede . (2003). Dimensions. Available: http://geert-hofstede.com/dimensions.html Geert Hofstede & Gert Jan Hofstede. (2005). Culture and organization: software of the mind. NY: Mc Graw Hill. 4 (5)‚ 211. Geert H. Hofstede (2003). Culture ’s consequences: comparing values‚ behaviors‚ institutions‚ and organizations across nations. 3rd ed. America: Sage Publications
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provide a better understanding on how decision making in Germany and Mexico could be described and how culture affect this decision making. The reason for choosing these to countries was that according to previous found results by the renowned Geert Hofstede these two countries were supposed to be quite the opposite to one another. Therefore the study also compared the similarities and the differences between the cases in the countries. Based on the research questions stated a literature review was
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cross-cultural management has been dominated by a functionalist bipolar or dimensional paradigm of analyzing national cultures (e.g.‚ Hofstede 1980‚ 1991‚ 2001; House et al. 2004; Trompenaars 1994). Two profound perspectives have prevailed in this paradigm. First‚ national cultures are divided into individualist or collectivist‚ feminine or masculine‚ and so forth. As Hofstede stated: “The vast majority of people in our world live in societies in which the interest of the group prevails over the interest
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