Group presentations about Hofstede’s cultural dimension 1. A brief presentation of Geert Hofstede and his background Geert Hofstede was born 2 October 1928 in Haarlem. He is a Dutch social psychologist that did a pioneering study of cultures across modern nations. Geert has made these models that classified culture along four different dimensions – Power Distance Index‚ Individualism versus Collectivism‚ Masculinity versus Femininity‚ Uncertainty Avoidance Index‚ Long Term Orientation versus Short
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Examination of Latin America: Brazil The first European settlers to arrive to Brazil were the Portuguese‚ which were led by Pedro Cabral‚ who began to colonies in the region. The Europeans found approximately 7 million native Indians living in the region. Portuguese explorers came in search of valuable goods for European trade‚ unsettled land‚ and opportunities to escape poverty in Portugal. The only item they discovered at the time of value was the Brazil wood tree (pau do brasil) from which they
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Travel and Tourism in Brazil to 2018 Synopsis The report provides detailed market analysis‚ information and insights‚ including: Historic and forecast tourist volumes covering the entire Brazilian travel and tourism sector Detailed analysis of tourist spending patterns in Brazil for various categories in the travel and tourism sector‚ such as accommodation‚ sightseeing and entertainment‚ foodservice‚ transportation‚ retail‚ travel intermediaries and others Detailed market
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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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Analysis Brazil is being considered as a growing economy. In fact the country‚ one of the BRIC nations is seen by analyst of Goldman Sachs as one of the five nations that will be at the top of all nations with regard to a country`s GDP (The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.‚ 2007). To understand Brazil`s current situation and how the country may be able to grow out of this position as a global player in the near future aiming a better globalization of the country by the year 2050‚ one has to see Brazil within
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Cultural Difference between America and Brazil BCOM/275 Peter Grove June 17‚ 2013 University of Phoenix Cultural Differences The communication methods of the Brazilian culture rely on stern‚ structured‚ and organized representation. The system of hierarchy is firmly followed within the workplace‚ but all relies on clear communication and direction to then individuals. When altering communication and arguments from culture
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Under the leadership of President Lula‚ Brazil embarked a series of pro-market reforms‚ which transfers Brazil from the ‘country of tomorrow’ into a leading emerging economy. Nowadays Brazil has been the World’s sixth largest economic entity and treated as BRICs together with Russia‚ India and China. As a developing Latin American country‚ Brazil is rich of natural resources‚ adequate of labor forces with a vast territory. The government makes the pro-market and institutional reforms to simply the
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Brazilian coup d’état in 1964 can be explained using a combination of the theories of Ferguson and Friedman. This coup was brought into action by two factors; the extreme reactions to leftist political movements in Brazil and around the world as well as the economic and political instability of Brazil. The anti-left wing political movement was caused by the tensions between the capitalist nations led by the U.S and the communist nations. Friedman’s theory of globalization can be applied here‚ as the involvement
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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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agreed to provide financial aid to the Brazilian government in order to finance one of the most controversial projects ever assisted by the World Bank. The Northwest Brazil Integrated Development Program (Polonoroeste) aimed to promote sustainable development and settlement in an uninhabited Amazonian region in the State of Rondonia‚ Brazil (P006319‚ 2016). Despite the noble initial goal‚ and the good reasons that weighted towards the decision for assisting this project‚ the World Bank was accused by
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