Cross Cultural Leadership – 15.996 Lecture Notes Class Two – Cultural Styles • • • • • Universalism vs. Particularism Individualism vs. Collectivism Neutral vs. Emotional Achievement vs. Ascription Dialogue: making a joint hiring decision including compensation Read: • Trompenaars‚ Fons and Hampden-Turner‚ Charles. Riding the Waves of Culture: Understanding Cultural Diversity in Global Business (2nd edition). New York: McGraw-Hill‚ 1998‚ pages: 1-10‚ 29-36‚ 49-53‚ 68-75‚ 80-81‚ 105-111
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When international businesses ’ operate in other cultures‚ what advantages do they enjoy when they learn to adequately communicate? NOTE - Please do not forget to utilize/apply Hofstede ’s framework if necessary Culture is defined as the set of values‚ beliefs‚ rules‚ and institutions held by a specific group of people. It can also be defined‚ according to anthropologist Edward Taylor in 1870s as “that complex whole which includes knowledge‚ belief‚ art‚ morals‚ customs and other capabilities
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Leeds metropolitan university‚ uk | Action Plan | Cross-Cultural Management | Submitted By – Ashish Arora Submitted To – Dr. Ruchi Sharma (Module Tutor)Submitted On – 16th November 2012 | | | | Analysis on Cross-Cultural Training by Organizations Article 1 – Simulation training methods to develop cultural awareness This paper aims to review stimulation methods which are available for the training to develop cultural awareness for business people. The paper reviews the methods
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Germany: Hofstede Analysis Germany- Hofstede Analysis Germany is known for its majestic scenery and terrain. There is incredible chocolate‚ beer and of course‚ the unique architecture. All these things may be appealing to a firm‚ but an expanding company may discover complexities expanding into Germany‚ because “[w]hen you step into a foreign culture‚ suddenly things seem different. You don’t know what to do or say.” ( Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions). “If your organization is planning to
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inequalities are accepted; a strict chain of command and protocol are observed. Each rank has its privileges and employees show loyalty‚ respect and deference for their superiors in return for protection and guidance. This may lead to paternalistic management. Thus‚ the attitude towards managers are more formal‚ the information flow is hierarchical and controlled. Individualism With a score of 20 Thailand is a highly collectivist country. This is manifest in a close long-term commitment to the member
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Cultural beliefs and practices: 1. Sexual abuse among young children; As Health Educators we have to come out with a action program to sensitize parents as well as teachers to protect children from sexual abuse. Starting by enforcing stricter documenting procedures in place to identify sexual abuse cases in order to have a system that red flags incidence immediately. Prevention is a vital priority‚ but we must be able to identify and distinguish in without secrecy and non-disclosure laws
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China and US Cultural Differences China and US Cultural Differences Introduction With more than six billion people in the world is not difficult to realize that there are many different cultures and belief systems around the world that differ from the one we live in here in the US. There are countries that are governed by kings; there are others that are governed by religion‚ and others that are governed by republics. There are many different ways in which to prove that the world is not the same
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concept both for students of business and managers in work organisations’? Abstract: The aim of this essay explains my knowledge and understanding about the term ’national culture’ and introduces the differences mentioned by the theorists such as‚ Hofstede‚ Trompenaars in the study as well as analyses a content that both business students and organisational managers in work should consider culture as a main notion which was argued by French‚ R. (2010). Illustrating from the book‚ websites and my own
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Hofstede’s Dimensions of Culture: An overview of Venezuela‚ Belgium and Japan International Business ADM 3155 Table of Contents Introduction to Hofstede’s Dimensions of Culture 3 Individualism 3 Masculinity 3 Power Distance 4 Uncertainty Avoidance 4 Conclusion 5 VENEZUELA 5 Introduction to Venezuela 6 Individualism 6 Masculinity 7 Power Distance 7 Uncertainty Avoidance 8 Conclusion 8 BELGIUM 11 Introduction to Belgium 11 Individualism 12 Masculinity 12 Power
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about culture differentiations in Human Resource (HR) practices when they are expanding or starting their business in host countries. The dimensions of culture and the categories of functional HR practices will be briefly outlined at the beginning. After that‚ this study will analyse the importance of cultural involvement in HR practices‚ and its two main reasons‚ which is culture differentiations having significant influences in MNEs’ HR practices‚ and MNEs pursuing competitive advantage (CA) and
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