Geert Hofstede’s dimension Power distance index The inequality is bigger in Spain than in Holland. The Netherlands has 38 on the cultural scale of Hofstede’s analysis and Spain has 57. This means that the gap between wealthy and poor is bigger in Spain than in Holand. Individualism As you can see The IDV in the Netherlands (80) is much higher than in spain(51). The netherlands can be considered as individualistic with a relatively high
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Bibliography: Hoftede‚ Geert “Cultures and Organisation: Software of the Mind” Charles Hampden-Turner and Fons Trompenaars “Riding the Waves of Culture: Understanding Diversity in Global Business” Andreea Maruntelu “Cross-cultural differences in Romania” Sweden - Culture Smart!: the essential guide to customs & culture; http://sverigeturism.se
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The first dimension found by Hofstede’s analysis of POWER DISTANCE involves human inequality in areas such as prestige and power. Istanbul University has a high power distance. In the structure of universities organization held some in higher status than others‚ which gives them the ability to influence and determine the behaviors of others such as students‚ clerks and academics. Higher status have some privileges and symbols like ’prof’. As we can see the units are separated such as classrooms
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The Cultural Dimensions of the Vietnamese Private Entrepreneurship Vuong Quan Hoang* and Tran Tri Dung** This paper examines the influence of cultural and socioeconomic factors on the growth of enterpreneurship in Vietnam. Traditional cultural values continue to have a strong impact on the Vietnamese society‚ and to a large extent adversely affect the entrepreneurial spirit of the community. Typical constraints private entrepreneurs face may have roots in the cultural facet as legacy of the Confucian
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DISCUSSION ‘Cultural characteristics of United States and Dubai’ Introduction United States has been known as the leading country in the world. They have strong increases of productivity‚ low inflation and unemployment rate. But in the 1980s the income rates has decelerated. Reuters states that the declining in global economy and maintaining cost efficiency would not prevent companies to implement the international assignment i.e. sending employees overseas. The article addresses this issue
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(A) Define and discuss in SUBSTANTIVE DETAIL EACH of the five dimensions of culture as identified by Hofstede. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Hofstede’s research is based on the information of 40 countries‚ of which he identified the different dimensions on which culture differs. The five dimensions model is widely used in many domains of human social life‚ and particularly in the field of business. In international marketing it is very useful because it
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Culture Dimensions of Poiish iManagers: Hofstede ’s indioes* Wojciech Nasierowski‚ Bogusz Mikula Abstract Wojciech Nasierowski Faculty of Administration‚ University of New Brunswick. rTeoencton‚ Canada Bogusz Mikula Academy of Economy. Cracow. Poland This paper explores‚ in accordance with Hofstede ’s indices‚ the culture dimensions of young PDk» who have had some exposure to business tnanagement. It is shown that this group of Polish respondents score high in Power Distance and Uncertainty
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http://www.flashcardexchange.com/cards/csc-100-test-one-chap-1-4-992930 Apple’s suppliers in China mistreat workers‚ making them work overtime beyond legal limits‚ paying them low wages‚ and exposing them to dangerous working conditions‚ according to the report released Wednesday. The investigation of other Apple suppliers in China reveals that serious work-related injuries and worker suicides but exist throughout Apple’s supply chain. The abuse of factory workers making Apple products came under
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Assignment 1: Organizational and National Cultures in Polish-U.S. Joint Venture Global Business Manangement-510 Professor Sue Golabek Christi Griffin October 27‚ 2013 Introduction In multinational workplaces understanding how important the significance of cultural differences is larger than we might think. Organizations that are diverse have to work together because their functionality impacts the productivity of the workplace. It is vital to have an understanding the different
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1. What are Hofstede’s five dimensions of cultural differences that affect work attitudes? Using these dimensions describe the United States. 1.1 Individualism vs. Collectivism‚ the individuals believe they should make their own choices and be responsible for them‚ they are concerned about losing their social frames‚ in contrast the collectivism involves the loyalty and group thinking in order to create hormonal work process. The individualism encourages individual achievements‚ as collectivism
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