Organization Development –Week 10 Assignment Paul Sullivan Rasmussen College Instructor: Troy Stang December 6‚ 2012 Abstract In this paper I will examine thoughts by OD theorists regarding the effects of cultural differences on the applicability and of certain types of OD interventions in multinational environments. The mission of most Organizational Development practitioners is to assist organizations in the process of
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culture. Hofstede has defined power distance as “the extent to which inequality in power is accepted and considered as normal by less powerful people in a society.”(Hofstede‚ p. 307‚ 1986). He divided this dimension into two categories: 1. Small 2. Large Small power distance: Small power distance means that the extent to which less powerful people accept the social inequality is small‚ that is members of a society are treated as equal as possible in an unequal society. (Hofstede‚ p. 307
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Blanchard (1969)‚ Life Cycle Theory of Leadership‚ Training and Development Journal‚ May 1969. Hodgetts‚ Richard M.‚ and Fred Luthans (2000)‚ International Management: Culture Strategy and Behavior‚ Boston. Hofstede‚ Geert (1991)‚ Cultures and Organizations: Software of the Mind‚ London: McGraw-Hill. Hofstede‚ Geert (1980)‚ Culture’s Consequences: International Differences in WorkRelated Values‚ Beverly Hills‚ CA: Sage. Human Assets Limited (2001)‚ Selecting and Developing your Future Leaders to Operate Globally
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Love Litzell Dr. Carolyn E. Predmore January 30‚ 2015 International Marketing Hofstede Exploration The first part of Sweden’s Hofstede’s score was a 31 on Power Distance. 31 is a relatively low score at Power Distance and factors that influence this score is independence‚ equality and superiors accessibility. Gender equality is one of the cornerstones of modern Swedish society and they have ranked as one of the most gender-egalitarian countries in the world several times. This is mainly because
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refer to Figures 4–5‚ 4–6‚ and 4–7. In answering this question I will use the dimensions that Geert Hofstede identified to attempt to provide a composite picture of the cultures. The four dimensions Geert Hofstede examined were power distance‚ uncertainty avoidance‚ individualism and masculinity (Luthans & Doh‚ 2012). Power distance deals with the fact that all individuals in societies are not equal – it
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Cengage‚ North Sydney‚ Australia Geert Hofstede & Gert Jan Hofstede‚ Dimensions of national cultures. Viewed 3 June 2013 http://www.geerthofstede.nl/dimensions-of-national-cultures Hansen C D & Lee Y‚ 2009 The cultural context of human resources development‚ Macmillan Lagarde‚ C‚ 2013 International Monetary Fund (IMF) A new Global Economy for a new generation. Viewed 5 June 2013 http://www.imf.org/external/np/speeches/2013/012313.htm The Economist 2008‚ Geert Hofstede. Viewed 5 June 2013 http://www.economist
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Research Topic “A Study on Managerial Working Values in Malaysia” PROPOSAL CHAPTER 1.0 INTRODUCTION We are living in a global age. Technology and Globalization have brought the world much closer together. This means that people of different cultures are finding themselves working together and communicating more and more. This is exciting and interesting‚ but it can also be frustrating and fraught with uncertainty if the people who are working
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framework of Norway using findings from a study carried out by renowned professor Geert Hofstede who has studied the cultural frameworks of various countries and communities in the world at large overtime. Hofstede studied the cultural framework of Norway and came up with five dimensions. These are Power Distance Index‚ Individualism‚ Masculinity‚ Uncertainty Avoidance Index‚ Long-Term Orientation (Hofstede). Hofstede describes masculinity as the opposite of femininity and in culture it refers to
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of in various cultures (Trompenaars‚ 1993). Hence‚ basic cultural analysis should be conducted to better plan the new manufacturing business unit in Brazil where there are many differences from the Swedish culture. The famous analytic models from Hofstede (1980) and Trompenaars (1993) are applied to identify the key distinct dimensions of the two national cultures in terms of their management implications. Cultural Analysis The most influential factors chosen from Hofstede’s model are PD and UA
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