Linh Nguyen – 1149482 AFM Assignment 2 "One of the major strengths of the culture metaphor rests in the fact that it directs attention to the symbolic significance of even the most rational parts of organizational life" ( Morgan‚ G. 1986) Discuss the issues raised in the quotation above‚ and comment on: • • • the effects of organization culture on the design of organization structure; the effects of national culture on organization culture; and the ways in which power exists in different organization
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Mistakes from the Beginning I believe that Silvio was the wrong choice as general manager of Schindler’s Indian subsidiary from the beginning. When we look at the Hofstede comparison model between Silvio’s culture (Italy) and India’s culture we do see a bit of differences. (Exhibit 1) Italians are much more focused on themselves vs. a team and when compared to Indian culture this is a drastic difference‚ also focusing on uncertainty avoidance Italians are very hesitant in jumping in the unknown
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The Cultural Differences Analysis of Geely’s Acquisition of Volvo 1. Introduction Cross-border mergers have become the inevitable trend of economic globalization‚ which is strategic tool for the enterprises to obtain the core competitiveness. The mergers can not only enhance the internal competitiveness of the enterprises‚ but also promote the enterprises to develop international markets and some emerging areas. However‚ when multinational companies enter the international market‚ Cultural
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Thailand vs. ‘Kathoey’ | 2 november 2010 Table of Contents I. Introduction……………………………………………………………………………….... 3 I.I. What is ‘Kathoey’…………………………………………………………………………. 3 I.II. How does one become ‘Kathoey’?.................................................................... 4 II. Power distance index (PDI) in ‘Kathoey’ culture………………………….. 5 II.I Power distance in the workplace………………………………………………….. 5 II.II Power distance in religion………………………………………………………….. 6 III. Masculinity vs
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INTRODUCTION METHOD WHY JAPAN? DEFINITION OF CULTURE AND VALUES HOFSTEDE’S VALUE DIMENSIONS POWER DISTANCE UNCERTAINTY AVOIDANCE COLLECTIVISM VERSUS INDIVIDUALISM FEMININITY VERSUS MASCULINITY LONG-TERM VERSUS SHORT-TERM ORIENTATION CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON HOFSTEDE EDWARD HALL CULTURAL DIMENSIONS 4 6 7 9 11 12 13 13 14 15 15 16 19 20 21 23 25 26 28 30 40 43 47 59 61 64 65 8.1 CONFUCIANISM 8.2 IE 8.3 THE WA-CONCEPT 8.4 ISOLATION 8.5 UNIQUENESS 8.6 WESTERN INFLUENCE 9. 9.1 10. 11. 12. 13. JAPANESE NEGOTIATOR
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Shapiro‚ D.A. 1999. The impact of power distance on the relationship between participation and organizational commitment in Argentina‚ Hofstede‚ G. 1980a. Culture ’s consequences: International differences in work-related values. Hofstede‚ G. 1980b. Motivation‚ leadership‚ and organizations: Do American theories apply abroad? Organizational Dynamics‚ Summer: 42-63. Hofstede‚ G. 1992. Cultural constraints in management theories. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management‚ Las Vegas
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Kimberly-Clark Andean Region: Case Analysis July 25‚ 2011 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Kimberly Clark (K-C)‚ the consumer products company‚ has become a market leader in the majority of Latin American markets. Its dominance is attributed to the fact that‚ unlike its competitors‚ the company is organized regionally‚ which allows responsiveness to its customers and more empowerment to the regional teams‚ giving K-C advantage over its competition. (Anderson) K-C’s Andean region stands out
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Made by: Verc Zhang 500680474 Jort de Jong 500686278 Pieter Verburg 500683678 David Hoek 500681766 Table of content Introduction That the U.S. government was spying on its citizens ‚ since 9/11‚ was obvious. but how far they exactly are going‚ became clear when Edward Snowden leaked information about the secret project of the National Security Agency‚ PRISM. The 29 -year-old system administrator saw shocking things
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Management Practice‚ Kogan Page Limited. Bartlett‚ C.A. and Ghoshal‚ S. (1991)‚ Managing Across Borders; The Transnational solution‚ London Business School‚ London. Cole‚ G. A. (2002)‚ Personnel and Human Resource Management‚ Thompson Learning‚ London. Hofstede‚ G. (1980)‚ Culture’s Consequences: International Differences in Work-related Values‚ Sage Publications. Oded Shenkar (1995)‚ Global Perspectives of Human Resource Management. Englewood Cliffs‚ NJ: Prentice Hall. Ouchi‚ W. (1981)‚ Theory Z: How American
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Mr. Robert Gnuse2-24-2013 | Management 3600 W01 | “Moto: Coming to America” | Rebekah Stewart | Introduction wrong font used‚ Prefer Times New Roman 12 Mr. Moto is a Japanese businessman from KKD‚ an auto parts supplier who are looking at expanding into the United States. In order to do so‚ they need to hire a US building contractor. After a year and a half of research‚ KKD has chosen to use Allmack because of their superior delivery system‚ architects‚ and suppliers of raw materials
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