maintains among its members. 3. Masculinity / Femininity-The fundamental issue here is what motivates people‚ wanting to be the best (masculine) or liking what you do (feminine). 4. Uncertainty avoidance - The extent to which the members of a culture feel threatened by ambiguous or unknown situations and have created beliefs and institutions that try to avoid these 5. Long term orientation- the extent to which a society shows a pragmatic future-oriented perspective rather than a conventional
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The Big Five are five broad dimensions of personality traits: Extraversion Traits like talkative and assertive. Agreeableness Traits like sympathetic and affectionate. Conscientiousness Traits like organized‚ thorough‚ and playful. Emotional Stability (Neuroticism) Traits like tense and anxious. Openness to Experience (Intellect/Imagination) Traits like having wide interests and being imaginative I will rate myself high extraversion and openness to experience‚ medium agreeableness and emotional
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of Geert Hofstede The text refers to the study of culture in the environment of organization. Especially how culturally different participant can make an constructive and efficient intercultural dialogue. At the beginning of the publication Geert Hofstede points attention to the example which shows how different cultural background influences our way of thinking and acting. Moreover‚ autor deals with the notion of culture and its connection to the mental programming. He describes culture in wider
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These names‚ known as traits‚ are conceived of as continuous dimensions. Trait theories assume that people vary concurrently on a number of personality factors. These traits are of both the conjunctive and disjunctive form. To understand a trait‚ it is necessary to understand what a particular trait is and what type of behavior is proof of that trait. As it became evident to many psychologists that‚ mathematically‚ combinations of five factors were useful in describing personality‚ there was a
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“Culture is the collective programming of the mind distinguishing the members of one group or category of people from others” Professor Geert Hofstede conducted one of the most comprehensive studies of how values in the workplace are influenced by culture. He analyzed a large data base of employee values scores collected by IBM between 1967 and 1973 covering more than 70 countries‚ from which he first used the 40 largest only and afterwards extended the analysis to 50 countries and 3 regions.
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Geert Hofstede was born in 1928 in Netherlands. He obtained his Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering and a doctorate in Social Psychology. He is a professor Emeritus of Organizational Anthropology and International Management of the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands. Geert Hofstede is well known for providing a theoretical framework that attempts to analyze the relationships between organizational actions and cultural beliefs. In 1965‚ he worked at IBM as a trainer in the international
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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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INTERCULTURAL MANAGEMENT & ETHICS ACTIV-1 ACTIVITY 1 – TOPIC 1: CULTURAL DIMENSIONS DIALOGUE 1 1) Which cultural differences cause the misunderstanding or confusion? Which cultural dimensions can help us understand the situation? On my understanding of the situation – bearing in mind that when in a multicultural dialogue‚ many meanings can be found or understood by just context without the use of words – I believe that the confusion has its origin by the cultural difference amongh both
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The Major Elements and Dimensions of Culture in Italy Introduction The world is made up of over one hundred countries. Those countries are what make the world a melting pot of diversity‚ creativity‚ productivity‚ and fun. Of all the countries a person could explore‚ one would like to present an introduction of Italy. This paper is intended to give the reader insight on the culture‚ business‚ and international relations of Italy. Those International relations are specifically in comparison
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Hofstede Analysis Canada Canada is the top country in the world for an American business to expand because of its very similar culture to the United States. Geert Hofsted a prominent psychologist has studied the Canadian way of life and has set up a ranking system that proves why Canada is so ideal for American businesses to operate. Hofstede’s ranking system is based on analyzing 5 dimensions that target key aspects of a country’s society. These dimensions are power distance‚ individualism‚ uncertainty
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