INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION Discussion about the relevance of Hofstede’s dimensions in relation to analyzing intercultural communication Albert Carbó Benavent Nils Simon Andre Gonzales 24/10/2012 INDEX 1. Introduction 2. The main part: your analysis. 2.1- Power distance 2.2- Individualism vs. collectivism 2.3- Masculinity vs. Femininity 2.4- Uncertainty avoidance 2.5- Long vs. short term 3. Conclusion 4. List of references 1-Introduction Nowadays‚ depending in which
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management: According to Segalla and Besseyre des Horts (1998)‚ the supporters of divergence theory are in the absolute majority A generally accepted definition of culture is that offered by Kroeber and Kluckhohn (1952 cited in Adler‚ 1986‚ p.8-9): Hofstede (1991) defines culture as “software of the mind”. It is “the collective
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psychologist Greet Hofstede has developed “Cultural Dimension Theory” using the huge data collected from 117‚000 IBM employees during 1967 to 1973. He has first focused on 40 largest countries and then extended his research to 50 countries and 3 regions. This initial analysis identified systematic differences in national cultures on four primary dimensions: power distance (PDI)‚ individualism (IDV)‚ uncertainty avoidance (UAI) and masculinity (MAS)‚ which are described below. As Hofstede explains on his
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A. HOW TO DO BUSINESS IN ARGENTINA International Management April 20‚ 2006 B. Summary The main goal for the project "How to do business in Argentina" was to show how a Multinational Company must approach different aspects like government‚ laws‚ society‚ culture and infrastructure when facing the challenge of doing business in other countries. First‚ we will do a short review of some important background aspects such as its geography‚ its localization and main geographical characteristics
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Contents of the topic: The basic principles of medical care for children in Ukraine. 1. Available and free medical care for children. 2. Unified principles of children’s services in urban and rural areas. 3. The development of specialization to provide medical care for children. 4. The main method of preventive services for children is medical examination. 5. Stages and continuity of medical care. 6. The introduction of new methods of diagnostics and treatment.
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AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMPLEX PROCESS OF CULTURE BUILDING IN AN ORGANIZATION AND ACROSS BORDERS – USING THE EXAMPLE OF IKEA BACHELOR THESIS Authors: Emilie Martens (19860203) Tobias Mauelshagen (19810623) Course: IBO 348 – VT 2007 Examiner and Tutor: Richard Nakamura Växjö universitet Ekonomihögskolan 31st of May 2007 ABSTRACT i Abstract Nowadays‚ companies face many difficulties due to the much competitive environment they have to evolve in. Therefore‚ multinational ones
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Hofstede cultural dimensions High Power Distance First of all‚ Power distance is the one of the important part in Hofstede’s cultural dimensions. Power distance means that “ beliefs about the appropriate distribution of power in society. Which power distance level included high power distance and low power distance”. (Steers‚ et al.‚ 2010‚ p.56). In Asia‚ normally many countries are representatives of the high power distance. Of course it also comprise Laos. In Laos‚ that high power distance
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Objective of the report Understand job stress and its nature‚ Understand theoretical viewpoints of stress‚ Discuss how it has affected employees in United States and Japan. 1.Introduction Modern businesses are complex and highly competitive consequently employees‚ management of the organization as well as organization itself under contentious strain to accomplish higher targets (Rothmann et al‚ 2005). In recent time’s organizations around the world restructuring‚ outsourcing and downsizing
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that many origin related significant differences relating to satisfaction with the destination‚ perceived value‚ service quality and intent to return. The difference in origin affecting people’s behavior has developed the term “national culture”. Hofstede (1990a) defined national culture as a system of values and beliefs learned during childhood. Via national
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Consumer Lifestyle in Brazil Duty Calculator Country guides (2014) Import duty & taxes when importing into Brazil. Available at: http://www.dutycalculator.com/country-guides/Import-duty-taxes-when-importing-into-Brazil/ [Accessed: 01/11/2014] Hofstede‚ G.‚ & Hofstede‚ G Hassanali (2013) Citrus Shortage High Prices. Available at: http://www.guardian.co.tt/business/2013-03-03/citrus-shortage-prices-high [Accessed at: 06/11/2014] Island Planters (2014) Case Studies
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