Hofstede cultural dimensions 5 dimensions Power distance is defined as "the extent to which the less powerful members of institutions and organisations within a country expect and accept that power is distributed unequally". Individualism pertains to societies in which the ties between individuals are loose: everyone is expected to look after himself or herself and his or her immediate family. Collectivism as its opposite pertains to societies in which people from birth onwards are integrated
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the field of cross-cultural communication. His books include: Riding the Waves of Culture‚ Seven Cultures of Capitalism‚ Building Cross-Cultural Competence‚ 21 Leaders for the 21st Century and Innovating in a Global Crisis . Trompenaars studied Economics at the VU University Amsterdam and later earned a Ph.D. from Wharton School‚ University of Pennsylvania‚ with a dissertation on differences in conceptions of organizational structure in various cultures. He experienced cultural differences firsthand
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Hofstede Cultural dimensions: India is a vast country known for its diversified culture and traditions. The unique characteristic of India is its “unity in diversity”. In India Relationships and feeling plays a larger role in decisions. Indians tend to take larger risks with a person whose intentions they trust. Thus‚ one’s credibility and trustworthiness are critical in negotiating a deal. Indians are ‘polychronic’ people‚ ie they tend to deal with more than one task at the same time. Indians
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Enculturation – a nonintentional process that include all of the learning available as the result of what is in an environment to be learned (Herskovits 1948) Primary socialization which is a more intentional learning process than enculturation‚ occurs in the family and local community (Berger and Luckmann 1967) Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck’s (1961) Variations in Value Orientations (low > high) Relation to Nature – Subjugation‚ Harmony‚ Mastery Time Orientation – Past‚ Present‚ Future Basic Human
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Ike Nwokoye February 10‚ 2015 Introduction: To study culture is to study the linking motivations and behaviors of society‚ “The way of life of a group of people‚ including symbols‚ values‚ behaviors‚ artifacts‚ and other shared aspects‚ which continually evolves as people share messages” (Baldwin). If individuals are the varied indigents in a soup‚ culture is the stock that complements the different tastes and brings them into a cohesive recipe. As the definition states‚ culture is continuously
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Discussion 1. Looking back at Hofstede’s dimensions of cultural differences (chapter 2‚ pg 39-41)‚ describe a significant difference between cultures that you have witnessed. Use the Geert Hofstede website links below to compare the two cultures in your example and describe the relative merits of the different approaches in an organizational situation. Main Hofstede Web site: http://www.geert-hofstede.com/ (page down for descriptions of the cultural dimensions) Compare two cultures: http://www
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Ethnic Cultural Diversity Emily Aboosamra CLS 100 Mrs. Daniels December 14th‚ 2012 Throughout my weeks of researching Ethnic Cultural Diversity‚ i’ve found that trying to define the words ethnicity and culture aren’t in any way easy‚ but are significantly easier that trying to define the word diversity. When I began this project‚ in my CLS 100 class a few weeks prior to now‚ I hadn’t really gone into depth on the topic of diversity in any way‚ shape‚ or form. When I say “...in any
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· What are the dimensions of cultural diversity? Identify and briefly explain the dimensions by referencing both textbooks. · With what ethnic‚ cultural‚ or other groups do you identify? Describe what members of your social circle have in common. · What is the difference between diversity and inclusion? · What is the importance of workplace diversity training? · What is your experience with workplace culture? Could there be‚ or could there have been‚ more inclusion? · What are the dimensions
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most widely used national cultural framework in psychology‚ sociology‚ marketing and management studies. His dimensions were all constructed in such a way that they addressed basic problems that all societies have to deal with. Thus‚ these dimensions of national culture were constructed at the national level namely: PDI: Power Distance Index IDV: Individualism versus collectivism MAS: Masculinity versus Femininity UAI: Uncertainty Avoidance Index In 1991‚ a fifth dimension has been added – LTO – Long
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