affect the way business is taking place. First of all the definition of culture: “culture is a system of values and norms that are shared among a group of people and that when taken together constitute a design for living.” (Hofstede) or in short “the software of the mind” (Hofstede). The group of people who share a common set of values and norms‚ we refer to as society. Culture‚ including values and norms‚ evolves over time in response to a number of factors‚ including religion‚ political and economic
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International Business Communication Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business Sep 2011 TCO International Diversity Management International Business Communication content INTERNATIONAL TEAMWORK STUDY SKILLS – VERBAL INTERCTIVE & WRITING LEADING PEOPLE ACROSS CULTURES INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATION SKILLS CROSSCULTURAL MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COMMUNICATION LANGUAGE SKILLS TCO International Diversity Management How to build a cohesive international study group? A) What are the key
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in those values shapes the behavior of the society. This cultural dimension is most frequently used across culture studies‚ especially in differentiating Asian and Western cultures (Cho‚ et al. 1999). Figure 1: Hofstede’s Software of the Mind (Hofstede‚ 1984) Dimension | Explanation | Power Distance | The degree to which the less influential associates of institutions (such as family) and organizations expect and accept the unequal distribution of power. | Collectivist vs. Individualist
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Introduction: National culture in International Management Deresky (2011) defines international management as “the process of planning‚ organizing‚ leading‚ and controlling in a multinational or cross-cultural environment” (p. 458). Miroshnik (2002) suggests that although the economic and physical environments certainly are important issues in multinational business‚ the cultural environment has a special importance in multinational business. Therefore‚ it is essential for international managers
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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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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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