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    Power distance is one of the five dimensions of Hofstede’s framework for assessing culture. Hofstede has defined power distance as “the extent to which inequality in power is accepted and considered as normal by less powerful people in a society.”(Hofstede‚ p. 307‚ 1986). He divided this dimension into two categories: 1. Small 2. Large Small power distance: Small power distance means that the extent to which less powerful people accept the social inequality is small‚ that is members

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    Abstract Power distance Uncertainty avoidance Individualism/collectivism Masculinity/femininity Singaporean construction firms have increasingly invested in China in recent years. It is‚ therefore‚ important for Singaporean construction firms as well as their Chinese counterparts to appreciate and understand each other’s cultural differences/ similarities. Although Singapore culture appears to be one based predominately on Chinese culture‚ there remain differences between the two‚ which‚ if

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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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    France – Jamaica Power Distance France working culture is centraly based on working hierchies‚ indivuidualism and high uncertainty avoidance. France is a country with high (68%) inequalities acceptance . It is a country where laboral hierachy exist‚ and were power is consolidated in hands of the minority. Employees have a great respect for their superiors‚ and only report to their inmediate managers‚ where information formaly continues its flow hierarchicaly Also‚ this herarchy seem to limit

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    Hofstede Geert Hofstede’s five cultural dimensions are individualistic vs. collectivism‚ power distance‚ quality of life vs. quantity of life‚ uncertainty avoidance and time orientation. Power Distance The term of power distance in the Hofstede’s framework means measurement of power in an institution and organization being distributed where the society able to accept (Bergman et al. 2006‚ 141). Both Australia and Sweden has a low power distance in their society. Low power distance countries

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    1. Today I would like to present you the United Kingdom described in six Geert Hofstede’s dimensions. 2. Separated from the European continent by the North Sea and English Channel‚ the United Kingdom includes England‚ Scotland‚ Wales‚ and Northern Ireland. England and Wales were united in 1536. The United Kingdom is the 22nd-most populous country‚ with an estimated 64.1 million inhabitants. It is a constitutional monarchy and has a parliamentary system of governance. Its capital city is London‚

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    3 Threat of New Entry 4 Threat of Substitute Products 5 Bargaining Power of Buyers 6 Bargaining Power of Suppliers 7 Recommendation of Porter’s Five Forces Strategies 8-9 Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions 10-13 Recommendation of Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions Model 14-15 Competitive Strategies Conclusion 15 Reference List 16-18 1.0 Executive summary

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    POWER DISTANCE IN FAMILY Most of us are born in a family‚ a very important part of our everyday life. After our birth we begin to receive a menthal education from those older than us‚ not only from our parents‚ but from our grandparents. They educates us in the spirit of correctness‚ it teaches us the value of love‚ affection‚ care‚ self-confidence and provides us advice and valuable suggestions which are necessary to get success in our life. Actually‚ as children‚ we take our parents as a

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    Using China and United States as National Culture Level:   PDI IDV MAS UAI LTO     Power Distance Index Individualist Masculinity Uncertainty Avoidance Index Long-Term Orientation Indulgence East China 80 20 66 30 87 24 West United States 40 91 62 46 26 68 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. For China‚ PDI is high at 80 and it means China is a society

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    Geerte Hofstede analysis Globalization is nowadays evidential in nearly every aspect of life. It can be shortly described “as the world is getting smaller”[1]. “The term describes the growing political‚ social‚ cultural‚ economic and technological interconnectedness and interdependence of the world today. As communication technologies advance‚ cultures continue to overlap and influence each other.”[2] What are the differences especially in cultural dimensions in countries like Germany and the United

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