be missed in the grouping of individualist. Australia scored quiet low (36) on power distance because individuals in societies may not be equal. This expresses the attitude of the cultures towards these in equalities amongst all of us. Hofstede. G. (n.d) states that‚ “Power Distance is defined as the extent to which the less powerful members of institutions and organizations within a country expect and accept that power is distributed unequally”. It has to do with the fact that the followers endorse
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the Netherlands Writing on Topics 5/21/2012 Elderly in the Netherlands Nowadays‚ the elderly is a serious issue around the world; nearly all industrial countries are facing enormous pressure about the coming of aging society. As one of the most advanced countries in the world‚ how about the situation of elderly in the Netherlands ? Can Dutch society provide the best care to the Baby Boomer? Aging society‚ the Netherlands is on the way “For the Netherlands‚ the
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The Netherlands: Is this country truly democratic? The Netherlands is known for its free culture and fine democratic regime. The country ranks seventh on the ranking list of WorldAudit.org‚ a leading observer in the field of democracy‚ corruption and human rights. It seems to be a truly democratic country‚ but is it really democratic? Or is it just a country that is not too undemocratic? We will evaluate this‚ by looking at what democracy precisely is and how it is implemented in the Dutch society
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Wal-Mart’s entry strategies include trust‚ communication‚ and power problems. Further more‚ the advantages of crossing culture diversity that are more creativity‚ more and better ideas‚ better decision making can strengthen an organization’s culture. A. Analyze the Japanese culture and its impact on American MNC’s organizational culture and management? According to Hofstede’s 5 cultural dimensions U.S. is a small power distance‚ individualism‚ weak uncertainty‚ masculine country. Basing
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The Netherlands is part of the NATO‚ but not all of the countries of the European Union are members of it. So what my country proposes is that The European Union should create a peaceful treaty between the NATO and the EU members of this alliance‚ to break the military relations‚ so we can stop depending on USA‚ Canada and other countries that are not part of the European Union. Europe should take responsibility for itself. This gives rise to the common refrain of Mr. Kashmeri and some analysts:
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a) Power Distance Index Power Distance Index (PDI) refers to the degree of inequality that exists and is accepted between people with and without power. A high-PDI score indicates that a society accepts an unequal‚ hierarchical distribution of power‚ and that people understand “their place” in the system. A low-PDI score means that power is shared and widely dispersed‚ and that society members do not accept situations where power is distributed unequally (refer to figure 1.1.4). Application: According
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Tolerance in the Netherlands In all aspects‚ the Netherlands has always been a very tolerant country. Nevertheless‚ there is a remarkable diminution going on in the Dutch liberty. For example‚ after the murder on politician Pim Fortuyn‚ who had a critical opinion on the Islamization of the Netherlands‚ ethnical tolerance became less. Also‚ the government wants to make more restrictions to the drugs policy. Now broadcasted on the TV is an advertising about a internet campaign to regain the high level
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Pillarisation in Holland: do we need to bring it back? Throughout the 19th and early 20th century‚ Holland was a melting pot made up of different religions and social groups who lived their lives separate from each other‚ only associating with those people who were in their own‚ familiar group. This was called “verzuiling”‚ pillarisation. The foundation of pillarisation can be traced to a collection of different events throughout the history of Holland‚ but one event in particular set everything
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When World War Two erupted‚ the Netherlands declared itself as a neutral state and intended to avoid any conflict. However‚ on May 10‚ 1940‚ Germany struck an unanticipated attack on the Netherlands. After several days of resistance‚ the Netherlands were officially occupied a week later by German troops (Belgium). It would be another 5 years until the Canadians‚ under the leadership of General H.D.G. Crerar‚ liberated the Dutch (Liberation of Holland). Until then‚ over 200‚000 Dutchmen and women
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The Evolution of Power Distance in Russia Several authors such as Hofstede‚ Shwarz and Trompenaars investigated the characteristics of power distribution in different societies‚ each with their own accents. Hofstede uses the criteria of power distance. It describes to what extend a countries population accepts that power in organisations and institutions is unquelly divided. In other words ; is the power distribution mainly based on vertical or horizontal relationships? (Nardon & Steers‚
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