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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Abstract Recent studies have lent support to the idea that cultural variables such as powerdistance can influence management practices‚ and results found are in accordance withexpectations derived from cultural frameworks such as wasproposed by Hofstede’s (1980) and Kluckhohnand Strodtbeck’s (1961). Building on the concept of power distance as moderator of theparticipation/organizational outcome relationship‚ the current study investigates the impact ofpower distance on the orientation on employee
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SOCIO CULTURAL IMPACTS OF TOURISM The socio-cultural impacts of tourism described here are the effects on host communities of direct and indirect relations with tourists‚ and of interaction with the tourism industry. For a variety of reasons‚ host communities often are the weaker party in interactions with their guests and service providers‚ leveraging any influence they might have. These influences are not always apparent‚ as they are difficult to measure‚ depend on value judgments and are often
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Socio-Cultural Analysis Myanmar’s socio-cultural landscape has had an influence and impact on policy making. A wide range of religious and traditional elements motivated aspects of earlier economic policies. Myanmar’s traditional culture also holds great potential for economic development by creating favourable conditions for investment in human capital. Myanmar has higher literacy rates than other countries with comparable levels of economic development. The country is also known for high levels
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cultures‚ and history (Central Department of Tourism & Summer Resorts 2006). Tourism is an important industry that depends on culture and science. According to the Miriam’s Webster’s dictionary environment is defined as: the aggregate of social and cultural conditions that influence the life of an individual or community. Tourism and the environment have a very complex and interdependent relationship. Tourism is one of the largest industries in today’s world economy and is a great source of foreign
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Vygotsky’s Socio-Cultural Theory The key theme of Vygotsky’s theory is that social interaction plays a very important role in cognitive Development He believed that individual development could not be understood without looking into the social and cultural context within which development happens. Because of his experience when he was a young boy‚ together with his interest in literature and his work as a teacher‚ led him to recognize social interaction and language as two central factors
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destroying impact of mass tourism because of littering‚ over visitation of natural sights etc. Due to this many tourism dedicate their CSR programmes mainly to this issue as it is the best known. However‚ tourism also has another impact‚ namely the socio-cultural. This means that social structures‚ the culture and traditions can be influenced‚ changed or even completely substituted due to tourism. This can be mainly noticed by the local communities themselves and is less obvious for the tourists. Nevertheless
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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 not properly understood‚ can lead to ineffectiveness and misunderstandings. Using the four dimensions of a national culture established by Hofstede‚ this exploratory study examines what constitute Singapore culture
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Declaration I certify that this assignment is all my own work and contains no Plagiarism. By submitting this assignment‚ I agree to the following terms: Any text‚ diagrams or other material copied from other sources (including‚ but not limited to‚ books‚ journals and the internet) have been clearly acknowledged and referenced as such in the text. These details are then confirmed by a fuller reference in the bibliography. I have read the sections on referencing and plagiarism in the handbook
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Geert Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions National cultures can be described according to the analysis of Geert Hofstede. These ideas were first based on a large research project into national culture differences across subsidiaries of a multinational corporation (IBM) in 64 countries. Subsequent studies by others covered students in 23 countries‚ elites in 19 countries‚ commercial airline pilots in 23 countries‚ up-market consumers in 15 countries‚ and civil service managers in 14 countries. Together
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