Cultural Diversity Paper Power Distance & Employee Satifaction Summary The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between power distance and employee satisfaction. Power distance is one of Geert Hofstede´s five cultural dimensions. Hofstede is a Dutch sociologist that has been studying cultures for over 40 years. Power distance can be defined as “the extent to which the less powerful members of institutions and organizations within a country expect and accept that power is
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refer to Figures 4–5‚ 4–6‚ and 4–7. In answering this question I will use the dimensions that Geert Hofstede identified to attempt to provide a composite picture of the cultures. The four dimensions Geert Hofstede examined were power distance‚ uncertainty avoidance‚ individualism and masculinity (Luthans & Doh‚ 2012). Power distance deals with the fact that all individuals in societies are not equal – it
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Retrieved January 27‚ 2013‚ from Time: Business & Money: http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0‚8599‚2031165‚00.html The Hofstede Center. (n.d.). Italy - Geert Hofstede. Retrieved January 27‚ 2013‚ from Geert-Hofstede.com: http://geert-hofstede.com/italy.html The Hofstede Center. (n.d.). Japan - Geert Hofstede. Retrieved January 27‚ 2013‚ from Japan - Geert Hofstede: http://geert-hofstede.com/japan.html
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Contents 1.0 Introduction 2 1.1 Benefits to the Hogshead 2 2.0 Typologies 3 2.1 Hofstede 3 2.1.0. Power Distance 3 2.1.1 Individualism Vs Collectivism 4 2.1.2 Masculinity vs. Femininity 4 2.1.3 Uncertainty avoidance 5 2.2 Trompenaars 6 2.2.0 Universalism vs. Particularism 6 2.2.1 Neutral Vs. Emotional 7 2.2.2 Specific Vs. Diffuse 7 2.2.3 Achievement Vs. Ascription 7 3.0 Motivation 8 4.0 Gender Roles 9 5.0 Time and Culture 10 6.0 Human Resource Management 10 7.0 Organisational
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"Country profile: Indonesia"‚ viewed 14 Aug Federal Research Division Library in Congress (2004)‚ "Country profile: Singapore"‚ viewed 14 Aug. 2006‚ . Harvey‚ F Hofstede‚ G. (2004)‚ "Indonesian and Singaporean Geert Hofstede Cultural Dimensions"‚ ITIM International‚ viewed 15 Aug. 2006‚ . Hofstede‚ G Hofstede‚ G. (2004)‚ "Singaporean Geert Hofstede cultural dimensions"‚ ITIM International‚ viewed 15 Aug. 2004‚ . Makmur‚ H Miller‚ S. (2003)‚ "Negotiation approaches: direct and indirect effect of national
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CULTURE: USA vs. CHINA Learning about other cultures in business will necessitate learning new concepts of time and space as well as new values and attitudes. The different business etiquettes employed by the American and Chinese can be attributed to the differences in their historical and cultural development. Whilst many things in China are in a state of constant flux‚ some things remain deeply rooted in the old culture of the country and one of the things which changes most slowly in any
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Theoretical Diversity. Journal of management‚ 30(6)‚ 907-931. Czinkota‚ M.R.‚ & Johnston W.J. (1983). Exporting: Does Sales Volume Make a Difference? Journal of International Business Studies‚ 14(1)‚ 147-153. Drogendijk‚ R. & Slangen‚ A. (2006). Hofstede‚ Schwartz‚ or managerial perceptions? The effect of different cultural distance measures on establishment mode choices by multinational enterprises. International Business Review‚ 15(4)‚ 361-380. Eden‚ L. & Miller‚ S.R. (2004). Distance Matters:
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of in various cultures (Trompenaars‚ 1993). Hence‚ basic cultural analysis should be conducted to better plan the new manufacturing business unit in Brazil where there are many differences from the Swedish culture. The famous analytic models from Hofstede (1980) and Trompenaars (1993) are applied to identify the key distinct dimensions of the two national cultures in terms of their management implications. Cultural Analysis The most influential factors chosen from Hofstede’s model are PD and UA
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scored 62 on this index and is therefore considered a relatively masculine society. The prevailing mentality in the society is that “winner takes all” and Americans are often comfortable talking about or showing off their successes and achievements (Hofstede‚ 2010). When most of the world pictures American culture‚ they often think of our materialistic nature and how we are obsessed with work‚ even sometimes willing to work 60 hours per week to earn the most money possible. Family falls to the wayside
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Summary Cultures and organisations The Dimensions of Culture Geert Hofstede defines culture as follows: "Culture is the collective programming of the mind which distinguishes the members of one human group from another". By this definition he emphasizes that culture is not a property of the individuals‚ but of groups. It is a collection of more or less shared characteristics possessed by people who have been conditioned by similar socialization practices‚ educational procedures‚ and life experiences
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