Plymouth MBA: a case study on Ricardo Semler of SEMCO Leadership and Corporate Social Responsibility Ayisat akande Justina Brown - biney Christopher Harpe Introduction From the dawn of time‚ the world has been shaped and changed through the efforts of leaders. Their foresight and vision has lead to some of the most amazing discoveries mankind has seen‚ as well as the darkest moments of humanity. Leaders range from the religious in the likes of Jesus Christ‚ to the political leaders like
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rushes" in the 1850s and 1890s. Earlier gold discoveries were kept quiet so chaos didn’t break out. But the 1848 California gold rush enticed miners to leave Australia‚ so the 1850 discovery was not kept quiet. Geert Hofstede Analysis for Australia The Geert Hofstede (Geert Hofstede Theory) analysis
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Dominant culture and subculture How the culture of a country influences the culture of a business? Geert Hofstede identifies four cultural dimensions that can have a profound impact on the business environment: Individual level: individualism/collectivism Organizational level: power distance Occupational level: uncertainty avoidance Gender level: masculinity/femininity (Hofstede‚ Geert‚ Cultures and Organizations: Software of the Mind‚ 3rd ed‚ New York‚ McGraw-Hill‚ 2010‚ p. 25). Organizational
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Individualism is "the opposite of collectivism; together they form on of the dimensions of national cultures. Individualism stands for a society in which the ties between individuals are loose: everyone is expected to look after himself or herself and his or her immediate family only." *10 Collectivism "stands for a society in which people from birth onwards are integrated into strong cohesive ingroups‚ which throughout people’s lifetime continue to protect them in exchange for unquestioning
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Understanding Organising Culture within an organisation holds the key towards its success. The culture within an organisation determines its working and gives a view point towards its future prospects whether the company is heading towards its goal or not. Organisational culture can be diagnosed effectively and understanding the schema of culture types in the organisation would explain many otherwise unexplained organisational members behavioural patterns. In simple words culture within an organisation
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as described by the culture dimensions of Geert Hofstede. In a collectivist culture it may be better to emphasize being a unity rather then different in an ad for it to have a large impact. Text: I am independent‚ I want to settle down‚ I want my own place‚ I want space for my family‚ I want to be myself‚ Be Yourself. This is also an excellent example of individualism. The whole ad is about “you” and your immediate
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Hofstede originally identified four dimensions of culture: power distance‚ individualism‚ masculinity‚ and uncertainty avoidance. Power distance represents the degree of a culture’s acceptance of inequality among its members. Individualism and collectivism represent a culture’s main focus‚ being either the importance of the individual or the group. Masculinity and femininity represents the stereotypical characteristics of men and women as being the dominant cultural values. Uncertainty avoidance
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Masculinity vs. Femininity Geert Hofstede Here you can see four persons‚ three of them are adults and the other one is a student. One of the adult seems to be the principal of a school‚ the other two seem to be the parents of that student. Those people are in a room‚ which seems to be the bureau f the principal since the sign on the door says “principal”. The reason why the parents of the student and the principal meet is because the student is not good in school. The principal is about to tell
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Organizational Culture and National Culture: What’s the Difference and Why does it Matter?Based on the research of Dr. Geert Hofstede‚ there are differences between national and organizational cultures. For global companies‚ it is important to understand both in order to impact organizational performance. In a recent ITAP webinar‚ Dr. Geert Hofstede discussed “Integrating Corporate Practices and National Cultural Values.” The topic is highly relevant to organizations operating in a volatile global
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Global. (Document ID: 9372586). Merriam-Webster Dictionary- Globalization‚ (2011). Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam- Webster Online Hofstede‚ G. (2010). Hofstede dimensions of national culture. Cultures and Organizations: Software of the Mind‚ (2010 ed.) http://www.via-web.de/imprint/ International Business Times (2011‚ Dec Powell‚ S. (2006). Interview with Geert Hofstede: challenges of cultural diversity. Human Resource Management International Digest‚ 14(3)‚ 12-15. Retrieved from ABI/INFORM Global
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