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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Question: Analyze the factors that prevented the development of a unified Germany state in the sixteenth seventeenth centuries. What were the three most important reasons that Germany did not become a state along the lines of France or Spain? Answer To Above Question The Holy Roman Empire (HRE) was the most powerful Kingdom during the middle Ages‚ but during the broken reign of the HRE‚ no strong centralized form of government existed. The kingdom was torn apart religiously and then the 30 Years’
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CONTENT Title Page i. Content 1 ii. Chapter I Introduction 2 iii. Chapter II Dimensions of health 2.1 Physical health 3 2.2 Mental health 3 2.3 Social health 4 2.4 Emotional health 4 2.5 Spiritual health 5 6. Sexual health 5 2.7 Environment health 5 iv. Chapter III Element in the interaction of diseases 1. Agent of diseases 7 2. Host of diseases 7
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that describes existence of positive health as shown by the individual’s quality of life and a sense of well-being. Good health is important to every individual and it involves more than just good dietary habits. For a better health‚ there are 6 dimensions of wellness and they include social‚ emotional‚ physical‚ spiritual‚ mental and environmental health‚ we will explore them individually. Social wellness Human beings are social animals and thus need to build and maintain satisfying relations
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Hofstede cultural dimensions 5 dimensions 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". Individualism pertains to societies in which the ties between individuals are loose: everyone is expected to look after himself or herself and his or her immediate family. Collectivism as its opposite pertains to societies in which people from birth onwards are integrated
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Cultural Diversity Professor: Hans Hahn Summer Semester 2014 Cultural Dimensions of Geert Hofstede: Analysis of Colombia 10.06.2014 Soraya A. Suarez I. Register Number: 969800 Darmstädter Landstr. 64 60598 Frankfurt Tel: 0176- 708 59654 E-mail: sorayasuarez@gmail.com Content 1. Introduction 2 2. Culture 3 3. Colombia 5 4. Cultural Models and Cultural Dimensions 8 4.1 Geert Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions 9 4.1.1. Power Distance Index 10 4.1.2. Uncertainty Avoidance Index 12 4.1.3
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References: 1. Marie-Joelle Browaeys and Roger Price - Understanding Cross-Cultural Management‚ 2008. ADLER‚ N.‚ and A. GUNDERSEN‚ 2008. International Dimensions of Organisational Behaviour. 5th ed. USA: Thomson Higher Education BROWAEYS‚ M.‚ and R
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important effects on companies operating in another country. (Deresky‚ 2006) from this report will choice China‚ U.S. and Britain. Hofstede’s culture dimensions are basic framework to analyse the culture differences between China and U.S. and Britain. It the most popular theories and used by many national culture. Hofstede (1980) developed five cultural dimensions: (1) power distance; (2) individualism versus collectivism; (3) uncertainty avoidance; (4) masculinity versus femininity; (5) long term orientation
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Dimensions of Religions Religion involves some acknowledgement of the supernatural. Therefore: communism/utilitarianism are NOT religions Various dimensions of religious beliefs -Agentic VS. Communal -Agentic: free agent. -Connection with God on a personal level -e.g. Jesus died for MY sins -Communal -Connection with God on a community level -e.g. Covenant made by God with the Israelites -Catholicism: relatively communal -Catholics have agentic aspects because of the personal connection
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References………………………………………………………………………………….. Executive Summary Germany has a long history dated back to the Holy Roman Empire. It is the largest country in Central Europe and it borders to 9 or more countries. Germany is a constitutional‚ parliamentary democracy. Citizens choose their representatives periodically in free and fair multiparty elections. It has federations of 16 states and corresponds to their own district and unique cultures. Germany has been through many wars‚ by winning and losing some
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