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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Cultural Dimensions of Two Countries According to Geert Hofstede there five dimensions of culture. The five dimensions are Power Distance‚ Individualism or Collectivism‚ Masculinity-Femininity‚ Uncertainty Avoidance‚ and Short or Long-Term Orientation. Power Distance The dimension of Power Distance is the attitude toward the inequalities amongst individuals in a society. Power Distance is “the extent to which the less powerful members of institutions and organizations
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Cultural Differences and People Management Module Guide Hofstede‚ Hall and Trompenaars see the world as composed of national cultures with ’distinctive values‚ languages‚ management stules‚ and ways of doing business ’ (Holden‚ 2002:226). How useful do you think this approach is for today ’s interconnected and fluid business world? Word count: 1935 Introduction Nowadays‚ interacting with people from foreign cultures is part of our daily routine. In fact
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compare and contrast different cultures‚ one must first assess each of the countries included in the research in accordance with a cultural scale. Particularly in this case the Geert-Hofstede dimensions provide a strong base for comparison. By evaluating the the five dimensions of Geert-Hofstede‚ for both the Netherlands and the UK‚ a comparison can be made. The five dimensions as provided by Geert- Hofstede are; (1) power distance or PDI‚ (2) individualism or IDV‚ (3) masculinity/feminity or MAS‚ (4)
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investigate to what extent the results of my personal cultural profile match the profile of my domestic culture (Dutch) using the 5 dimensions model (Hofstede‚ Hofstede and Minkov‚ 2010). Next to that I will discuss if the results of my cultural profile present me well‚ according to my opinion. After graduating‚ I would like to work in Spain‚ for a Spanish company‚ therefore I will also be using this assignment to investigate how my cultural profile matches the Spanish one. Characterizations of organizations
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technical issues but still manages to keep up the good results and when they go out to celebrate Dave shares the news with Todd about the swift of the department in China. To what extent could the stereotypes appearing in the film be interpreted with Trompenaars’ models and to which of his four diversity cultures each country belongs? The film ‘’Outsourced’’ is an excellent example of a comparison between two very different cultures such as East’s and West’s as seen through the eyes of an American filmmaker
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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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http://www.flashcardexchange.com/cards/csc-100-test-one-chap-1-4-992930 Apple’s suppliers in China mistreat workers‚ making them work overtime beyond legal limits‚ paying them low wages‚ and exposing them to dangerous working conditions‚ according to the report released Wednesday. The investigation of other Apple suppliers in China reveals that serious work-related injuries and worker suicides but exist throughout Apple’s supply chain. The abuse of factory workers making Apple products came under
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the principles that operate within each human group. According to Schein culture with all it symbolism its printed in human behavior and the ethnic marketing begins to unravel the unknowns behind the values and beliefs as well as the core or the cultural roots. This new approach of marketing which segments culture is breaking the traditional approach of marketing that tries to reduce it to an universal formula with superficial variations (Gronroos‚ 1997) without paying attention to the adjustments
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The Cultural Dimensions of the Vietnamese Private Entrepreneurship Vuong Quan Hoang* and Tran Tri Dung** This paper examines the influence of cultural and socioeconomic factors on the growth of enterpreneurship in Vietnam. Traditional cultural values continue to have a strong impact on the Vietnamese society‚ and to a large extent adversely affect the entrepreneurial spirit of the community. Typical constraints private entrepreneurs face may have roots in the cultural facet as legacy of the Confucian
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