1) Give the definition and objectives of “your” cultural dimensions (what does the dimension measure? what do you want to measure? For instance : ability to work in groups‚ individual empowerment ... (for the individual/collective dimension). Diffuse and Specific orientated cultures – The most apparent difference is the ability to separate private from professional life. In diffused cultures‚ the private and professional lives are closely linked whereas specific cultures keep them separate.
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Hofstede Geert Hofstede’s five cultural dimensions are individualistic vs. collectivism‚ power distance‚ quality of life vs. quantity of life‚ uncertainty avoidance and time orientation. Power Distance The term of power distance in the Hofstede’s framework means measurement of power in an institution and organization being distributed where the society able to accept (Bergman et al. 2006‚ 141). Both Australia and Sweden has a low power distance in their society. Low power distance countries
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Panama are one of the twenty-one Spanish speaking countries. The country is located in Central America and links Central America to South America. The country borders Colombia‚ Costa Rica‚ and South America. One of the features of the country is the mountain ranges; San Blas‚ Talamanca‚ and Tabasara. One of the geographical tourist attractions is the sandy coastlines and multiple beaches. The Eastern part of Panama is populated with swampy rivers‚ thick jungles‚ humid rainforests‚ and lowlands that
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The Reason for the Season: Panama Canal Panama is a unique country consisting of a few tremendous natural occurrences that led to the building of the Panama Canal. The Panama Canal can easily be described as one of the most crucial maritime operation sites in the entire world. The Panama Canal creates an easy access channel that navigates ships through the North and Southern American continents‚ instead of around them. This engineering marvel has drastically changed how shipping was conducted
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“The Panama Canal” The Panama Canal has history that goes all the way back to the 16th century. Once seeing all of the riches and counting up the time it took to reach the ports of Spain‚ it was time some one came up with a short cut. It was suggested to be a cutting of land somewhere in Panama. This canal would help for shorter and safer trips to Spain. This took a lot of time and consideration. In 1901‚ after the assassination of McKinley‚ Roosevelt became president. He believed in the canal
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republic of panama‚ leaving Sunday‚ May 7th and returning the following Sunday. Because I am a new traveler I decided to get professional help planning this trip. There is a local travel agency located in Lake Stevens‚ WA that was helpful creating my dream vacation. I will need to bring a friend along for this vacation and split the bill‚ as it will save money on the hotel and tour package. The trip will begin with the departing flight from SeaTac airport to Houston‚ TX and then to Panama City. Upon
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Joshua Myers HUM 215 Spring 2005 Bakhtiarova Ø Country: Panama Ø Capital City: Panama City Ø Geographic Location (region): Central America Ø Coordinates: 9 00 N 80 00 W Ø Boarders with Costa Rica to the West and Columbia to the East. Panama also borders with the Pacific Ocean to the South and Caribbean Sea to the North. Ø Population: 3‚039‚150 (July 2005 est.) Ø Ethnic make-up: Mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) - 70%; Amerindian and mixed (West
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Hofstede and Trompenaars compared Of these seven value dimensions‚ two reflect closely the Hofstede dimensions of Collectivism/Individualism and to a lesser extent power distance. Trompenaars and Hampden-Turner’s communitarianism/individualism value orientation seems to be virtually identical to Hofstede’s Collectivism/Individualism. • Their achievement/ascription value orientation‚ which describes how status is accorded‚ appears to be linked to Hofstede’s power distance index‚ at
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U.S Building of Panama Canal was Good for America Dear Sir‚ Imperialism helped progress America to greatness. I am pro imperialism for many reasons because when the U.S built the Panama Canal it affected many phases of America positively including‚ economically‚ military‚ and culturally. All this was achieved for only 1 million dollars plus a $250‚000 annual rent. The Panama Canal opened many doors in terms of trade to help America’s economics. One example it has helped is as the nation had
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acknowledges the six dimensions of Hofstede’s theory of cultural dimensions‚ and defines five of them for a comparison between the United States and India. This article shows for the most part‚ the definitions of Hofstede’s cultural dimensions are correct‚ but the article did identify some ambiguities while making the comparisons. Finally‚ future areas of possible research were identified that would assist in the removal of the ambiguities. Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions US vs. India Geert Hofstede’s
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