MULTICULTURALISM IN GERMANY Multiculturalism is the presence of many cultures in one place by having same political rights as other citizens regardless of their differences in private lives. In a multicultural society‚ the citizens must embrace immigrants who have different values‚ beliefs and religions. Besides‚ the government must accept immigrants as their own citizens and they must give political rights as well as civil and social rights. Thus‚ the integration of distinct cultures can be completed
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The six Dimensions of Culture Armed with a large database of cultural statistics‚ Hofstede analyzed the results and found clear patterns of similarity and difference amid the responses along these five dimensions. Interestingly‚ his research was done on employees of IBM only‚ which allowed him to attribute the patterns to national differences in culture‚ largely eliminating the problem of differences in company culture. The six dimensions are: 1. Power/Distance (PD) "Power distance is the extent
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If we explore the Chinese culture through the lens of the 5-D Model‚ we can get a good overview of the deep drivers of Chinese culture relative to other world cultures. Power distance This dimension deals with the fact that all individuals in societies are not equal – it expresses the attitude of the culture towards these inequalities amongst us. Power distance is defined as the extent to which the less powerful members of institutions and organisations within a country expect and accept that
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of a shared history and a common ethnicity‚ cultural heritage‚ language‚ or religion should be united in a single nation-state free of "alien" political‚ economic‚ or cultural influence or domination." (Putins Peter‚ Rita) Nationalism has brought together many countries throughout its existence. For instance‚ Germany‚ Italy and France were all unified due to this powerful force. "At the Congress of Vienna‚ Prince Metternich stopped unification of Germany from occurring before the movement grew to
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institutions. It is widely the accepted behaviour in a group and likely the most striking or peculiar form of behaviour noted by a foreign member new in the group. Considering this‚ multinational corporations (MNC) must be highly sensitive towards cross cultural management in order for them to expand‚ implement their strategies and achieve their goals in domains outside their home. According to the GLOBE Project (House and Hanges‚ 2004‚ p15)‚ leadership is the ability of an individual to influence‚ motivate
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Germany: Hofstede Analysis Germany- Hofstede Analysis Germany is known for its majestic scenery and terrain. There is incredible chocolate‚ beer and of course‚ the unique architecture. All these things may be appealing to a firm‚ but an expanding company may discover complexities expanding into Germany‚ because “[w]hen you step into a foreign culture‚ suddenly things seem different. You don’t know what to do or say.” ( Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions). “If your organization is planning to
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Associate Level Material Six Dimensions of Health Worksheet Part 1 For each of the following six dimensions of health‚ list at least one characteristic‚ activity‚ belief‚ or attitude that reflects that dimension in your life. Provide a brief explanation with each example. Refer to Ch. 1 in the text for explanations of these dimensions. Physical health: Physical health includes exercising and eating healthy. I try and workout at least twice a week focusing on cardio and yoga. Social
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Industrialization of Germany and Japan Germany and Japan were part of the second wave of modernizing nations. They did not start industrializing until the second half of the nineteenth century. It was nearly a century after the French revolution and the beginning of British industrialization. They did have an advantage in being the second wave‚ for one they could learn from the technologies and techniques that were used in Europe before them and implement these systems into their own industries. Germany and Japan
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The Five Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions Business had been evolve seen the beginning of human civilization. Today business has evolved into an age of globalization‚ which is every countries in the world has connected together as one enormous network .This Globalizations phenomenon also presented many difficulties of doing business between country to country especially doing business outside of home country. One of the biggest problems is the different of the cultures such as customs‚ tradition
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Two nations arose from the ashes of the Third Reich‚ West Germany‚ the BDR‚ occupied by the Western members of the Allied powers‚ and East Germany‚ the GDR‚ occupied by the Soviet Union. As a result of conflicting ideals between East and West‚ the two Germany’s would develop separately until their eventual reunification at the end of the 20th century. It is an indisputable fact that German culture was forever changed as a result of the outcome of World War II‚ and the horrors perpetrated by Adolf
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