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    Fons Trompenaars is a Dutch author in the field of cross-cultural communication. His books include: Riding the Waves of Culture‚ Seven Cultures of Capitalism‚ Building Cross-Cultural Competence‚ 21 Leaders for the 21st Century and Innovating in a Global Crisis . Trompenaars studied Economics at the VU University Amsterdam and later earned a Ph.D. from Wharton School‚ University of Pennsylvania‚ with a dissertation on differences in conceptions of organizational structure in various cultures. He

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    Culture and Discipline Different parts of parenting are known to differ both across and within cultural groups. Recent research has identified social class and childrearing experience as key sources of within-culture difference version in parenting. Harkness and Super developed the term ’parental ethnotheories’ to help explain cultural differences in parenting. Ethnotheories are common beliefs held by a cultural group about children’s development and behavior‚ and include expectations about the thinking-related

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    2. In what way has Trompenaar´s research helped explain cultural differences between the united states and France? The Guide Missile culture‚ is a concept lead from Trompenaar´s research (egalitarian tasks / results oriented). In this case there is a low attachment to the company‚ but a strong commitment to professionalism. People show a strong focus on achieving results‚ the actual status does not depend so much on the skills possessed by the hierarchical role but on the contribution to the improvement

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    within the context of business. Using Reidenbach and Robin’s (1988) multi-criteria ethics instrument‚ we examined how these two countries’ differences on Hofstede’s individualism/collectivism Rafik I. Beekun (Ph.D.‚ The University of Texas‚ Austin) is Professor of Management and Strategy in the Managerial Sciences Department at the University of Nevada‚ Reno. His current research interests are in the area of strategic adaptation‚ the link between national cultures and ethics‚ and the relationship

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    Swedish-German Project Team Members: Problems and Benefits due to Cultural Differences Concept to Succeed Author: Principal Tutor: Co-tutors: Programme: Research Theme: Level: Beate Illner and Wiebke Kruse Dr. Bertil Hultén Dr. Philippe Daudi and Mikael Lundgren Master’s Programme in Leadership and Management in International Context Intercultural Management Graduate Baltic Business School‚ University of Kalmar‚ Sweden June 2007 Abstract Most multicultural teams are not as successful as expected

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    Fons Trompenaars’ Four Types of Corporate Culture Guided Missile – a project-oriented approach; concerned with results. This group looks for practical solutions to shared challenges via multi-disciplinary teams. The U.K. and U.S. fit into this group. Familial – this is a power-oriented model in which a ‘family’ approach is taken. Power comes from high but is well known and there is a deep concern for all members. Japan and Belgium fit into this model. Eiffel Tower – a role-oriented group in which

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    III/ Fons Trompenaars: Kazakhstan is a collective country which prioritizes the group’s needs before individual’s needs. This also means that the people are focusing on the relationship and consider relationship as an important thing. Hence‚ there is a reason for the apparition of nepotism and cronyism in Kazakhstan because they tend to give work to someone that they well know. In addition‚ Kazakhs estimate people based on caste system‚ then people with low caste can not take a high job’s position

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    Trompenaars and Hamden Turner classified cultures along a mix of behavioral and value patterns. Their research focuses on the cultural dimensions of business executives. 1. Universalism vs. Particularism (What is more important‚ rules or relationships?) Universalistic Countries: focus more on formal rules than relationships; believe that their ideas and practices can be applied worldwide without modification (Germany‚ UK‚ US) Particularistic countries: more emphasis on relationships than rules

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    Chapter 11 Cultural Characteristics and Effective Business in China Maria Fernanda Pargana Ilhéu ISEG/UTL‚ PORTUGAL Abstract For firms in the international market the cultural characteristics of host country societies‚ where their managers are going to deal and work‚ must be learned‚ absorbed and adopted. A person’s perception of market needs is framed by his or her own cultural experience. More than factual knowledge of Chinese culture the interpretative knowledge is very important and difficult

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    and Engineering Rufei He & Jianchao Liu (2010) Barriers of Cross Cultural Communication in Multinational Firms --- A Case Study of Swedish Company and its Subsidiary in China Abstract In times of rapid growth‚ both in terms of economic development and globalization‚ an increasing number of firms extend their businesses abroad. A subsequent challenge of this development is the managerial implications of cross-cultural management. This study employs a qualitative approach in a single case

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