well-known is that developed by Hofstede in1980. This model proposes four dimensions of cultural values including individualism‚ uncertainty avoidance‚ power distance and masculinity. Individualism is the degree to which a nation values and encourages individual action and decision making. Uncertainty avoidance is the degree to which a nation is willing to accept and deal with uncertainty. Power distance is the degree to which a national accepts and sanctions differences in power. And masculinity is the degree
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ENGLISH ABDUSALAM ABUBAKER Abstract This study is based on three dimensions of Hofstede’s framework‚ which are power distance‚ masculinity versus femininity‚ and uncertainty avoidance. Hofstede (1980) considers the Chinese culture to be characterized by high power distance‚ medium masculinity and weak uncertainty avoidance. For this reason‚ this study explores the impact of Chinese core cultural values on the communication behaviour of Chinese students learning English. A questionnaire
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‘Individualism’ and ‘Uncertainty Avoidance’ are the two main dimensions proposed by Hofstede which are mentioned in the text as influential factors in international collaboration. The text gives scores of the UK USA and Germany and Japan on these dimensions to illustrate the differences. a) Look up the scores of these same countries on the remaining cultural dimensions on www.geert-hofstede.com | Power Distance | Individualism | Masculinity/Femininity | Uncertainity Avoidance | Long term orientation
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Cultures and Organizations Software of the mind Geert Hofstede Institute for Research on Intercultural Cooperation (IRIC) University of Limburg at Maastricht‚ The Netherlands MpGRAW-HILL BOOK COMPANY London • New York • St Louis • San Francisco • Auckland • Bogota • Caracas Lisbon • Madrid • Mexico • Milan • Montreal • New Delhi • Panama Paris • San Juan • Sao Paulo • Singapore • Sydney • Tokyo • Toronto Contents Published by McGRAW-HILL Book Company Europe Shoppenhangers
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USA &Mexico Running Head: USA &MEXICO: A COMPARISON OF TWO CULTURES USA & Mexico A Comparison of Two Cultures Andrew Klupsch Cultural Psychology Ishler 2-4 Texas in it self is a highly diverse multicultural society. It takes on many aspects of many different cultures. One very noticeable culture that has a great impact on Texas would be that of the Mexican culture. Because Mexican culture is so apparent in Texas‚ that it is easy to compare and contrast some cultural aspects between
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Language....................................9 4) Hofstede’s cultural value dimensions...Page 9 4.1) individualism versus collectivism...Page 10 4.2) Large versus small power distance.... Page 10-11 4.3)Strong versus weak uncertainty avoidance..Page 11 4.4) Masculinity versus femininity.............Page 11 5) Summary................................................Page 12-13
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American countries but has exceptional characteristics when it comes to the dimensions that Hofstede describes. The dimensions of culture that will be discussed fall into the four common ones: collectivism‚ power distance‚ masculinity and low uncertainty avoidance. Venezuela is a unique country with many different ideas that relate to their culture. Venezuela falls into the collectivism category. This means that the country unites as one‚ focusing on the needs of groups rather than the individual themselves
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EURO DISNEYLAND CASE ANALYSIS 6 Cultural differences between United States and France Power distance This dimension deals with the fact that all individuals in societies are not equal‚ and it expresses the attitude of the culture toward these power inequalities amongst us. Power distance is defined as the extent to which the less powerful members of institutions and organizations within a country expect and accept that power is distributed unequally. It has to do with the fact that
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introduce the Hofstede Cultural Dimensions briefly. This theory classified the characteristics of different cultures into five aspects‚ which are so-called cultural dimensions. They are Power Distance (PD)‚ Individualism (IDV)‚ Masculinity (MAS)‚ Uncertainty Avoidance Index (UAI)‚ and Long-Term Orientation (LTO). Hofstede analyzed large database of cultural statistics of various countries‚ and found clear patterns of similarity and difference in the five dimensions. His research is regarded as one of the
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Indonesia has a high power distance‚ low uncertainty avoidance and macsulinity. Similar to Indonesia‚ Thailand has a high power distance‚ high uncertainty avoidance and masculinity. The high power distance in indonesia scores 78 which means that they are more dependent on hierachy. Managers are paid with great respect for their high position and employees
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