Even though there is no available data for the future‚ one can study current major findings of reputable academic sources within the cross-cultural field. To better understand the cross-cultural field‚ one must first define culture as a term. Geert Hofstede defined culture as “the collective programming of the human mind that distinguishes the members of one human group from those of another. Culture in this sense is a system of collectively held values.” Gesteland and Gesteland (2010) made a
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References: Butler‚ P. (2006). India business etiquette‚ manners‚ cross cultural communication‚ and India Geert Hofstede analysis Cross-cultural Management Network. (2006). Motivation. Retrieved October 5‚ 2007‚ from http://www.iese.edu/en/files/6_32363.pdf Dunfee W. T. & Nagayasu Y. (1993) Business Ethics: Japan and the global economy‚ Kulwer Academic Publishers
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Cross Cultural Communication Issues in International Business Executive Summary Aims and Objectives A research is not just the study of facts and figures; it is rather a systematic investigation of facts to answer various questions that has been unanswered. It is a systematic quest to identify unexplored areas and answer unanswered questions with supporting evidences and facts (Goddard & Melville‚ 2006). Research is also a never-ending process; one research leads to another one. There
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International airport is filled with people who are wearing coats‚ which is sufficient to prove that Peter didn’t prepare at all for his Argentina trip. II. Analysis and Evaluation The chart below is based on Hofstede’s five cultural dimensions (Geert-Hofstede‚ 2014). We can see one of the largest score difference is on uncertainty avoidance between Argentina and U.S. According to Hofstede‚ “Uncertainty Avoidance is referring to a lack of tolerance for ambiguity and a need for formal rules and policies
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Cultural Materialism: The Struggle for a Science of Culture. New York: Vintage Books‚ Random House‚ 1980. Print. Isajiw‚ Wsevolod W. Causation and Functionalism in Sociology. London: Routledge 1968. PDF‚ retrieved via http://books.google.com on 10-21-10. Tylor‚ Sir Edward Burnett. The origins of Culture: First Volume. New York‚ New York‚ Harper and Row‚ 1958. Print. ... Religion in Primitive Culture: Second Volume. New York‚ New York‚ Harper and Row‚ 1958. Print. Unknown author. "Cultural Materialism vs
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Toronto‚ USA: Anchor Books Editions. Hills‚ M. D. (2002). Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck ’s Values Orientation. Wikato: University of Wikato‚ New Zealand. Hofstede‚ G. (1997). The Hofstede Centre. Accessed January‚ 20th 2014 from The Hofstede Centre: http://geert-hofstede.com/national-culture.html House‚ R Lang‚ R. (2013). „The Emic and the Etic“ Das Kulturkonzept der GLOBE Studie. Chemnitz: TU Chemnitz. LTDI. (March‚ 25th 1999). Learning Technology Dissemination Initiative. Accessed January‚ 20th 2014 from
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References: Varner‚ I. I.‚ & Beamer‚ L. (2011). Intercultural communication in the global workplace. New York: McGraw-Hill/Irwin. Hofstede‚ G. (2013). Cultural Insights - Geert Hofstede. Retrieved June 03‚ 2014‚ from http://geert-hofstede.com/index.php Organizační kultura a národní kultura | BusinessInfo.cz. (2010‚ December 22). Retrieved June 03‚ 2014‚ from http://www.businessinfo.cz/cs/clanky/organizacni-kultura-a-narodni-kultura-7699.html
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individualism‚ thus low score in power distance‚ as they believe in egalitarianism. They ranked high in uncertainty avoidance because they view unexpected situation as a challenge. Lastly‚ they are masculinity and short-term orientation society (China - Geert Hofstede‚ n.d.). If you don ’t know history‚ then you don ’t know anything. You are a leaf that doesn ’t know it is part of a tree‚ said Michael Crichton (Quotes About History‚ n.d.). As to look into Australian and Chinese communication style‚ history
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Study Guide It’s a flat world after all Who is Thomas Friedman? Why is the world flattening? Who is benefiting from globalization? How is the world becoming tied together? What is globalization 1.0‚ 2.0‚ 3.0? Falling Flat What are Gonzalez’s critiques of Friedman’s article? Is the gap between rich and poor growing? What does the “liberalization of developing economies” mean? Barndt‚ “Across space the through time: Tomatl meets the corporate tomato” What is a producer-driven commodity
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Anthropology Jan15th‚ 2008 Cultural Anthropology -Margaret Mead went to eastern Samoa in 1925 when she was 23‚ and spent nine months in the field studying childrearing patterns and adolescent behaviour -Renato Rosaldo the Ilongot Head-hunters -Clifford Geertz: the Balinese cockfight -Douglass Drozdow-St. Christian: what Samoans consider “good and proper body” and the meanings of making babies into “good and proper bodies” Anthropology 025 Introduction to Socio-cultural Anthropology
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