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    management practices in China and the West. The five measurements of culture identified by the author are: (1) power distance ( measured from small to large); (2) collectivism versus individualism; (3) femininity versus masculinity (4) uncertainty avoidance ( from weak to strong) (5) short term versus short term The first national culture dimension to be identified is the measurement of power distance. This can be defined as the degree of inequality among people built upon what the population

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    of Pigs Invasion HIST102 – American History since 1877 Today‚ April 17‚ 2013‚ marks the 52nd anniversary of the invasion at the Bay of Pigs. The Bay of Pigs invasion was an event that took place on the south shores of Cuba in April 1961. America’s involvement consisted of assisting Cuban exiles in trying to overtake Fidel Castro’s newly seized Communist Cuban government. This involvement has been viewed by many as an utter failure. Set in motion late in the Eisenhower

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    which is why the company provides its employees with free product giveaways on a monthly basis and an annual two thousand dollar credit for each manager towards the purchase of all Estee Lauder products. Uncertainty avoidance at MAC is moderate or medium in nature. Cultures with high uncertainty avoidance are characterized by many standardized procedures. At

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    CHOOSING AN INFORMATIVE TOPIC I’m going show you an activity you can do later develop some topic ideas for an informative speech… …But first‚ we’ll talk about some general things you might want consider when picking topic for any presentation. 1. You have consider your audience… …You’re speaking for their sake‚ not yours. …You might think your topic is interesting…you may think it’s funny‚ exciting… …If your audience doesn’t feel same way…no matter how good your presentation

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    1970s. The theory was one of the first that could be quantified‚ and could be used to explain observed differences between cultures. The theory proposed six dimensions: 1. Power distance index 2. Individualism vs. collectivism 3. Uncertainty avoidance index 4. Masculinity vs. femininity 5. Long-term orientation vs. short term orientation 6. Indulgence vs. restraint Power distance index (PDI) Power distance is the extent to which the less powerful members of organizations and institutions

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    France is near the middle but slightly more towards Iran. The United States is strong on individualism and masculinity. Iran strengths are power distance and uncertainty avoidance. France was a little hard to figure out. I feel France holds the same value for three out of the four guidelines. Only exception being the uncertainty avoidance guideline valued a little higher then the rest. Individualism and masculinity reflect the United States in a variety of ways. With the American goal being

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    Very high on femininity Low in uncertainty avoidance Six fundamental values are stressed in economic/political democracy: Equality Freedom Democracy Solidarity Security Efficiency There is close collaboration between business‚ government and labour “Lagom” = ‘middle road’ + ‘reasonable’‚ unemotionally practical There are 3 main facets of Swedish culture: Love of nature Low power distance reflects the traditions of village life A low uncertainty avoidance may reflect an outlook which is

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    (PDI) in ‘Kathoey’ culture………………………….. 5 II.I Power distance in the workplace………………………………………………….. 5 II.II Power distance in religion………………………………………………………….. 6 III. Masculinity vs. Femininity in ‘Kathoey’ culture………………………… 7 IV. Uncertainty Avoidance in ‘Kathoey’ culture……………………………… 9 V. Individualism VS Collectivism…………………………………………………. 11 V.I Family………………………………………………………………………………………... 11 V.II Personal life‚ behavior and state…………………………………………………. 12 VI. High/Low Context……………………………………………………………………

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    moderation. A result of lagom is a fictional law called “Jante Law”‚ which tries to ensure that people doesn’t boast or raise themselves above others. Sweden has a score of 29 on the uncertainty avoidance and thus has a very low preference for avoiding uncertainty. It’s quite common in countries with a high uncertainty avoidance to have employees that are promoted according to seniority. In Sweden‚ on the other hand‚ actual work performance tends to be of greater significance. As a result‚ young men and

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    A. HOW TO DO BUSINESS IN ARGENTINA International Management April 20‚ 2006 B. Summary The main goal for the project "How to do business in Argentina" was to show how a Multinational Company must approach different aspects like government‚ laws‚ society‚ culture and infrastructure when facing the challenge of doing business in other countries. First‚ we will do a short review of some important background aspects such as its geography‚ its localization and main geographical characteristics

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