The Power Distance - Power distance describes the degree of equality between different people within a particular society or group. Also described Hofstede‚ as: “power distance is the extent to which people expect and are willing to accept that power is distributed unequally. Inequality of power is a basic fact of life. It cannot be 100% eliminated. It is impossible to have no power distance‚ because this means that everyone is exactly equal (skills‚ actions‚ genetics etc) unless you are on about
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HOFSTEDE: Cultures And Organizations - Software of the Mind Culture as mental programming In Western languages ’culture’ commonly means ’civilization’ or ’refinement of the mind’ and in particular the results of such refinement‚ like education‚ art‚ and literature. This is ’culture in the narrow sense; ’culture one’ Culture as mental software‚ however‚ corresponds to a much broader use of the word which is common among social anthropologists: this is ‘culture two’. In social anthropology‚ ’culture’
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“ours is better than theirs” to foreign cultures. The Global Marketplace • Opportunities and Challenges – Coping with the sudden appearance of new competitors – Acknowledging cultural‚ political‚ and economic differences – Dealing with increased uncertainty‚ fear‚ and anxiety – Adapting to changes in the global environment – Avoiding parochialism Adopting a Global Perspective • Ethnocentric Attitude – The parochialistic belief that the best work approaches and practices are those of the home country
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men are considered aggressive and competitive‚ while women are expected to be more gentle and be concerned with home and family. Japan led the list‚ followed by Austria and Venezuela. The US was 15th. Predictability Hofstede named this Uncertainty Avoidance (UA or UAI). It defines the extent to which a culture values predictability. UA cultures have strong traditions and rituals and tend toward formal‚ bureaucratic structures and rules. Greece was number 1‚ followed by Portugal and Guatemala.
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Prof. Dr. Yvonne Ziegler 24.07.09 Leadership in a Global Environment Overview Leadership • Examples • Definition • Management vs. Leadership • Culture • Cultural dimensions • Components • Communication challenge • Expatriate success factors International context Cultural Intelligence Leadership Implications Who are leaders? Leadership Which leaders do you know? Who are leaders for you? Characteristics Leadership What is characterizing a leader? Definition
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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (HRM) IN THE GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE: THEORY AND PRACTICE. BY UKERTOR GABRIEL MOTI (P.hD.) Department of Public Administration UNIVERSITY OF ABUJA INTRODUCTION Human resource management (HRM) is universal in terms of strategies‚ policies and processes. The term has gradually replaced personnel management. Managing and developing human resources in the international (global) setting is increasingly recognized as a central challenge
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The Cultural Relativity of Organizational Practices and Theories Author(s): Geert Hofstede Reviewed work(s): Source: Journal of International Business Studies‚ Vol. 14‚ No. 2‚ Special Issue on CrossCultural Management (Autumn‚ 1983)‚ pp. 75-89 Published by: Palgrave Macmillan Journals Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/222593 . Accessed: 18/02/2013 11:21 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms
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Geert Hofstede ’s Dimensions of Culture an d Edward T. Hall ’s Time Orientations Hofstede ’s "dimensions of culture" were derived mainly from his extensive organizational anthropology research in the late 1970s and early 1980s – the scores are general comparisons of values in the countries and regions he studied and can vary greatly within each country. Although Hofstede ’s work is somewhat dated and has rightly been criticized on a number of grounds the dimens ions are useful in unders tanding
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culture she took two countries America and Japan for example she mentioned culture divided into high context and low context‚ view of change and time orientation. Furthermore‚ Hofstede (1991) comparison of national culture includes power distance‚ uncertainty
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Explain Hall’s low and high context cultures and Hofstede’s cultural dimensions and discuss the relevance such theories have in developing appropriate business relations with other cultures. Your answer should also evaluate criticisms encountered by their respective cultural frameworks. Justify your answer with specific business related examples. This essay will be discussing‚ Halls theory of High and low cultural context and Hofsted’s cultural dimensions will also be discussed‚ along with their
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