country is Ecuador. I chose to compare the United States to Ecuador because I am interested in traveling abroad to Ecuador someday. I will compare the values of individualism and collectivism‚ low and high power distances‚ weak and strong uncertainty avoidance‚ masculinity and femininity‚ and the societal contexts of the United States and Ecuador. I will also be figuring out how my values match up with my own culture and the culture of Ecuador. The United States and Ecuador are both countries with
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Journal of International Consumer Marketing‚ 23:181–192‚ 2011 Copyright c 2011 Marieke de Mooij and Geert Hofstede BV ISSN: 0896-1530 print / 1528-7068 online DOI: 10.1080/08961530.2011.578057 Cross-Cultural Consumer Behavior: A Review of Research Findings Marieke de Mooij Geert Hofstede ABSTRACT. Most aspects of consumer behavior are culture-bound. This article reviews the cultural relationships with the self‚ personality‚ and attitude‚ which are the basis of consumer behavior models and
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Report 1 – Culture and Consumer Behavior Table of contents 1.1 Cover Page ……………………………………………………………………….......……1 1.2 Table of contents ……………………………………………………………..……………2 1.3 Executive Summary ………………………………………………………………………..3 2.0 Culture and CB 2.1 Definitions of culture and consumer behavior………………………………….…………..4 2.2 Discussion of the relationship between culture and CB…………………………………….4 2.3 Examples of the relationship between culture and CB……………………
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International Communication Paper Jennifer Conner COM/360 April 1‚ 2013 Faculty: Gilbert Noel‚ SR. If there was ever a country that had miscommunication issues‚ it is Japan. Throughout the many years of their political relationship Japan and United States have found themselves in the midst of many instances of miscommunication. This is to be expected when a collectivistic and high-context culture‚ such as the Japanese‚ finds themselves constantly communicating with an individualistic and
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the early eighties Hungary adapted a democratic ideology. Since the switch to a democratic way of thinking Hungary has seen a slow tedious change in their dimensions of culture. Changes in context‚ collective/individual‚ power distance‚ uncertainty avoidance‚ and sex-role differentiation have been challenging for Hungarians to make. Understanding the five dimensions of their culture will make it easier to understand Hungarians. Context Context refers to the environment in which communication
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Challenges of Managing People: Mentoring Programs | | In every continent‚ practitioners proclaim the belief that people are the bedrock of success in schools and colleges.....leading to a greater emphasis on the effective management of people. (Foskett & Lumby 2003: 61) Managing teachers to facilitate effective learning can be both rewarding and challenging. A teacher mentoring program‚ when implemented successfully‚ is one particular management tool that can bring
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Today’s Country Differences in Accounting Standards There are five main influences on a country’s accounting system. Having a different system of accounting is like having a different culture for countries. There are many different things that dictate how an accounting differs. The relationship between business and providers of capital‚ political and economic ties with other countries‚ inflation accounting‚ level of development‚ and the national culture are the five influences on accounting systems
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and female. Masculine society expect men to be "tough”‚ to be the provider‚ and to be assertive. In a feminine society‚ the gender roles are blurred. Women and men is working together equally across many professions. 4. High Uncertainty avoidance vs. Low Uncertainty avoidance:
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France – Jamaica Power Distance France working culture is centraly based on working hierchies‚ indivuidualism and high uncertainty avoidance. France is a country with high (68%) inequalities acceptance . It is a country where laboral hierachy exist‚ and were power is consolidated in hands of the minority. Employees have a great respect for their superiors‚ and only report to their inmediate managers‚ where information formaly continues its flow hierarchicaly Also‚ this herarchy seem to limit
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be drawn with Nishiyama’s article on Japanese and their obsession with luxury goods. (Nishiyama). Australian’s on the other hand generally place less importance on the need to high-end quality products. These cultural differences in approach to uncertainty and social control would necessitate awareness that Japanese employees and management may place a greater importance on procedures and protocol. Their Australian counterparts may not place the same importance on these internal procedures. If not
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