1.0 INTRODUCTION Malaysia is a one of the multi cultural country. Cultures have been meeting and mixing in Malaysia since the very beginning of its history. More than fifteen hundred years ago a Malay kingdom in Bujang Valley welcomed traders from China and India. Malaysia’s cultural mosaic is marked by many different cultures‚ but several in particular have had especially lasting influence on the country. Chief among these is the ancient Malay culture‚ and the cultures of Malaysia’s two most
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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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Intelligence ranked Taiwan sixth in the world and third amongst Asian countries in terms of a low-risk investment environment. Ahead of Taiwan were Switzerland‚ Singapore‚ the Netherlands‚ Japan and Norway. Over 50 countries worldwide were evaluated in September 2007. The Business Environment Risk Report is designed to assess a country’s business environment based on three main indices‚ Operation Risk index‚ Remittance and Repatriation Factor index‚ and Political Risk Index. Taiwan ranked third and
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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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Northampton Business School IBO4001 Business Dissertation Tutor: Ann-Marie RYAN Student: Edouard LE ROY-10342433 Monday 9 May 2011 ABSTRACT Does culture affect cork situation between different countries because of their culture values? We chose this subject because it often constitutes a matter of understanding in most of the biggest companies in the world. The culture is something hard to evaluate and
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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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