Cultural Influences on Leadership What is leadership? What is Cross-Cultural Leadership? Related Theories 1. Implicit Leadership Theory 2. Hofstede’s cultural dimensions 3. GLOBE 4. Leadership Styles Accross Cultures Paternalistic Leadership Transformational & Transactional Leadership What is “national culture”? Analysis of Hofstede ’s cultural dimensions theory Hofstede ’s cultural dimensions theory is a framework for cross-cultural communication‚ developed by Geert Hofstede
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Cultural Dimensions In Management And Planning Geert Hofstede* ABSTRACT The nature of management skills is such that they are culturally specific: a management technique or philosophy that is appropriate in one national culture is not necessarily appropriate in another. The paper describes the scope of (workrelated) cultural differences as they were revealed by research in more than 50 countries around the world and discusses how these differences affect the validity of management techniques and
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To many people‚ Ho Chi Minh was not only a great leader‚ but also a father figure in the eyes of the Vietnamese. He was a man who was born a peasant‚ but died an icon and hero. Ho Chi Minh’s perseverance helped make him a key figure in the history of Vietnam. He remains a fascinating figure in history. Ho’s supporters called and referred to him as "Uncle Ho". He was respected because he was humble and smart. Ho Chi Minh worked hard throughout his life to achieve his goals despite many difficulties
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ENGINEERING DIMENSIONS AND UNITS Fundamental dimension A unique quantity that describes a basic characteristic‚ such as force (F) mass (M) length (L) time (t) Systems of units SI system Systeme International d’ Unites Based on meter for length‚ second for time‚ kilogram for mass and Kelvin for temperature. Force is expressed in Newtons. English (now American) system Feet‚ pounds (mass)‚ seconds‚ pounds (force) cgs system Density The density of a substance is defined
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Culture Comparison of Leadership Traits for Low-level & High-level Leaders : China & Australia The article is based on report on research conducted‚ which shows the study of comparing perceptions of the importance of 18 traits for effective low-level leaders and high-level leaders. Participants were 84 full-time white-collar employees from Australia and 244 full-time white-collar employees from China. Multivariate analysis of variance revealed cultural differences in terms of which traits are
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Globalisation: the shrinking world by Phillip Ho Globalisation was a word lacked from most vocabulary until 1980s when the global culture started to form. Technology advanced and the world transformed‚ from stretches of lands separated by water to the global community. Passer-byers on a street in a major city may see globalisation everyday‚ anything from billboards advertising coca-cola to an import car‚ has “Globalisation!” written all over it. Globalisation can help us explain how the world is
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Getting to know your friends in this day in age is quite different than it was ten years ago‚ ten years ago you got to know your friends face-to-face and you actually knew them. Whereas in today’s time‚ with Facebook‚ Twitter‚ and Instagram people are becoming friends with people they do not know. According to Gertrude Stein in his essay‚ “Friending‚ Ancient or Otherwise” he states‚ “Then there is the question of who really counts as a “friend.” In tribal societies‚ people develop bonds through
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Griggs v. Duke Power FACTS: The case originated in a lawsuit filed by Willie Griggs and twelve other African-American employees of Duke Power’s Dan River hydroelectric plant in Draper‚ North Carolina. Before the passage of the Civil Rights Act‚ Duke Power discriminated against African-Americans in hiring and promotion‚ restricting them to the company’s Labor department. In 1955‚ Duke Power instituted a high school diploma requirement for initial hiring in any department except Labor. (The other
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that originate from low-income or working class families face many challenges within the pursuit of an advanced education. Most research demonstrates that the rising cost of education negatively impacts low-income students and creates an added barrier to their success‚ graduation rates and social economic status after graduation. The is the rising cost of Higher education’s impact on students from students from lower income and working class families. Students receiving their high school diplomas has
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“Online Distance Mode of Learning” Edited / Authored By: Dr. K. RAVICHANDRAN1M.B.A.‚Ph.D. Professor & HEAD Department of Entrepreneurship Studies Madurai Kamaraj University MADURAI – 625 021 Mobile:+ 91 – 93 60 50 54 43 Email:ravimba_mku@yahoo.co.in (or) ravimba.mku@gmail.com Co-Authored By: VENKATA SUBRAHMANYAM C.V.M.B.A.‚ M.Phil.‚ (Ph.D.) Research Scholar Department of Entrepreneurship Studies Madurai Kamaraj University MADURAI – 625 021 Mobile: + 91 – 96 553 – 83 745 Email:
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