“Culture is the collective programming of the mind distinguishing the members of one group or category of people from others” Professor Geert Hofstede conducted one of the most comprehensive studies of how values in the workplace are influenced by culture. He analyzed a large data base of employee values scores collected by IBM between 1967 and 1973 covering more than 70 countries‚ from which he first used the 40 largest only and afterwards extended the analysis to 50 countries and 3 regions.
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Germany: Hofstede Analysis Germany- Hofstede Analysis Germany is known for its majestic scenery and terrain. There is incredible chocolate‚ beer and of course‚ the unique architecture. All these things may be appealing to a firm‚ but an expanding company may discover complexities expanding into Germany‚ because “[w]hen you step into a foreign culture‚ suddenly things seem different. You don’t know what to do or say.” ( Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions). “If your organization is planning to
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Hofstede Analysis Canada Canada is the top country in the world for an American business to expand because of its very similar culture to the United States. Geert Hofsted a prominent psychologist has studied the Canadian way of life and has set up a ranking system that proves why Canada is so ideal for American businesses to operate. Hofstede’s ranking system is based on analyzing 5 dimensions that target key aspects of a country’s society. These dimensions are power distance‚ individualism‚ uncertainty
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Cultural Differences and People Management Module Guide Hofstede‚ Hall and Trompenaars see the world as composed of national cultures with ’distinctive values‚ languages‚ management stules‚ and ways of doing business ’ (Holden‚ 2002:226). How useful do you think this approach is for today ’s interconnected and fluid business world? Word count: 1935 Introduction Nowadays‚ interacting with people from foreign cultures is part of our daily routine. In fact
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4/22/13 China - Geert Hofstede THE HOFSTEDE CENTRE (index.php) GET CERTIFIED Select a Country United States in Intercultural Management and (/certification- Culture by Organisational courses.html) in comparison with the below China THE HOFSTEDE CENTRE (thehofstede-centre.html) 118 80 91 GEERT HOFSTEDE (geerthofstede.html) NATIONAL CULTURE (nationalculture.html) 66 DIMENSIONS (dimensions.html) 62 30 46 29 40 COUNTRIES (countries.html) APPLICATIONS (applications
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I think distance can effect relationships in several ways‚ depending on the situation‚ the kind of relationship‚ also how or if the relationship is maintained. Fortunently I haven’t had to part from close relationships often‚ but I can share two examples in which distance had an opposite effect. I grew up in a small town‚ there was only one school that went from kindergarten thru eighth-grade. So with the exception of the occational "new student" the people in my class had known me since I was
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htm How to Reducing Electricity Usage Electricity is one of primary needed of human being in this time; most of equipment in the world uses electricity .Now Indonesia is facing a serious problem because the over usage of electricity and the capacity of electricity is deficiency.The needs of electricity is increase every year‚ in this situation reduce usage of electricity is very important. Most highest electricity usage time is between 5 pm to 10 pm ‚ this time is the best time for reduce or avoid
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AIR POLLUTION AND HOW TO REDUCE IT Today the world has become highly industrialized and modernized‚ which makes human life much easier and more comfortable. In spite of the advantages‚ the development of industry does have a lot of disadvantages‚ especially air pollution. All over the world‚ air pollution is increasing at an alarming pace and at the same time‚ it has a serious effect on the earth and human health‚ so more and more people are concerned about it. As a result‚ measures are
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Title : How to reduce use of Electricity Introduction Electricity is a secondary source of energy. Primary sources of energy are oil‚ coal‚ uranium or the forces of nature. Energy is a source of usable power‚ needed for food production‚ transportation‚ heating‚ cooling‚ and lighting. The largest sources of energy in the world are oil (34%)‚ coal (26.5%)‚ and gas (20.9%)1‚ adding up to over 80% of global energy. These types of fuels are called fossil fuels because they are found in fossil
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Trompenaars vs. Hofstede 1. 2. Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 2 Cultural Dimensions of Hofstede and Trompenaars ................................................... 3 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Analogies or identities of the cultural dimensions ...................................................... 5 Differences of the dimensions ...................................................................
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