acknowledges the six dimensions of Hofstede’s theory of cultural dimensions‚ and defines five of them for a comparison between the United States and India. This article shows for the most part‚ the definitions of Hofstede’s cultural dimensions are correct‚ but the article did identify some ambiguities while making the comparisons. Finally‚ future areas of possible research were identified that would assist in the removal of the ambiguities. Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions US vs. India Geert Hofstede’s
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BEIJING FOREIGN POLICY IN WEST AFRICA (Yang Jiechi Policy) Foreign Policy Article: Published by
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West African Muslims in the Bronx On March 7‚ 2007‚ a chilly evening welcomed the warmth of an electric space heater. The setting was an overcrowded home in the Highbridge area of the Bronx. A total of 23 Soninke immigrants from Mali occupied the four-story house‚ with a staggering 17 of these being children. The two families that occupied the home were from one of the hottest regions in the world‚ and as the space heater warmed the first floor to a bearable degree‚ sleep began to take hold of
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Geert Hofstede was born in 1928 in Netherlands. He obtained his Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering and a doctorate in Social Psychology. He is a professor Emeritus of Organizational Anthropology and International Management of the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands. Geert Hofstede is well known for providing a theoretical framework that attempts to analyze the relationships between organizational actions and cultural beliefs. In 1965‚ he worked at IBM as a trainer in the international
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By Darren Francis 10/22/2010 Cocoa Production in West Africa This map shows the main cocoa production areas in West Africa. The patterns shows on this map indicate that the Southern coastline of West Africa is a major cocoa bean producing area. The pattern starts at Sierra Leone and follows the coastline down to Cameroon. Some exception to this pattern is in Nigeria‚ in the area of Port Harcourt there is no production and in Benin there is also no production. The brighter orange as indicated
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Cultural dimensions in business life: hofstede’s indices for latvia and lithuania 1.1 Introduction The journal chosen‚ written by Mark Huettinger (2008)‚ applies Geert Hofstede’s five cultural dimensions (power distance‚ individualism‚ masculinity‚ uncertainty avoidance and long-term orientation) to both the Lithuanian and Latvian cultures‚ from the perspective of their similarity to the cultures in Estonia and the Scandinavian countries. This research paper then uses the scores obtained from
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see all members as ‘co-creators’. A relatively egalitarian structure in which individuals are given the freedom to improvise. Silicon Valley is a good example of where this has worked to great effect. Trompenaars and Hampden-Turner: Seven Cultural Dimensions 1. UNIVERSALISM versus PLURALISM “What is more important – rules or relationships?” The degree of importance a culture assigns to either the law or to personal relationships. In a universalistic culture‚ people share the belief that general
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a better life. Second‚ West Africa produces seventy percent of the world’s chocolate therefore they need many people to work so the percent of kids working drastically goes up. Third‚ many organizations are trying to lower the number of child laborers in West Africa. Chocolate production in India has an impact on many children in West Africa today. Firstly‚ production in West Africa has an impact on children from poor families in West Africa today. Children in West Africa from ages five to sixteen
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Impact of Islam on West Africa Islam impacted West Africa in many ways. It changed the people’s views of their rulers‚ and in some people‚ even the way they viewed the world. Other aspects stayed the same‚ like the beliefs of the pagan people and how they lived. The most important connection that Islam made globally was the establishment of trading centers and routes. When Muslims brought Islam into West Africa from across the Sahara‚ Africans were attracted to it because it helped them through
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I chose to focus on West Africa’s healthcare and educational issues and combine them into two because without one the other cannot be solved. There is a low rate of students getting education and people receiving healthcare. You cannot have doctors in a hospital if they don’t know what they’re doing that’s why they need education. Not all students have to become doctors‚ it is just recommendation so they don’t have to suffer from a disease or watch a loved one die. If students choose to become doctors
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