1. Compare and contrast individualism and collectivism as discussed in Estep: ch. 9. Humans are designed to cultivate both individualism and collectivism – let me explain. Both are good if used appropriately. The problem is when either is used exclusively‚ to the abandonment of the other. As individuals‚ humans are expected to grow and mature; a person accepts Christ individually. On the Day of Judgment‚ humans will be held to account for their actions and behaviors individually. It is this
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Organizational Culture of Geert Hofstede And The Implication Leadership - 2014 Edwin Tanbowi - 014201100096 I. Analysis Every one of us already realizes and knows that we are living in a global age. Technology has brought everyone much closer together. This means that people of different cultures find themselves working together and communicating more and more. This is exciting‚ but it can also be frustrating and fraught with uncertainty. How do you relate to someone of another culture? What
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Most governments around the world fall between the ideologies of Collectivism and Individualism. Many of the governments have struggled to find a spot between these ideologies that promotes societal growth while still maintaining peace. The source presented is saying that Individualism is the most effective way for a society to function. The speaker believes that a capitalist society is the most effective way for a society to exist. A capitalist society is a one in which the focus is on the individual
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Assignment I: Understanding & Evaluating Key Course Concepts By Mohammad Charanek Individualism and collectivism are two conflicting views on an ideological spectrum. In the word itself‚ individualism means the importance of individuals and collectivism means placing a group rights over individual rights. However‚ this doesn’t mean that having an individualistic ideology makes a person greedy or selfish they are simply dealing with reality. People with this ideology believe that no personal sacrifices
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Case: Women!s Tennis Association* Case: The !Women"s Tennis Association" comes to China # But who? ______________________________ The Women!s Tennis Association (WTA) board has committed to opening an Asian regional office in Beijing before the opening games of the 2013 Summer Olympics‚ and Michael Shoemaker has a lot on his mind. As the "chief operating officer! (COO) of the WTA‚ he is charged with deciding how to staff the local office. Should the managing director be a local or an expatriate
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Abstract Power distance Uncertainty avoidance Individualism/collectivism Masculinity/femininity Singaporean construction firms have increasingly invested in China in recent years. It is‚ therefore‚ important for Singaporean construction firms as well as their Chinese counterparts to appreciate and understand each other’s cultural differences/ similarities. Although Singapore culture appears to be one based predominately on Chinese culture‚ there remain differences between the two‚ which‚ if
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centuries‚ has been individualism and collectivism and how they shape who we are as humans. Our natural instincts to survive as individuals and within groups have existed for all of time. This writing will define individualism and collectivism‚ as they currently exist in our cultures today. It will also include more specific characteristics of collectivism and how it exists across the many vast cultures of our ever-changing‚ and shrinking‚ world. Discussion Individualism and collectivism are conflicting
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The Hofstede’s 5 dimensions are Power Distance‚ Individualism vs. Collectivism‚ Masculinity vs. Femininity‚ Uncertainty and Long Term vs. Short Term Orientation. Power distance index is when the less powerful members of an organization or institution expect power to be distrusted unequally. It represents inequality and a society’s expectations of its leaders. Power Distance measures the distribution of power between the people in the nation and the businesses’ and culture. It is in order to make
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Geert Hofstede Cultural Dimensions Comparison: Brazil and USA Power Distance: The US has a score of 40 in this category. A lower score in this category shows that our country doesn’t have such a wide gap between the groups that do or do not have the power in society. Brazil scored a 69 in this dimension. They accept more inequality between the leaders and less powerful in society. In their culture‚ it is important for them to know where they stand in the community‚ so they know how much respect
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Individualism is "the opposite of collectivism; together they form on of the dimensions of national cultures. Individualism stands for a society in which the ties between individuals are loose: everyone is expected to look after himself or herself and his or her immediate family only." *10 Collectivism "stands for a society in which people from birth onwards are integrated into strong cohesive ingroups‚ which throughout people’s lifetime continue to protect them in exchange for unquestioning
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