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    Hofstede cultural dimensions 5 dimensions Power distance is defined as "the extent to which the less powerful members of institutions and organisations within a country expect and accept that power is distributed unequally". Individualism pertains to societies in which the ties between individuals are loose: everyone is expected to look after himself or herself and his or her immediate family. Collectivism as its opposite pertains to societies in which people from birth onwards are integrated

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    Hofstede Cultural dimensions: India is a vast country known for its diversified culture and traditions. The unique characteristic of India is its “unity in diversity”. In India Relationships and feeling plays a larger role in decisions. Indians tend to take larger risks with a person whose intentions they trust. Thus‚ one’s credibility and trustworthiness are critical in negotiating a deal. Indians are ‘polychronic’ people‚ ie they tend to deal with more than one task at the same time. Indians

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    most widely used national cultural framework in psychology‚ sociology‚ marketing and management studies. His dimensions were all constructed in such a way that they addressed basic problems that all societies have to deal with. Thus‚ these dimensions of national culture were constructed at the national level namely: PDI: Power Distance Index IDV: Individualism versus collectivism MAS: Masculinity versus Femininity UAI: Uncertainty Avoidance Index In 1991‚ a fifth dimension has been added – LTO – Long

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    Hofstede Cultural Dimension imensions * Description for each of Hofstede’s Dimensions listed below   Indonesia has Power Distance (PDI) as its highest ranking Hofstede Dimension at 78. The high Power Distance (PDI) is indicative of a high level of inequality of power and wealth within the society. This condition is not necessarily forced upon the population‚ but rather accepted by the society as part of their cultural heritage. The average Power Distance for the greater Asian countries is 71

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    Declaration I certify that this assignment is all my own work and contains no Plagiarism. By submitting this assignment‚ I agree to the following terms: Any text‚ diagrams or other material copied from other sources (including‚ but not limited to‚ books‚ journals and the internet) have been clearly acknowledged and referenced as such in the text. These details are then confirmed by a fuller reference in the bibliography. I have read the sections on referencing and plagiarism in the handbook

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    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 not properly understood‚ can lead to ineffectiveness and misunderstandings. Using the four dimensions of a national culture established by Hofstede‚ this exploratory study examines what constitute Singapore culture and Chinese culture. Through

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    Hofstede Geert Hofstede’s five cultural dimensions are individualistic vs. collectivism‚ power distance‚ quality of life vs. quantity of life‚ uncertainty avoidance and time orientation. Power Distance The term of power distance in the Hofstede’s framework means measurement of power in an institution and organization being distributed where the society able to accept (Bergman et al. 2006‚ 141). Both Australia and Sweden has a low power distance in their society. Low power distance countries

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    Geert HofstedeCultural Dimensions * Average Hofstede Dimensions of all counties surveyed Power Distance Index (PDI) that is the extent to which the less powerful members of organizations and institutions (like the family) accept and expect that power is distributed unequally. This represents inequality (more versus less)‚ but defined from below‚ not from above. It suggests that a society ’s level of inequality is endorsed by the followers as much as by the leaders. Power and inequality‚ of

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    Five Dimensions and Leadership   Hofstede’s Five Dimensions and Leadership Geert Hofstede examined IBM the company for over thirty years and developed a theory about cultural differences. His theory is widely used to compare differences in culture‚ and also in leadership. There were initially four dimensions of values that he measured; uncertainty avoidance‚ individualism‚ power distance and masculinity. Later a fifth dimension‚ long term orientation was added in 1991. These dimensions were

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    1) Give the definition and objectives of “your” cultural dimensions (what does the dimension measure? what do you want to measure? For instance : ability to work in groups‚ individual empowerment ... (for the individual/collective dimension). Diffuse and Specific orientated cultures – The most apparent difference is the ability to separate private from professional life. In diffused cultures‚ the private and professional lives are closely linked whereas specific cultures keep them separate.

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