Geert Hofstede

Cultural Dimensions: United States Vs. Japan Noelle DiPietro CIS 110-001 Abstract Communication is very diverse throughout different cultures. Geert Hofstede demonstrates this through his cultural dimensions. They are Power Distance, Individualism/Collectivism, Masculinity/Femininity, Uncertainty Avoidance, Long-term/Short-term orientation, and Indulgence/Restraint. Power Distance is the expecting and acceptance that power will be equally or unequally shared.…

The purpose of this essay is to determine the challenges that an employee of a company would face if they were to begin work in an entirely different country and culture from their own. Based on Geert Hofstede's five cultural dimensions, we can see what makes each country different, and how employees would have to adapt to working in a different country. First in the essay, Hofstede's theory will be discussed briefly. Next, two countries, Canada and China, will be compared in regards of the five…

This leads to an inequity of power distribution where people of high status are able to exert greater power and enjoy more benefits than those without status. In the terms of Hofstede, this is seen as “Power Distance” but how the status is achieved matters less to him than how the power is exerted. In high power distance cultures, authority figures must by respected due to their title or position, while people in lower power distance…

Using Geert Hofstede’s model, is useful when visiting new countries like Thailand, because it sets the basis for intercultural communications by allowing one to see the preferences or values of the country. This model not only indicates where each country falls on the scale but to what degree by using a quantified measurement. Continued knowledge and understanding of the country will make the professional or social visit more enjoyable. No models or information can give us 100% of the answers we…

(Bruner, 1990; Shweder, Mahapatra, & Miller, 1987). Some assert that culture must be given center stage (Markus & Kitayama, 1991: Shweder, Much, Mahapatra, & Park, 1997). Moreover, Geert Hofstede published his well-known work in 1980, titled “Culture’s Consequences: International Difference in Work-Related Values” (Hofstede, 1980). By 2010, six cultural dimensions were acknowledged. The dimensions measure and distinguish culture’s from one another based on ideas such as: Power Distance (PDI),…

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Theory The purpose of this paper is to determine the similarities and difference of cultural dimensions between Morocco and Ethiopia. Information from various sources will be utilized along with information gathered from the Hofstede Centre. The information from the Hofstede 's cultural dimensions theory will be the main supporting information that is used to complete the comparison. The countries selected for comparison, Morocco and Ethiopia, are both located on the continent of Africa.…

Management has helped in the interaction of business between nationals and localization of business enterprise in other nation. When a cooperation takes is goods or services outside its origination and become registered in more than one countries, it becomes a multinational cooperation. Multinational Cooperation Sometimes referred to as transnational cooperation. Such organization have their offices/factories in different countries and have a centralized office management. The policies…

The film PK was a satire comedy that showed some of the sterotypes in Indian society as well as realities that people living in Indian culture are dealing with. while at the same time being able to reach an American audience with some of the questions the film asked and envoked a deeper reflection. India has a different culture than what you would find in the United States, if you looked purely at Hofstede’s scores, upon watching the movie which was a satire and outside research while the two…

Culture and Concerns South Korea is a country with a very rich culture and is very different from our own culture here in the United States. One of the aspects of South Korean culture that stand out the most is its hierarchical structure. This section will explain how the different cultural frameworks and concepts apply to South Korean culture. The first is the sociology framework. Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck described culture as having 6 different dimensions: time, space, activity,…