Geert Hofstede

Netherlands scores 14, meaning that the Dignity culture present an equal interaction in their interpersonal relationships within others. In contrast traditional countries tend to have a masculinity perception, by the matter of fact Colombia scores of 64 (Hofstede,…

When comparing the Hofstede’s 5 cultural dimension between the USA and the Netherlands, we found that there are not only some differences between the two countries, but some similarities as well. We found that both countries have a high number of individualism. The high number of individualism means that they truly only care for themselves and their immediate family. The power distance for both countries have a low score meaning that people in the Netherlands are independent and hierarchy is for…

International Human Resource Management (IHRM), ‘as concerned with the human resource problems of multinational firms in foreign subsidiaries (such as expatriate management) or more broadly, with the unfolding HRM issues that are associated with the various stages of the internationalism process.’ (Boxhall, P. 1992). In every multinational organisation, HRM is one of the most important departments which lays the main foundation to the firms by its employees. It benefits the organisations but…

2.2.1 Power Distance (PDI): Hofstede (1983) explained how a society handles the inequality among people within a group. According to a recent study of Sian et al (2010), In a high Power Distance index society, people accept their social hierarchical position and accept that those with high power have the right to dispense authority, while on the other hand, for low Power Distance, people stress on equality of opportunity and rights, they are independent and do not rely on each other much. These…

Globalization refers to the process by which people, international companies from different countries, countries and governments of different countries interact and come together to collaborate for trade, investment, promote living in harmony, religious beliefs and political influence and culture. This is aided by the improvement in technology (The Levin Institute, 2015). For example, countries in a given region may agree to be in an economic integration where free trade is practiced.…

instructed guidelines. Where as in low power distance all the individuals have similar authority towards their wants and needs possibility of conflicts (Hofstede et al., 1998). Uncertainty avoidance is second to power distance. Hofstede mentions that uncertainty helps deal with the society’s tolerance for opacity (Hofstede et al., 1998). According to Hofstede Masculinity focuses on the degree to which tough and assertive behavior is encouraged. Masculinity is compared to femininity shows the…

There are five dimensions, including masculinity-femininity, individualism-collectivism, long-term orientation, power distance, and uncertainty avoidance(Hofstede, 1983). To some extent, uncertainties equal to risks, which are always related to security and and connected to responsibility(Giddens, 1999). This essay will discuss influences of power distance and uncertainty avoidance on attitudes about crisis…

• KEY TERM and WHY YOU ARE INTERESTED IN IT Hofstede’s Dimension of Culture: I chose this topic because of my professional background. As an Equal Opportunity Advisor, I have dealt with this internal in organizations and I have seen the impact on the dynamics if not handled in a timely manner. I also worked a case of a foreign-exchanged student at the Air Force Academy who was ostracized and had problems acculturating. Additionally, as a child growing up in the islands, I too was exposed to…

Chapters 5 & 6 Essay: Verbal Issues and Communication + Nonverbal Communication Issues In these two chapters of the reading titled ‘Verbal Issues and Communication’ and ‘Nonverbal Communication Issues’ I was able to learn about and evaluate the different components of language, the various styles of communication among cultures, new media’s influence on communication, comparing verbal and nonverbal communication, as well as the assorted cultural variations in nonverbal behaviour. All of the…

Hofstede’s (1980) dimension of power distance measures the degree to which members of an organization or a culture accept that power is distributed unequally. If the people of a country have a high power distance index, they are supposed to accept inequalities and are improbable to question their superiors. Collectivism versus Individualism is the extent to which people view themselves as part of an organization, family or group. The pursuit of self-interests and personal achievement is…