There are five dimensions of national culture that compare different countries and their culture. These dimensions include power distance, uncertainty avoidance, individualism/ collectivism, masculinity/femininity, and long-term/short-term orientation.While the United States and the Netherlands are similar on four out of the five national culture dimensions, their drastically different on the masculine/feminine dimension. The US is known as a masculine society in which the men are seen as more aggressive
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Foreign names are difficult for people in another country to pronounce and easy for people to make fun of. In the reading “The ‘F’ Word” by Firoozeh Dumas,she points out about her own name and other foreign names being difficult to deal with in another country she’s not from. Dumas writes how there’s obstacles to go through with a foreign name. Throughout time she had to change her name to an American name in order to fit in, and later on she goes back to her foreign name and doesn’t really care
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Cultural competence is a term used to describe a set of skills, principles, and values that acknowledge, respect and work near perfect interactions between the individual and the various cultural and ethnic groups(cite). There are four key components in maintaining a high level of Cultural Competency. Those components are awareness, attitude, knowledge, and skills. Awareness. The awareness of one’s own individual biases and reactions to people who are of certain cultures or backgrounds different
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Learning from the various factors of a culture one will encounter in building human relations with has allowed me to understand the challenges I will potentially face. In the article “Cross-Cultural Competence: Engage People from any Culture” by Louise Rasmussen she stresses the importance in being able to successfully work or build relationships with any individual no matter what culture (Rasmussen 2017). This would be very essential if I was to manage an international company where I would want
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competency will help you serve your client better. Being competent will allow the worker to build that rapport with the client. The client will see that the worker is genuine and sympathetic to what is going, and open up to allow uninterrupted communication. Multicultural competence is a set of skills and knowledge (the cognitive component), attitudes (the affective or emotional component), and skills (the behavioral component) used
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In an article by Josepha Campinha-Bacote she defines cultural competence as “a set of congruent behaviors attitudes, and policies that come together in a system agency, or among professionals and enables that system agency, or those professionals to work effectively in cross-cultural situation” (Campinha-Bacote, 2007, pg. 19). Why is it important for nurses to be culturally competent? It is very important that nurses do not provide treatment or actions that would otherwise be offensive to people
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Dorsey MBA 533 - Assignment # 2 Saint Leo University Dr. Rothrauff November 3, 2013 Abstract Cultural difference is a driving factor in the development of HRM polices. In order for organizations to be effective globally they must take the time and do the homework to understand the culture of the countries they want to do business in. This paper discusses some detail Hofstede’s theory of cultural dimensions and how understanding the dimensions and as they relate to a specific culture can assist
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organizations expanding their business into international markets. Business exchanges between various countries have become a common thing today. However, expanding their enterprise globally will bring new legal and ethical challenges due to differences in cultural view. HR professionals must increase their knowledge and skills in the international environment to keep their organizations competitive in this challenging global marketplace. It means that HR related problems different countries solve in different
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cultures. In my travels I found the Japanese culture to be the most difficult to understand and communication the most complicated. I never had an encounter per se, or a situation with a Japanese individual that was particularly unpleasant or pleasant, I found my experience more baffling than anything else. My experience and my limited understanding of the Japanese culture and intercultural communication are due to my many travels to the country with short layovers but many, many times. I found
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Phase 4 IP Key Assignment Dr. Theodore Okendu Colorado Technical University Online MGM316-1304B-05 : International Business Communications Laura Prestridge December 15, 2013 Negotiations and Cross-Cultural Approaches Fast-Food Franchise Project Expansion Orientation Meeting The Fast-food franchise has been cleared for business in all four countries (United Arab Emirates, Israel, Mexico and China). Construction on the restaurants is about to begin with the financing coming
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