of them are defined as common meaning; that is, quality is basically ability to meet the customer’s needs and expectations. Perception of quality varies from person to person and even from culture to culture. Therefore, the national identity and cultural values and norms might have an important role on the customers’ quality perception. Even if all the features and the prices of the product are same, it can create different opinions and perceptions in different countries and cultures. How may
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CASE STUDY REVIEW: A TALE OF TWO COUNTRIES By David Njeru Nyaga A paper presented to School of Business and Economics of University Nairobi Kenya In partial fulfillment of the requirement of the course MGT610 : Cross Cultural Management and Global Perspective 29/10/2014 Outline of paper. The case study of `The tale of the two cities` has been carried out in four sections. The first section discusses the aspect of culture in general from which the latter sections will be referring
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Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions | China and the comparison to Germany | | | | Dennis Keidat | 01.04.2013 | | Gerard Hendrik Hofstede (born October 2, 1928 in Haarlem) is a Dutch expert in cultural studies [GHW]. Hofstede (1980) surveyed 88,000 IBM employees working in 66 countries and then ranked the countries on different cultural dimensions. His research resulted in four dimensions (power distance; individualism versus collectivism; uncertainty avoidance; and masculinity and femininity)
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Explain the utility of dimensions of national culture to an international manager. International University College, Dobrich, Bulgaria Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK International Business Management BA (Hons) International Business & Cultural Difference Assignment 1 Philippe Bergonzoli Bergonzoli.ph@gmail.com Content Introduction 2 Hofstede’s dimensions 2 1-The Power Distance Index 2 2-Individualism versus Collectivism 3 3-Masculinity versus Femininity 4 4-Uncertainty
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Kinsley Nji – 0886397 Baris Yazici – 0882833 Jordi Ruijs – 0882261 IBMS203 - 24-09-2014 Lotte Daniels – 0880763 Kinsley Nji – 0886397 Baris Yazici – 0882833 Jordi Ruijs – 0882261 IBMS203 - 24-09-2014 Index Introduction 2 Hofstede’s dimensions in the United States of America 3 Power Distance 3 Individualism versus Collectivism 3 Masculinity versus Femininity 3 Uncertainty avoidance 4 Long Term Orientation versus Short Term Normative Orientation 4 Implications for doing business
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Cultural Differences Introduction Cultural diversity is the norm in today’s workplace. If you work for a large corporation, you most likely deal with people from various backgrounds and countries all day long. It is a difficult enough situation to have such cultural diversity amongst your peers but if you are a manager facing these demographics, you really face the challenge of learning the make-up and background of your team. In order to be an effective leader you will have to use various
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Marketing strategy: Denmark Based on Hofstede cultural dimensional analysis for Tesla, a high end premium automobile, it would require a higher individualism score. (The Hofstede Center, 2015). Moreover, based on the second dimension, power distance, Tesla’s main customers should be those wealthy individuals in Denmark with a vast amount of income that have a significant contribution to the society. (Hofstede Center, 2015). Thereafter, based on the third dimension, masculinity, Tesla would target the
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accept that power is distributed unequally“ (Hofstede, 2013a). Therefore, a high PDI implies that hierarchy is important and that class division in society is accepted and normal. Italy has a PDI of 50, which means that it is positioned exactly in the middle of the ranking. Therefore, hierarchy and inequalities are accepted and managers, for example, get more benefits than their subordinates (e.g. reserved parking space, larger offices, etc.) (Hofstede, 2013a). Usually subordinates are not allowed
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Hofstede's Dimensions of Culture Geert H. Hofstede was born on October 2, 1928 in Haarlem, the Netherlands. He received his M.Sc. from the Delft Institute of Technology in 1953, his Ph.D. (cum laude) from Groningen University in 1967. Hofstede served in the Netherlands Army from 1953 to 1955. In 1955, he married Maaike A. Van den Hoek. They've also "lived happily ever after", but I'm not sure where (probably Brussels, Belgium). Hofstede is most well known for his work on four dimensions of cultural
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Article Review What Goals Do Business Leaders Pursue? A Study in Fifteen Countries By Geert Hofstede Geert Hofstede discusses in the article the causes of the failure of newly formed joint ventrues. He says that when the goals of the leaders are not clear to both parties the new venture
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