financial support network (kwintessential). Now days is less common than in the past for family members to work in a family own business, as personal preferences are important and university education is general. Exploring Spanish culture trough the Hofstede 5-D model we can deduct that Span consist of a hierarchical society, with no equal distribution of power within the members of the society. In contrast with the United States Spain culture is considered collectivist rather than individualist. People
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Cross Cultural Analysis of Ireland and United States Contents 1.0 Executive Summary 4 2.0 Sociocultural Analysis 4 2.1 Education in Ireland 4 2.1.1 Education in the United States 4 2.1.2 Research Comparison 5 2.2 Population Demographics in Ireland 5 2.2.1 Population in the United States 5 2.2.2 Research Comparison 6 2.3 Income Levels in Ireland 6 2.3.1 Income Levels in the United States 6 2.3.2 Research Analysis 6 3.0 World View 7 3.1 Source
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and misinterpreted as the author argues. Although the questionnaires used in Hofstede’s research were filled by 117,000 people, across 66 countries working in IBM, it is not guaranteed that these people effectively represent the national culture. Hofstede argued that values are formed in school and universities. Countering this argument the writer stated that, all schools and universities do not operate in the same standard. Furthermore, organizational culture also sufficiently influences the answers
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cross-cultural comparison of Japan, Taiwan, and the United States, International Business & Economic Research Journal, 5 (7), 9-22. Hofstede, G., (1983) Cultural dimensions for project management, International Journal of Project Management, 1 (1), 41-48 Jackson, T. (2011) From Cultural balues to cross-cultural interface: Hofstede goes to Africa, Journal of Organizational Change Management, 24 (4), 532-558 Minkes, A,L., & Foster, M.J., (2011) Cross cultural divergence
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of Hofstede’s cultural dimensions the US and China almost mirrors one another. Masculinity and Uncertainty Avoidance are the cultural dimensions where the two countries see eye to eye. Both the US and China scored in the 60’s in masculinity (The Hofstede Centre). This is a key indicator of the competitive nature of both countries. The drive to be the best and the pursuit of excellence is alive and well in both countries. Whether it is an individualized approach or collective approach, the numbers
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A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Learning and Teaching Styles in Germany and Brazil, and the Influence of Cultural Values With the globalization phenomena more present than ever in our societies, teachers and students have the chance to learn and experience different practices in education. It is easier nowadays to find students, and teachers too, from different parts of the world in a classroom. However, even with this more frequent contact, there are some important distinctions on the learning
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Business Customs in France When conducting business in a country other than our own, there are many obvious considerations that must be made to be successful, including how negotiations are made, how business meetings are conducted, acceptable business attire, etiquette and decision styles. Other less obvious, yet equally important, considerations that must be made include normal business hours in the host country, accepted cultural norms regarding gift giving, handshakes and business cards
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Critiques on Hofstede’s studies On Dimensions – Hofstede puts his five dimensions in binary pairs that polarize one over each other. However, people and cultures are not static, you cannot draw a clear line between each pairs or between West and East. Culture itself is dynamic and diverse and it changes over time. Behavior changes when you are in different settings (environments or people). Therefore, putting dimensions in opposite pairs is not accurate and not sufficient. Besides, his study
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Southern Cross University ePublications@SCU Southern Cross Business School 2003 The generation gap and cultural influence: a Taiwan empirical investigation Huichun Yu Peter Miller Southern Cross University Publication details Post-print of: Yu, HC & Miller, P 2003, 'The generation gap and cultural influence: a Taiwan empirical investigation', Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal, vol.10, no. 3, pp. 23-41. Published version available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/13527600310797621
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