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Cultural differences between Germany and China. Geert Hofstede's cultural dimensions theory

Author : Lorraine Möller
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3346574512
Total Pages : 27 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (465 download)

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Book Synopsis Cultural differences between Germany and China. Geert Hofstede's cultural dimensions theory by : Lorraine Möller

Download or read book Cultural differences between Germany and China. Geert Hofstede's cultural dimensions theory written by Lorraine Möller and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2022-01-18 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2014 in the subject Cultural Studies - Empiric Cultural Studies, grade: 1,3, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Deutsches Institut), course: G.3 Einführung in die interkulturelle Kommunikation und den Kulturvergleich, language: English, abstract: In order to explain the differences between German and Chinese culture and how these can be illustrated with the help of Hofstede's cultural dimensions theory, chapter 2.1 begins with an introduction to the concept of culture and the concept of cultural standards. This is followed by a differentiation between German and Chinese cultural standards. Since Hofstede's model works with so-called cultural dimensions, Chapter 2.2 deals with the intention and problems of cultural dimensions and names other cultural studies that have experienced great resonance and impact alongside Hofstede. The actual differentiation between German and Chinese culture, which is presented here primarily in the context of the corporate and family context, takes place in Chapter 3. To build up a basic understanding of Hofstede's work, important cornerstones of his study are outlined in Chapter 3.1. In the next step, the differences between German and Chinese culture are shown in Chapter 3.2 based on Hofstede's five cultural dimensions. In Chapter 4, Hofstede's study is critically appraised, with a focus on praise received, criticism experienced and its overall relevance in comparative cultural research. The thesis concludes with a summary and outlook in Chapter 5.

Comparison of Germany-China on the Basis of Geert Hofstede's Dimensions of National Culture

Author : Madeline Gremme
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3656964831
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (569 download)

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Book Synopsis Comparison of Germany-China on the Basis of Geert Hofstede's Dimensions of National Culture by : Madeline Gremme

Download or read book Comparison of Germany-China on the Basis of Geert Hofstede's Dimensions of National Culture written by Madeline Gremme and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2015-05-21 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2013 in the subject Sociology - Culture, Technology, Nations, grade: 3,0, University of applied sciences Dortmund, course: Interkulturelle Kompetenzen, language: English, abstract: Coming across the term culture it is most certain that people tend to think immediately of the picture they have already created in mind towards the other culture. Comparing east to west while talking to other people within my family and my class I got usually the same answers: “China – isn’t it the country were lots of people live like ants, drinking tea and eating almost everything, mostly rice and even your dog – with chopsticks, driving with their bicycle through the streets smiling all the time; no matter what weather they have?” Unfortunately I do not know any Chinese people but the prejudices about Germany are widely known. Germany is the country with less people than China. Germans love to grump about the weather when it is raining, they love to drink beer and eat Bavarian veal sausages. In fact the prejudices of Germany mostly deal with the Bavarian part of Germany leaving the impression within peoples mind that all Germans are wearing a Dirndl all day and are distinct individuals. Having a look at the above mentioned images, illustrating people’s usual thoughts of the other culture towards a certain topic it is more a generalized attitude towards a certain country or culture. Today people define the term culture very differently. If they are asked “What does the term culture mean?” we can hardly get exact answers. In fact culture can be expressed in different ways. It can be seen in the language of a country, in its history and art but also in food, music and education. These things are all visible for our eyes but what about cultural behavior and ways of thinking? How do different cultures express their emotions and how are they living together? All these factors in one are illustrating a certain view on a culture for us.

Cultural Differences in Managing Cross-Cultural Interaction between German and Chinese Employees

Author : Laura Schiffner
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3656355665
Total Pages : 25 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (563 download)

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Book Synopsis Cultural Differences in Managing Cross-Cultural Interaction between German and Chinese Employees by : Laura Schiffner

Download or read book Cultural Differences in Managing Cross-Cultural Interaction between German and Chinese Employees written by Laura Schiffner and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2013-01-21 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2012 im Fachbereich BWL - Unternehmensführung, Management, Organisation, Note: 2,0, Technische Universität Carolo-Wilhelmina zu Braunschweig, Veranstaltung: Topics in Intercultural Communication, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: The Chinese market is one of the most successful developing regions of the world. Today, it offers enormous possibilities for (German) companies to invest in this market i. a. though the delegation employees to China as well as the integration of Chinese employees in Germany. Due to the skill shortages it will become more necessary than ever to recruit high potentials, to transfer and to share knowledge about a certain business unit.Integrity and commitment are the most essential factors for a successful cooperation and teamwork within the company as well as for company`s success. Therefore it will be necessary to have a cooperative atmosphere with a mutual cultural understanding. Every employee “must use cross-cultural skills” (Adler 2002: 136). As Adler mentioned, organizations consist of work groups which form the organization structure. The quality of these teams depends on cultural heterogeneities and its productivity and performance “depends on how well the team works together and uses its resources to accomplish the task” (Adler 2002: 139). This goal can only be reached by understanding foreign cultures and using diversity. Diversity implies differences in “preferences, habits, languages and cultures” (Guirdham 2005: 305). Multinational working groups und cultural diversity can be the key for a much higher effectiveness and success than homogenous teams. To develop an understanding for this purpose, Hofstede`s dimensions will be considered and analyzed, esp. against the background of Doing Business. Although, Hofstede`s concept of culture will be the basis for this work but moreover, the works of Adler, Guirdham, Beamer/Varner and Hall/Hall will play an additional role in this paper. This work will focus on multinational companies only, since the importance of intercultural business and cultural diversity is very high in contrast to domestic, multidomestic or multinational companies (cf. Adler 2002: 134). The following work shows the different cultural concepts in China and Germany and its relevance for a successful business, good collaboration and teamwork. Hofstede`s dimensions will be explained and applied in different contexts, by way of using different examples of employee participation, work-related behavioral patterns and conflict solving in organizations of different cultures. The examples refer to settings in organizations in Germany and China.

Cultural Dimensions: The Five-Dimensions-Model according to Geert Hofstede

Author : Anja Dellner
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3656725691
Total Pages : 22 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (567 download)

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Book Synopsis Cultural Dimensions: The Five-Dimensions-Model according to Geert Hofstede by : Anja Dellner

Download or read book Cultural Dimensions: The Five-Dimensions-Model according to Geert Hofstede written by Anja Dellner and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2014-09-03 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject Cultural Studies - Basics and Definitions, grade: 1,3, Dresden Technical University, language: English, abstract: Be it in the business world, as a traveller, trying to master a foreign language, or to teach it, nowadays we meet people of foreign cultures more frequently than this was the case just 50 or even 100 years ago. Even though linguistic difficulties are often surmountable through English as lingua franca, meeting people from cultures we are unfamiliar with bears the potential for many misunderstandings. These in turn quite often lead to lack of understanding, conflict, even political disaster, like in 2005 with the Danish caricature scandal involving the newspaper Jyllands Posten, when a fundamentalist Muslim cleric from Egypt living in Denmark felt offended and ridiculed in his religious beliefs by caricatures featuring Mohammed. The Islamic world thereby rallied to the case, and did not only react with outrage and boycott, but with violent attacks, in the course of which 140 people lost their lives and several hundred were injured. Milder reactions, like rejection and hidden resentment are, however, the more common outcomes due to intercultural misunderstandings. How otherwise would there be stereotypes mostly carrying negative connotations, like the obedient Chinese, the superficial American, or the super-punctual German lacking humor? The Dutch anthropologist and cultural scientist Geert Hofstede suggests that the reason for such misunderstandings is a culturally divergent, often concealed moral concept with a direct impact on human actions and thinking. Hofstede has devoted himself to this issue and has developed a model based on a long-time study, elucidating peculiarities of and differences between national cultures in comparison. Thereby Hofstede classified national cultures according to five pillars, also called dimensions, which dependent on the nation vary markedly and in his study are set in relation to each other. The subject and the goal of this assignment is to present the main features of Hofstede’s Model of the Five Dimensions of National Cultures. Following, the practical applicability of this model is briefly discussed.

Cultural differences between Germany and the United States in terms of Work-Life Balance

Author : Annika Link
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3668984727
Total Pages : 27 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (689 download)

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Book Synopsis Cultural differences between Germany and the United States in terms of Work-Life Balance by : Annika Link

Download or read book Cultural differences between Germany and the United States in terms of Work-Life Balance written by Annika Link and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2019-07-22 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2019 in the subject Cultural Studies - Miscellaneous, grade: 1,0, Fresenius University of Applied Sciences Hamburg, language: English, abstract: Traditional role models suggest that the focus of man is primarily on professional life, the focus of woman is primarily on the family. In modern days, the roles of men and women are largely interwoven. Changes in gender roles, demographic changes, a variety of employment patterns as well as new technologies are creating new socio-political challenges. An other important factor is the increasind globalisation of companyies which requires that people from different cultures work together. In order to achieve a smooth workflow, it is necessary to maintain cultural competences. For employees, this represents a further demand in their professional life.

Cultural Differences in Times of Globalization. An Overview of Hofstede's Theory and Two New Theories

Author : Julian Kraft
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3346084507
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (46 download)

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Book Synopsis Cultural Differences in Times of Globalization. An Overview of Hofstede's Theory and Two New Theories by : Julian Kraft

Download or read book Cultural Differences in Times of Globalization. An Overview of Hofstede's Theory and Two New Theories written by Julian Kraft and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2019-12-17 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2016 in the subject Cultural Studies - Basics and Definitions, University of Applied Sciences Emden/Leer, language: English, abstract: In this paper the importance of the cultural differences, especially the national culture, should be clarified because in times of globalization it’s unalterable to consider such different characteristics in the daily business. For the topic of national culture the culture model of Hofstede is still representative but this theory is meanwhile out of date and there exist newer models which give new insights in this specific topic. This paper gives an overview about the model of Hofstede and two newer theories with regard to a created thesis. The models exhibit several differences which enable to survey the topic national culture under a variety of aspects. The conclusion makes clear that other aspects should be also considered beside the cultural differences especially in business relationships. In the late 1960s and the early 1970s a Dutch social researcher named Geert Hofstede conducted about the influences of national culture in the workplace. Until this point of time his study was the most extensive one in this specific field of research. In the following decades additional surveys carried out and were more and more popular. They built on Hofstede’s culture model and modify it. For example the culture dimensions of Alfons Trompenaars or the globe study. In the following essay Hofstede’s model should be examined with the help of prevailing research results, transpire comparisons and differences. This subject of national culture should be considered consistently with leadership.

Analysis and comparison of German and Japanese culture with special focus on leadership

Author : Andreas Schmidt
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3668781400
Total Pages : 23 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (687 download)

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Book Synopsis Analysis and comparison of German and Japanese culture with special focus on leadership by : Andreas Schmidt

Download or read book Analysis and comparison of German and Japanese culture with special focus on leadership written by Andreas Schmidt and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2018-08-23 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2017 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: 2,0, University of applied sciences, Munich, language: English, abstract: The aim of this paper is to analyze the differences in business leadership in Germany and Japan, based on widely known and academically respected cultural frameworks. This is particularly important for globally operating firms in order to have the greatest possible success, to motivate the employees, and avoid business failure due to cultural clashes. The intention of chapter 2 is to provide the reader with an understanding of the terms culture and leadership. Furthermore, this chapter focuses on the description and explanation of the cultural theories of Edward T. Hall, Fons Trompenaars and Charles Hampden-Turner, as well as the Globe Study. Chapter 3 focuses on the description of Geert Hofstede’s cultural dimensions theory. In order to distinguish the German and Japanese culture and its leadership styles, two selected dimensions of his theory will be applied. At the end of this chapter, both cultures are differentiated again, and it is determined which style of leadership suits to which culture. Finally, the term work in chapter 4 comes to a conclusion that refers to the gained knowledge of the previous chapters.

Hofsteede's Cultural Dimensions

Author : Elisabeth Luger
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3640256034
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (42 download)

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Book Synopsis Hofsteede's Cultural Dimensions by : Elisabeth Luger

Download or read book Hofsteede's Cultural Dimensions written by Elisabeth Luger and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2009-02 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2002 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: A/B, University of Linz (International Management), course: International Management, 5 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: In the globalising world where multinational organisations work across borders the question of cultural differences and mutual understanding seems to be highly relevant and has been discussed by many researches in the last decades. National culture can be viewed as the norms, values and beliefs shared by individuals from a particular nation that distinguish it from other nations (Nov I., Schroll-Machl S. et al. (2001): Interkultur ln komunikace v r zen a podnik n ). Our cultural environment is natural for us but people from other cultures may not be comfortable with it or may not understand. The behaviors that are consistent with the norms of one culture may violate the norms of another like for example: the time that the German account executive expects the Mexican manager to arrive at their 12:30 lunch appointment is 12:30. When the Mexican manager agreed on 12:30, he didn′t know that she would be annoyed by him not arriving or calling before 1:00 (http: //tbs-intranet.tees.ac.uk/international/ccd/ccd_block2.htm,19. 6. 2002). Therefore when we talk about differences between cultures, then we are speaking in generalities. Therefore we should be aware of expectations that every idividual will behave in a manner consistent with those generalizations, because even within cultures, people differ from each other. Why do we study national culture anyway? The study of human behavior and the practice of leadership and management continually require the use of generalizations. It is still worth to search for models that predict human behavior, even if those predictions can′t always be accurate. Some of the most popular models are Hofstede′s Theory and the model of Trompenaars.

Cross-Cultural Analysis

Author : Michael Minkov
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1412992281
Total Pages : 505 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book Cross-Cultural Analysis written by Michael Minkov and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2013 with total page 505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comprehensive and statistically significant analysis of the predictive powers of each cross-cultural model, based on nation-level variables from a range of large-scale database sources such as the World Values Survey, the Pew Research Center, the World Bank, the World Health Organization, the UN Statistics Division, UNDP, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, TIMSS, OECD PISA. Tables with scores for all culture-level dimensions in all major cross-cultural analyses (involving 20 countries or more) that have been published so far in academic journals or books. The book will be an invaluable resource to masters and PhD students taking advanced courses in cross-cultural research and analysis in Management, Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, and related programs. It will also be a must-have reference for academics studying cross-cultural dimensions and differences across the social and behavioral sciences.

Cross-Cultural Analysis

Author : Michael Minkov
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1452278857
Total Pages : 505 pages
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Download or read book Cross-Cultural Analysis written by Michael Minkov and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2012-06-05 with total page 505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cross-Cultural Analysis is the sequel to Culture′s Consequences, the classic work published by Geert Hofstede, one of the most influential management thinkers in today′s times. Hofstede′s original work introduced a new research paradigm in cross-cultural analysis: studying cultural differences through nation-level dimensions (complex variables defined by intercorrelated items). This paradigm has been subsequently used by hundreds of prominent scholars all over the world and has produced solid results. This new text takes the next step: It critically examines in one comprehensive volume the current, prevalent approaches to cross-cultural analysis at the level of nations that have been developed since Hofstede′s work, offering students and researchers the theoretical and practical advantages and potential pitfalls of each method. The book is structured into four distinct parts. Parts I and II focus on the main theoretical and statistical issues in cross-cultural analysis using Hofstede′s approach and the different research methods now associated with it. Part II consists of presentations of all well-known (and some lesser known) large-scale cross-cultural studies since Hofstede′s work that have explained cross-cultural variation in terms of dimensional models. Part III summarizes the main conclusions to be drawn from the presentations in Part II and l explains how the proposed models have contributed to our practical understanding of cross-cultural diversity.

National Cultural dimensions according to Geert Hofstede and their meaning in Japanese and German Corporate Management

Author : Irini Varvouzou
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3656429995
Total Pages : 22 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (564 download)

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Book Synopsis National Cultural dimensions according to Geert Hofstede and their meaning in Japanese and German Corporate Management by : Irini Varvouzou

Download or read book National Cultural dimensions according to Geert Hofstede and their meaning in Japanese and German Corporate Management written by Irini Varvouzou and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2013-05-16 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject Communications - Intercultural Communication, grade: 1,7, University of applied sciences, Duisburg, course: Interkulturelle Kompetenzen, language: English, abstract: Cultural differences concerning religion, sex, generation, class, history and values lead to different ways of thinking, feeling and acting. These aspects have not only to be considered when trying to define countries and categorise people, but also when trying to understand organisations. The leadership of each corporation is based on these factors. E.g. when you are trying to define the meaning of success. Japanese companies like Toyota characterise success as quality of their products, satisfaction of their employees and customers. German corporations define profit as success. Organisational structures, corporate goals, personnel policy, suspension of staff, job description, employee suggestion system and salary history differs. Due to globalisation, expansion of the market, mergers and takeovers, companies have to deal with the various numerous of cultures in order to survive in long-term and to remain competitive.

Hofstede’s Six-Dimensions Model of Culture and the application of the model to four countries

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ISBN 13 : 3346474178
Total Pages : 29 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (464 download)

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Download or read book Hofstede’s Six-Dimensions Model of Culture and the application of the model to four countries written by and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2021-08-30 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2020 in the subject Cultural Studies - Basics and Definitions, grade: 2,0, University of applied sciences, Düsseldorf (eufom Business School University of Applied Sciences Study Centre Düsseldorf), course: Intercultural Cometencies, language: English, abstract: This thesis deals with individual aspects in which cultures can differ and clarifies the understanding of ‘culture’. In addition, special attention is also paid to the Six-Dimensions Model of Hofstede. This Model is also used to analyse and relate four cultures from different countries. The main focus of this work is on the question of what needs to be considered when dealing with cultural differences. Today’s world is closely connected. People all over the world communicate with each other; People of different origins. This intercultural communication plays a special role in the social as well as in the business world, as business activities have become more intercultural. The steady increase in corporate activities on the world markets over the past decades has led to a shift in corporate culture from a purely national focus to an international orientation. Social contacts between people from different cultures have also become more permanent and intensive. This applies not only to tourist stays abroad, but also to business life. Intercultural cooperation in middle management and among employees is already taken for granted today. For this purpose it is not necessary for the participants to travel abroad.

Portugal and Germany: Geert Hofstede's Five Cultural Dimensions

Author : Miguel Fonseca
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3656599505
Total Pages : 13 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (565 download)

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Book Synopsis Portugal and Germany: Geert Hofstede's Five Cultural Dimensions by : Miguel Fonseca

Download or read book Portugal and Germany: Geert Hofstede's Five Cultural Dimensions written by Miguel Fonseca and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2014-02-20 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2013 in the subject Communications - Intercultural Communication, grade: 1,3, University of applied sciences Dortmund, language: English, abstract: The political situation between Portugal and Germany is very solid and is based on a broad basis. The governments of the two countries work very closely together and in the majority of political aspects, concerning the European and the international policy, they agree with each other. The Portuguese economy depends a lot on tourism, most of the tourists came from Germany and France. Each year millions of tourists from different countries with different cultures visit Portugal for holidays and it is interesting to find out, whether the different cultures modify the Portuguese way of life and what influences the many cultures have. This is why Portugal and it's culture is an interesting topic for the research and investigation. The following term paper explains, describes and compares the difference in culture between Germany and Portugal.

Cultural Dimensions in Germany and Japan

Author : Julia Hangst
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3656228612
Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (562 download)

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Download or read book Cultural Dimensions in Germany and Japan written by Julia Hangst and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2012-07-02 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essay from the year 2011 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: 1,0, Furtwangen University, language: English, abstract: In today’s business society the “increasing importance of global business” (Adler 2008, p. 5) can no longer be ignored. Executives need to be “skilled at working with people from countries other than their own” (Adler 2008, p. 13) because “only those who really understand their foreign colleagues and themselves can achieve success in international business” (Schroll-Machl 2003, p. 9). Geert Hofstede, a Dutch organizational sociologist, conducted a worldwide study on the influence of national cultures on organizational cultures. One of the dimensions he found during his study was uncertainty avoidance. This dimension “deals with a society’s tolerance for uncertainty and ambiguity. [...] It indicates to what extent a culture programs its members to feel either uncomfortable or comfortable in unstructured situations. Unstructured situations are novel, unknown, surprising, different from usual. Uncertainty avoiding cultures try to minimize the possibility of such situations by strict laws and rules, safety and security measures.” Moreover they are often guided by the “belief in absolute Truth: there can only be one Truth and we have it. [...] Uncertainty accepting cultures are more tolerant of opinions different from what they are used to; they try to have as few rules as possible” (Hofstede 1994, p. 4). This paper deals with the influence of this uncertainty avoidance dimension and the accompanying appreciation of rules and regulations on doing business in Germany and Japan.

Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions Theory

Author : Ronald Cohn
Publisher : Book on Demand Limited
ISBN 13 : 9785509036439
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (364 download)

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Book Synopsis Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions Theory by : Ronald Cohn

Download or read book Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions Theory written by Ronald Cohn and published by Book on Demand Limited. This book was released on 2015-01-11 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Geert Hofstede's theory of cultural dimensions describes the effects of a society's culture on the values of its members, and how these values relate to behavior, using a structure derived from factor analysis. The theory has been widely used in several fields as a paradigm for research, particularly in cross-cultural psychology, international management, and cross-cultural communication. Hofstede developed his original model as a result of using factor analysis to examine the results of a world-wide survey of employee values by IBM in the 1960s and 1970s. The theory was one of the first that could be quantified, and could be used to explain observed differences between cultures. Dannoe izdanie predstavlyaet soboj kompilyatsiyu svedenij, nahodyaschihsya v svobodnom dostupe v srede Internet v tselom, i v informatsionnom setevom resurse "Vikipediya" v chastnosti. Sobrannaya po chastotnym zaprosam ukazannoj tematiki, dannaya kompilyatsiya postroena po printsipu podbora blizkih informatsionnyh ssylok, ne imeet samostoyatelnogo syuzheta, ne soderzhit nikakih analiticheskih materialov, vyvodov, otsenok moralnogo, eticheskogo, politicheskogo, religioznogo i mirovozzrencheskogo haraktera v otnoshenii glavnoj tematiki, predstavlyaya soboj isklyuchitelno faktologicheskij material.

A comparison between the culture of Germany and Thailand based on the cultural dimensions of Edward Hall and Fons Trompenaars

Author : Steffen Kirilmaz
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3656770042
Total Pages : 27 pages
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Book Synopsis A comparison between the culture of Germany and Thailand based on the cultural dimensions of Edward Hall and Fons Trompenaars by : Steffen Kirilmaz

Download or read book A comparison between the culture of Germany and Thailand based on the cultural dimensions of Edward Hall and Fons Trompenaars written by Steffen Kirilmaz and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2014-10-15 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2014 in the subject Communications - Intercultural Communication, grade: 1,3, University of applied sciences, Cologne, language: English, abstract: The purpose of this paper is to give the reader an understanding of two very contrary cultures, Germany’s and Thailand’s, in order to help preventing cultural misunderstandings when working together. At first, an explanation of the word “culture” will be given, although, so far, there has not yet been one exact definition all scientists approve of. After giving some general information about the two countries, a comparison will be drawn between Germany and Thailand based on two individual theories of so-called “Cultural Dimensions” put forward by the scientists Edward T. Hall and Fons Trompenaars. Additionally, the reader will find a brief elaboration of suggestions on how the two cultures may approach one another to lay potential differences aside. Thus, the aim of this paper is pointing out possibilities to enable business to develop further and that the people from these two countries will find it easier to cooperate in the future.

Culture's Consequences

Author : Geert Hofstede
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9780803913066
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Culture's Consequences written by Geert Hofstede and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1984 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his bestselling book Culture's Consequences, Geert Hofstede proposed four dimensions on which the differences among national cultures can be understood: Individualism, Power Distance, Uncertainty Avoidance and Masculinity. This volume comprises the first in-depth discussion of the masculinity dimension and how it can help us to understand differences among cultures. The book begins with a general explanation of the masculinity dimension, and discusses how it illuminates broad features of different cultures. The following parts apply the dimension more specifically to gender (and gender identity), sexuality (and sexual behaviour) and religion, probably the most influential variable of all. Hofstede closes the book