Essays Tagged: "Geert Hofstede"

Culture shock.

f people and successively learned by people who enter the society". (Joynt and Warner, 1996, p. 33) Geert Hofstede describes culture as, "the collective programming of the mind which distinguishes the ... . Hofstede's analogy describes how culture impacts on the interpersonal level of computer software; Geert Hofstede has defined culture as the "software of the mind". (Hofstede, 1998, p. 4) He believes ...

(14 pages) 783 0 4.1 Apr/2003

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays > Travel Descriptions

Use specific and real examples of differences between countries to evaluate the usefulness and limitations of a model of cultural differences.

and look into other theories and thoughts of others.2.0 Hofstede's Model of Cultural DifferencesDr. Geert Hofstede researched on how values in the workplace are influenced by culture. During his perio ... M: Consultants in Business and International Management www.itim.org/7a.html [Accessed: 05/11/2003]'Geert Hofstede Analysis' http://www.cyborlink.com [Accessed: 05/11/2003]'Impact of Hofstede's Cultur ...

(7 pages) 376 0 3.0 May/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Culture diversity and International Business Management

Geert Hofstede gathered data from 53 different national cultures. The study revealed that the 53 cou ...

(2 pages) 249 0 3.3 Jun/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Examining the meaning of culture, its impact on management and analysis the dangers of Self Reference Criteria (SRC)

attention and weight to the essential of culture. Most researchers in this field agree that Greert Hofstede, is probably one of the first to adopt a pragmatic engineering problem solving approach in ... g to use sound social science methodology. (International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 1996) Hofstede is thus regarded as the founder in the field of intercultural difference because he has dev ...

(9 pages) 264 0 4.3 Jul/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Analysis of Consumer Behavior quotes

ure, and her work should make cross-cultural psychologists discover the consumer as an informant."--Geert Hofstede, Institute for Research on Intercultural Cooperation, the NetherlandsConsumer behavio ...

(3 pages) 86 0 3.0 Apr/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Culture and it's impact on the business world.

tion, compensation and redundancy policies differ from one country to another.Research conducted by Geert Hofstede shows how national culture affects the values at the workplace. His studies clearly i ...

(6 pages) 450 0 3.7 Apr/2005

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Briefly describe Hofstede's taxonomy of cross-cultural diversity. To what extent do you believe Hofstede's taxonomy accurately describes the national culture that you were raised in?

atabase.Hofstede, G. (2003). APA style: Electronic references. Retrieved March 17, 2005, fromhttp://Geert-Hofstede. International-business-center.com/ index.

(2 pages) 121 0 3.5 May/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions Opinion Paper

ons? Do you find them to be a useful tool in International Business?Between 1967 and 1973 Professor Geert Hofstede surveyed over 100,000 IBM employees in 49 different countries about their preferences ... , Paul and Nordhaug, Odd, February 7, 2006, Are cultural differences in Europe on the decline?, De. Geert Hofstede® Cultural Dimensions, The International Business CENTER WEBSITE, visited, http:// ...

(6 pages) 320 0 4.0 May/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Case of Burns Phillips Co., Importance of Culture in International Marketing

rpart largely due to different cultural background. There are four cultural dimensions suggested by Geert Hofstede that can be used to reason Mr. Aroney's dissatisfaction. These dimensions include pow ...

(6 pages) 49 0 3.0 Mar/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Expatriate Failure And Cross Cultural Communication

ons. Key aspects in cultural dimensions of Power Distance and Uncertainty Avoidance, established by Geert Hofstede. (Hofstede pg. 14-17) In sending an expatriate that possesses this knowledge and know ...

(5 pages) 142 0 2.0 Apr/2001

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Culture: How to impact on business operation of the company that you choose

tudies analyzing cultural differences and synthesizing cultural similarities are those performed by Geert Hofstede, a Dutch researcher who studied 116,000 people working in dozen of different countrie ...

(17 pages) 262 0 3.7 Oct/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

THE CHALLENGES OF DOING BUSINESS OVERSEAS MBA 501

this information should reduce your level of frustration, anxiety, and concern. But most important, Geert Hofstede will give you the 'edge of understanding' which translates to more successful results ... oods. Retrieved March 20, 2008 from http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3723/is_n8_v8/ai_19209849Geert-Hofstede-Itim. (2003). Geert Hofstede Cultural Dimensions. Retrieved March 20, 2008 from http: ...

(6 pages) 136 0 3.0 Apr/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Case Study - Amoco's Global Human Resource Systems

nation of the values and norms that people use to guide and control their behavior. As described in Geert Hofstede's Model, "managers and employees vary on four dimensions of national culture: individ ...

(8 pages) 61 0 5.0 Oct/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

What affect on "Organization Culture"?

re base on Gareth Morgan's idea and the effect of national culture on organization culture based on Hofstede's idea . Lastly, I will explain how power can exist in different organization cultures by u ... aviors and attitudes. To analyze the effect of national culture on organization culture, I will use Hofstede and Edward T. Hall as main frameworks. Hofstede's study shows that there are five independe ...

(5 pages) 118 0 3.0 Feb/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

CINCOM Systems: Business Analysis Organizational Behavior Final Project

hip rules.The final series of concepts applied to Cincom is from the extensive research and work of Geert Hofstede (3) on cultural distances, and more specifically to the application of power distance ... t, 27(2), 225-250. ABI/INFORM Global database. (Document ID: 1440855801) (Accessed December 8, 2008)Geert Hofstede. 2008. Summary of Ideas about Cultural Differences. From Geert Hofstede's personal we ...

(11 pages) 54 0 0.0 Feb/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

How Does the Convergence of Business Practice Change China and the U.S.?

China and how they influence the business behaviors by applying some of the cultural dimensions of Geert Hofstede in chapter eight of our text. According to Hofstede's research, U.S. is a low context ... tchhttp://www.economywatch.com/world_economy/usa/http://www.economywatch.com/world_economy/china/4. Geert Hofstede Cultural Demension on China and United Statehttp://www.geert-hofstede.com/5. Ralston, ...

(11 pages) 40 0 2.0 Mar/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Cultural differences and theories : Comparing and contrasting the Hofstede and GLOBE theory

Consequences: International Differences in Work-Related Values, Beverly Hills, CA: Sage.5: Hofstede Geert-2001-. Culture's Consequences, Comparing Values, Behaviors, Institutions, and Organizations Ac ...

(14 pages) 142 1 3.7 Jul/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Human Resource Management

Global Corporate Strategy

he time till delivery and consumers do not have to wait for very long to get their car.According to Geert Hofstede, there is no one way of management which can be accepted globally. Management is subj ... rom the other operations that are taking place within the company. The cultural dimensions model by Geert Hofstede discusses five dimensions between national cultures, these dimensions are; power dist ...

(14 pages) 61 0 0.0 Nov/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Discretion In Legal Decision Making

its mechanism of the sliding scale, is conditioned culturally as well as structurally. According to Geert Hofstede and Gert Jan Hofstede, the Netherlands share with Scandinavian countries an extremely ... yers.(1998). Euthanasia and Law in the Netherlands. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press.Hofstede, Geert, and Gert Jan Hofstede.(2005). Cultures and Organizations: Software of the Mind , 2d ed. New Y ...

(10 pages) 22 0 0.0 Oct/2010

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Identify and discuss the sources of conflict related to the culture of the country or countries where your Company does business? Discuss why these conflicts occurred and who was involved.

ki Maruyama to a bidding war with Callaway Golf and Bridgestone.In Lieh-Ching Chang's discussion of Geert Hofstede's cross-cultural research, the four dimensions of culture models are introduced: powe ...

(3 pages) 11 0 0.0 Nov/2010

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers