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Summary Hofstede's National Cultures (A-Grade A-level Business Student's Notes)
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Hofstede's National Cultures
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ofsted e 's national cultures• measures & compares cultural dimensions of different countries & demonstrates that there are
national &
regional cultural that affect the behaviour of organisations
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groupings each dimension
scored btwn 1 to 120
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employees in 50 countries -
assessed them on 6 dimensions ,
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som e societies value the performance of individuals & some
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value performance of team
T1 DV = lack of
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Has important implications for financial rewards (bonuses)
connection & dinterpersonal sharing of
of responsibility .
Ppl 's timed freedom valued d rewards
given .
d l DV
strong cohesion work done for intrinsic res onas
group
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tradition
age wisdom all respected & introduced slowly
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Too extent to which inequality is tolerated & if theres
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strong sense of position & status .
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national culture
encourages bureaucracy d
r respect for authority & rank
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encourages flatter organisational structures
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& a greater emphasis on personal responsibility &
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emphases national cultures have on the
time horizons for business
planning objectives d performance ,
Some countries place
greater emphasis on short term
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t respect for tradition with Icommitment rewarded
loyalty
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accept rules & embrace od LTO & remphasis on
equality & individualism
promotes creativity
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B.Differences in decision
making stylefact based
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Masculine approach hard
edged aggressive
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Allows free
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gratification of basic & natural human drives
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p feminine decision making A consultation & intuitive
analysis
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having fun
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Men allowed to be sensitive
Restraint strict social norms
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freedom of speech & leisure (Europe & America)
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