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Articulate and evaluate your own opinion about the degree of distance prevalent in U.S. companies between managers and their direct reports. Who is protected by this management style? What adverse organizational impacts might result from this style?

Posted on February 15, 2023 by Assessments

An Australian Manager in an American Company Read the Case in Chapter Three: An Australian Manager in an American Company (Complete & Discuss in Class) Case Questions 1. Citing Geert Hofstede s cultural characteristics, compare Australia and the United States on various measures. As you’ll see, the two countries are fairly similar, but there are […]

Discuss the implication of understanding the differences in cultural dimensions for your communication with your business partners.

Posted on November 4, 2022 by Assessments

Your company is starting their first international business venture. You are asked to lead this venture and have decided to follow the below steps to be successful in this venture: Select a country outside the United States and its territories. Go to the Geert Hofstede’s Six Cultural Dimensions website and enter the country you have […]

Utilizing only the original four dimensions of culture, define them and list a country that fits within each dimension and give an example of how.

Posted on November 6, 2021 by Ambrose

Topic: The Meanings and Dimensions of Culture Paper details: The Meanings and Dimensions of Culture Understanding the cultural context of a society, and being able to respond and react appropriately to cultural differences, is becoming increasingly important as the global environment becomes more interconnected. In 1980 Dutch researcher Geert Hofstede identified four original, and later […]

Discuss which of the two types of orientation, “long term vs. short term,” is most likely to be adopted by a virtuous leader.

Posted on June 21, 2021 by Ambrose

Long term vs short term Orientation Watch the following videos: youtube “10 Minutes with Geert Hofstede on Long versus Short Term Orientation” “Alexandre Havard on Virtuous Leadership” How to Identify a Good Leader – 5 minutes with Prof. Alexandre Havard” Review the Hofstede on Long versus Short Term Orientation Attached)PowerPoint and the chart illustrated in the […]

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Articulate and evaluate your own opinion about the degree of distance prevalent in U.S. companies between managers and their direct reports. Who is protected by this management style? What adverse organizational impacts might result from this style?

Discuss the implication of understanding the differences in cultural dimensions for your communication with your business partners.

Utilizing only the original four dimensions of culture, define them and list a country that fits within each dimension and give an example of how.

Discuss which of the two types of orientation, “long term vs. short term,” is most likely to be adopted by a virtuous leader.