Hofstede
Hofstede: 5 Cultural Dimensions Geert Hofstede is one of the most influential researchers in the field of national culture. His model of culture is comprised of five dimensions: Power distance Uncertainty avoidance Individualism vs.. collectivism Masculinity vs.. femininity Long- vs.. short-term orientation Power distance All societies have inequalities and hierarchies. These stem from such things […]
Cultural Analysis Kluckhohn & Strodtbeck
Kluckhohn & Strodtbeck were two early pioneers in theories about culture. They identified five, and later a sixth, orientations that they claimed culture groups tended towards. The importance of their work lies in the influence that it has had on the development of theories by later researchers. The Kluckhohn & Strodtbeck Model Orientations Range of […]
Cultural Analysis
Cultural analysis is important for international managers because they need to be able to predict what behavior is typical of the cultural group they are working with. Research into cultures is needed to establish a scientific to give managers valid tools for conducting an analysis. Most cultural analysis models are based on comparative models. These […]
Tromprenaar’s 5 Relationship Dimensions of Culture
Here’s a summary of Trompenaars’ 5 dimensions of culture that concern how we deal with people. I only have them as slides at the moment. I’ll record them with a commentary when I have time later this week. You’ll then be able to see them in video format on YouTube. When viewing the slides / […]
Non-verbal cultural communication
Here are the slideshows if you’d like to view the non-verbal communication presentations again or you’d like to look at what other groups did. I’ll add more when people send them to me. I’ll also put in the presentation notes when I receive them. Feel free to comment on them, that’s how we learn! Like […]