Western Business Culture

D. Santosh Kumar 09031EIB47 MBA-IB

Clusters are used to identify some sort of similarities and differences.

Latin America Latin Europe WEST Germanic Europe Nordic Europe Anglo

Easter n Europe Middle SS Africa East EAST Southern Asia

Confucian Asia

Latin Europe
Societies characterized by Romance language close to Latin, by Roman-Style legal System and strong Catholic churches. More personal approach in managing & Organizing. (High Bureaucracy Boss is the Boss, but organized) Reliance on family, personal relationships & connections to work around the system. France formed by a wide range of people. (Celts, Romans, Germans) In 18th century France became the model of European culture & down turn when England flourished. The French idea of universal culture & concept of unity of culture communities within their society or else by compromise. Low in terms of humane orientation practices. (Degree of concern, tolerance, support.)

Nordic Europe
Large independent communities with its own law and governing bodies. Bosses are seen more as team leaders. (Group decision making, encouraged, opinions.) Managers are not expected to have all the answers but instead to make effective use of expertise among their co-workers. Low power distance.

Germanic Europe
Low power distance at the same time more concerned with getting the job done. Individual initiative, assertive behavior, explicit communication, emphasis on results rather than relationships.

The Anglos
Less power distance and lower uncertainty avoidance than the European. More individualistic and more ambitious/aggressive than their others. Job & personal life are different.

Selecting Employees
Latin countries Interpersonal skills, personality & communicative competency.

One to One Interviews, Universality.

British Technical skills, Panel interviews. (short time high profit moto) Germanic Equal concern. longer term occupational career of a candidate. Vocational training and inter firm mobility.

Anglosaxonization
Short term profit in a deregulated environment, EU uses with newer members at the expense of social responsibility. Preferences may or may not be shared with other countries. Europe has a cultural identity that is planning to be preserved or protected.

The Anglos outside Europe

Anglo Americans
Capitalistic civilization. Clearly defined hierarchy.

Short term bottom line & interests of shareholders.

Anglo Canadians
More British (less formalized, individual goals, aware of society). Mosaic (Socially intact & own cultural identity). Anglo Canadian people behaves accordingly with French Canadians (friendly & n/ws.), Americans (time planning & punctual, similar life style.)

Anglo Australians
Anglo-Saxon in nature. (Short time more profit motto). Collaborative work environment. (Slow decision making). Organizations uses hierarchy. Dont accept others easily.

Latin Americans
Common linguistic, cultural & religious heritage is strong. Strong belief in Catholic religion. (Importance of Family, male & female roles in society). Watered down due to Industrialization, end to authoritarian, centralistic regimes, exposure to European cultures. But dominant in nature in South America. Gap between rich & poor. (Authoritarian behavior). It has collective culture, this places great value on pride, loyalty, interdependence in families, but less collective on distribution of resources and collective action.

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