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Manpower Development For Technological Change
Manpower Development For Technological Change
Learning Outcomes
Understanding Hofstedes Culture.
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What is Culture?
Culture is a set of beliefs or standards,
shared by a group of people, which help
the individual decide what is, what can be,
how to feel, what to do and how to go
about doing it
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Power Distance
...the extent to
which the less
powerful members
of institutions and
organizations within
a country expect
and accept that
power is distributed
unequally.
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Hierarchy
Centralization
Salary range
Participation
Ideal Boss
Privilege & status
symbols
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Individualism / Collectivism
Work
Employee-employer
relationship
Hiring and
promotion decisions
Managerial focus
Task vs. relationship
priority
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Masculine cultures:
competitiveness, assertiveness,
ambition, personal achievement
accumulation of wealth(US)
Feminine cultures: caring for
others, nurturing roles, quality of
life. ( Japan)
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Uncertainty Avoidance
the extent to
which the members
of a culture feel
threatened by
uncertain or
unknown situations.
NOT the same as
risk avoidance
Presence of rules
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Confucian Dynamism
Short-term orientation
Social pressure to
keep up with the
Joneses
small savings
expect quick results
concern with
possessing Truth
Long-term orientation
Thrift: being sparing
with resources
large savings
perseverance toward
slow results
concern with
respecting the
demands of Virtue
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Short Term
emphasis on quick
results.
status not a major
issue in relationships.
personal
steadfastness
protection of ones
face is important
ability important.
leisure time important
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