Group presentations about Hofstede’s cultural dimension 1. A brief presentation of Geert Hofstede and his background Geert Hofstede was born 2 October 1928 in Haarlem. He is a Dutch social psychologist that did a pioneering study of cultures across modern nations. Geert has made these models that classified culture along four different dimensions – Power Distance Index‚ Individualism versus Collectivism‚ Masculinity versus Femininity‚ Uncertainty Avoidance Index‚ Long Term Orientation versus Short
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Five Dimensions and Leadership Hofstede’s Five Dimensions and Leadership Geert Hofstede examined IBM the company for over thirty years and developed a theory about cultural differences. His theory is widely used to compare differences in culture‚ and also in leadership. There were initially four dimensions of values that he measured; uncertainty avoidance‚ individualism‚ power distance and masculinity. Later a fifth dimension‚ long term orientation was added in 1991. These dimensions were
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Substitute Products 5 Bargaining Power of Buyers 6 Bargaining Power of Suppliers 7 Recommendation of Porter’s Five Forces Strategies 8-9 Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions 10-13 Recommendation of Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions Model 14-15 Competitive Strategies Conclusion 15 Reference List 16-18 1.0 Executive summary The purpose of this report is to determine the suitability of Safety
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Paper No. 133 The History and Value of the Elephant in Sri Lankan Society by Ranjith Bandara and Clem Tisdell November 2005 THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND ISSN 1327-8231 WORKING PAPERS ON ECONOMICS‚ ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT Working Paper No. 133 The History and Value of the Elephant in Sri Lankan Society by Ranjith Bandara† and Clem Tisdell* † Department of Economics‚ University of Colombo‚ Colombo 3‚ Sri Lanka. Email: rbandara@econ.cmb.ac.lk * School of Economics
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them. The only remembrance I have from them is my grandmother’s wedding ring that she had left for me. I started attending the Sri Lankan events a year ago. I would go by myself. I wouldn’t parade the fact that my father was Sri Lankan‚ but I wouldn’t keep it a secret either. Some approached me and curiously asked me what was my heritage. Then I would tell them my father is Sri Lankan and they would immediately be in awe and start sharing it with everyone. They are very friendly people. They come with
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Economy of Sri Lanka From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search Economy of Sri Lanka | World Trade Center in Colombo | Currency | Sri Lankan rupee (LKR) | Fiscal year | Calendar year | Trade organisations | SAFTA‚ WTO | Statistics | GDP | US$ 64 Billion (2012 IMF est.) / US$ 170 Billion PPP[1] | GDP growth | 7.2% (2012 est.)[2] | GDP per capita | US$ 3200 (2012 est.) / US$ 7900 USD PPP[2] | GDP by sector | agriculture: 12.8%; industry: 29.2%; services:
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Sri Lanka Homosexuality in a Sri Lankan Context M.M.C Doss 09/BA/16035 Index Topic pages Introduction 3-4 Chapter 1- Research Background 5-9 Chapter 2- Definition of Concepts 10-13 Chapter 3- Homophobia and Sri Lankan Society 14-22 Chapter 4- Fields of Homosexual Discrimination in Sri Lankan Society 23-27 Chapter 5- Homosexuality and the Legal Framework 28-33 Chapter 6- Conclusion- Summary and Proposals of Study
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1) Give the definition and objectives of “your” cultural dimensions (what does the dimension measure? what do you want to measure? For instance : ability to work in groups‚ individual empowerment ... (for the individual/collective dimension). Diffuse and Specific orientated cultures – The most apparent difference is the ability to separate private from professional life. In diffused cultures‚ the private and professional lives are closely linked whereas specific cultures keep them separate.
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McDonald Sri Lanka is governed by the Head Office in USA who has total control on all activities in Sri Lanka. Everything from menus to promotions is directed from the US Head Office. Parameters they look at before entering a market include : The fast food culture itself was looked into. That is Mc Donald’s saw that KFC and Pizza Hut were already established in Sri Lanka Way they chose a franchisee are: Mc Donald’s requested for applications and financial stability was looked into. One of
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ICT/BPO is Sri Lanka’s 6th largest export earner:EDB survey | By Bandula Sirimanna | The ICT/BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) industry posted revenues of US$ 310 million in 2010/2011 becoming Sri Lanka’s 6th largest export earner.Exports from this sector rose by 47% from US$ 210 million in 2009/2010 and are set to reach $1 billion by 2015 if this momentum is continued in the coming years‚ said Export Development Board‚ (EDB) Chairman Janaka Ratnayake at a press conference in Colombo this week
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