Business Ethics in Brazil and the U.S.: A Comparative Investigation ABSTRACT. In this comparative survey of 126 Brazilian and U.S. business professionals‚ we explore the effect of national culture on ethical decisionmaking within the context of business. Using Reidenbach and Robin’s (1988) multi-criteria ethics instrument‚ we examined how these two countries’ differences on Hofstede’s individualism/collectivism Rafik I. Beekun (Ph.D.‚ The University of Texas‚ Austin) is Professor of Management
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employees working in 66 countries and then ranked the countries on different cultural dimensions. His research resulted in four dimensions (power distance; individualism versus collectivism; uncertainty avoidance; and masculinity and femininity). In the beginning‚ China was not included in this study but later Bond and Hofstede looked at Chinese values. From this research they included a fifth cultural value dimension called: long-term versus short-term orientation [SKR]. Power Distance Index (PDI)
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Katie Cross Mr. Gregory May 16TH 2012 Nationalism Nationalism Nationalism is a word described as having intense feelings of patriotism‚ principals‚ and efforts. This word is an incredible idea that members of a nation can have a mutual bond by sharing similar ethnicity‚ culture‚ ideas‚ and language. Three songs‚ all written in the 1800s‚ are perfect examples of how nations come together. The two songs “The Rhine Watch” and “The German Fatherland” both express German nationalism. Another song
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1. Using China and United States as National Culture Level: PDI IDV MAS UAI LTO Power Distance Index Individualist Masculinity Uncertainty Avoidance Index Long-Term Orientation Indulgence East China 80 20 66 30 87 24 West United States 40 91 62 46 26 68 Power distance is defined as the extent to which the less powerful members of institutions and organisations within a country expect and accept that power is distributed unequally. For China‚ PDI is high at 80 and it means China is a
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Cultural Differences and People Management Module Guide Hofstede‚ Hall and Trompenaars see the world as composed of national cultures with ’distinctive values‚ languages‚ management stules‚ and ways of doing business ’ (Holden‚ 2002:226). How useful do you think this approach is for today ’s interconnected and fluid business world? Word count: 1935 Introduction Nowadays‚ interacting with people from foreign cultures is part of our daily routine. In fact
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Hofstede and Trompenaars compared Of these seven value dimensions‚ two reflect closely the Hofstede dimensions of Collectivism/Individualism and to a lesser extent power distance. Trompenaars and Hampden-Turner’s communitarianism/individualism value orientation seems to be virtually identical to Hofstede’s Collectivism/Individualism. • Their achievement/ascription value orientation‚ which describes how status is accorded‚ appears to be linked to Hofstede’s power distance index‚ at
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technical issues but still manages to keep up the good results and when they go out to celebrate Dave shares the news with Todd about the swift of the department in China. To what extent could the stereotypes appearing in the film be interpreted with Trompenaars’ models and to which of his four diversity cultures each country belongs? The film ‘’Outsourced’’ is an excellent example of a comparison between two very different cultures such as East’s and West’s as seen through the eyes of an American filmmaker
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PRACTITIONER PAPER Enhancing international dimensions in apparel and merchandising curricula in the USA A practitioner’s perspective Hong Yu School of Fashion‚ Ryerson University‚ Toronto‚ Ontario‚ Canada‚ and Byoungho Jin Department of Design‚ Housing and Merchandising‚ Oklahoma State University‚ Stillwater‚ Oklahoma‚ USA Abstract Purpose – For many years‚ the textile and apparel industry has been on the forefront of globalization. To prepare students in the global business environment
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1941: Germany and Italy declare war on US Germany and Italy have announced they are at war with the United States. America immediately responded by declaring war on the two Axis powers. Three days ago‚ US President Franklin Roosevelt announced America was at war with Japan‚ the third Axis power‚ following the surprise attack on its naval base at Pearl Harbor. Today Italian dictator‚ Benito Mussolini‚ made his declaration first - from the balcony over the Piazza Venezia in Rome - pledging the
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Trompenaars’s Dimensions Universalism vs. Particularism Universalism is the belief in: rules or laws that can be applied to everyone; agreements and contracts are used as the basis for doing business; rules are used to determine what is right; contracts should not be altered. Particularism is the belief in: placing emphasis on friendships and looking at the situation to determine what is right or ethically acceptable deals are made based upon friendships; agreements are changeable;
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