Crisis in Ukraine Ukraine‚ a once member of the Soviet unified organization called Warsaw Pact‚ is now being seized by it’s former ally‚ Russia. It is one of the most tragic events involving militarism since the invasion of Georgia in Europe. Ukraine declared it’s independency when the Soviet Union went down. What I see is‚ the tension is caused by the deed of Ukraine to be a member of the EU or European Union. Therefore‚ Moscow would not want this because of their interests in Ukraine. Russian
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EU Commits EUR 610 Million to Ukraine in MacroFinancial Assistance The EU agrees to provide balance-of-payments support to Ukraine within its policy instrument of macro-financial assistance. The total of EUR 610 million‚ provided under the program‚ is to complement financing supplied by the IMF. The respective agreement between Ukraine‚ and the EU was signed during the 16th Ukraine - EU summit‚ held in Brussels‚ Belgium‚ on February 25‚ 2013. According to the document‚ the Eastern European
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Easter in Ukraine. Easter (in Ukrainian: ‘Velykden’ or ‘Pasha’) is the most important holiday of the year in Ukraine. It’s celebrated on each first week after vernal equinox and full moon. Preparation for Easter starts seven weeks ahead of time with the advent of Lent. Believers don’t eat meat and any animal products. Palm Sunday‚ the week before Easter‚ is known in Ukraine as Willow Sunday. People bring home willow branches which have been blessed in church and beat this willow of children
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Cultural Diversity Professor: Hans Hahn Summer Semester 2014 Cultural Dimensions of Geert Hofstede: Analysis of Colombia 10.06.2014 Soraya A. Suarez I. Register Number: 969800 Darmstädter Landstr. 64 60598 Frankfurt Tel: 0176- 708 59654 E-mail: sorayasuarez@gmail.com Content 1. Introduction 2 2. Culture 3 3. Colombia 5 4. Cultural Models and Cultural Dimensions 8 4.1 Geert Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions 9 4.1.1. Power Distance Index 10 4.1.2. Uncertainty Avoidance Index 12 4.1.3
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The Ukrainian Way of Doing Business: “Pogylayko” Story Alexander was unemployed for several months‚ when a call came from his mother-in-law Oksana‚ who offered him a place in her company – “Pogylayko.” Alexander knew all about the company: how it got started and was operated. Now‚ it was up to him to make a tough decision‚ resolving the dilemma that came from his knowledge. The history of “Pogylayko” began 5 years ago. Alexander’s parents-in-law used their connections with government and
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Brazil is similar to many Latin American countries when analyzing Hofstede ’s Dimensions. Brazil ’s highest Hofstede Dimension is Uncertainty Avoidance (UAI) is 76‚ indicating the society’s low level of tolerance for uncertainty. In an effort to minimize or reduce this level of uncertainty‚ strict rules‚ laws‚ policies‚ and regulations are adopted and implemented. The ultimate goal of this population is to control everything in order to eliminate or avoid the unexpected. As a result of this high
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Geert Hofstede was born in 1928 in Netherlands. He obtained his Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering and a doctorate in Social Psychology. He is a professor Emeritus of Organizational Anthropology and International Management of the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands. Geert Hofstede is well known for providing a theoretical framework that attempts to analyze the relationships between organizational actions and cultural beliefs. In 1965‚ he worked at IBM as a trainer in the international
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Summary Cultures and organisations The Dimensions of Culture Geert Hofstede defines culture as follows: "Culture is the collective programming of the mind which distinguishes the members of one human group from another". By this definition he emphasizes that culture is not a property of the individuals‚ but of groups. It is a collection of more or less shared characteristics possessed by people who have been conditioned by similar socialization practices‚ educational procedures‚ and life experiences
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Trompenaars vs. Hofstede 1. 2. Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 2 Cultural Dimensions of Hofstede and Trompenaars ................................................... 3 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Analogies or identities of the cultural dimensions ...................................................... 5 Differences of the dimensions ...................................................................
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1. The summary of Geert Hofstede The text refers to the study of culture in the environment of organization. Especially how culturally different participant can make an constructive and efficient intercultural dialogue. At the beginning of the publication Geert Hofstede points attention to the example which shows how different cultural background influences our way of thinking and acting. Moreover‚ autor deals with the notion of culture and its connection to the mental programming. He describes
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