Differences in Culture - International Business
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- Created on: 21-04-13 21:46
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- Differences in Culture
- What determines culture?
- Religion
- Christianity
- Islam
- Hinduism
- Buddhism
- Political and Economic Philosophy
- Education
- Competitive advantage
- Good index for kinds of products a country might sell
- Language
- One of the defining characteristics of culture
- English is becoming the language of international business
- Spoken and unspoken
- Social Structure
- How a society organizes itself
- 2 dimensions are particularly important
- Individual/Group
- Social Stratification
- 2 dimensions are particularly important
- How a society organizes itself
- Religion
- How does culture impact the workplace?
- Hofstede's dimensions of culture
- Power distance
- Uncertainty avioidance
- Individualism vs Collectivism
- Masculinity vs Femininity
- Hofstede's dimensions of culture
- Does Culture change?
- Evolves over time
- Social Turmoil
- MNEs can be agents of cultural change
- What do cultural differences mean for managers?
- Important to develop cross-cultural literacy
- Avoid being ill-formed
- Guard against ethocentrism
- Connection between culture and national competitive advantage
- What determines culture?
- Social Stratification
- Uncertainty avioidance
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