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Understanding Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions (Scenario)
Sasha has lived in Toronto her entire life and works at the head office of a large multinational corporation. She has recently become aware of several job openings for management in a number of the company's foreign subsidiaries. As she ponders the prospect of an overseas assignment, she reviews the research of Geert Hofstede to try to understand the cultural differences she would be faced with in each of the foreign subsidiaries.


One of the countries that Sasha is considering is Japan, where people look to the future and value thrift and persistence. Japan is considered high on which of the following dimensions?
◦ long-term orientation
◦ power distance
◦ short-term orientation
◦ individualism
◦ nurturing


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Understanding Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions (Scenario)
Sasha has lived in Toronto her entire life and works at the head office of a large multinational corporation. She has recently become aware of several job openings for management in a number of the company's foreign subsidiaries. As she ponders the prospect of an overseas assignment, she reviews the research of Geert Hofstede to try to understand the cultural differences she would be faced with in each of the foreign subsidiaries.


Sasha is also considering Sweden, where people emphasize relationships and concern for others. Sweden is considered high on which of the following dimensions?
◦ collectivism
◦ long-term orientation
◦ nurturing
◦ power distance
◦ uncertainty avoidance




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Understanding Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions (Scenario)
Sasha has lived in Toronto her entire life and works at the head office of a large multinational corporation. She has recently become aware of several job openings for management in a number of the company's foreign subsidiaries. As she ponders the prospect of an overseas assignment, she reviews the research of Geert Hofstede to try to understand the cultural differences she would be faced with in each of the foreign subsidiaries.


Sasha notices that there is a job opening in Venezuela, where people prefer to act as members of groups and expect others in the group to protect them. Venezuela is considered low on which of the following dimensions?
◦ uncertainty avoidance
◦ individualism
◦ long-term orientation
◦ power distance
◦ collectivism




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Understanding Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions (Scenario)
Sasha has lived in Toronto her entire life and works at the head office of a large multinational corporation. She has recently become aware of several job openings for management in a number of the company's foreign subsidiaries. As she ponders the prospect of an overseas assignment, she reviews the research of Geert Hofstede to try to understand the cultural differences she would be faced with in each of the foreign subsidiaries.


There is also a job opening in Greece, where people show a great deal of respect for those in authority and feel threatened by differing opinions and ambiguous situations. Greece is considered high on which of the following two dimensions?
◦ power distance and uncertainty avoidance
◦ individualism and achievement
◦ individualism and uncertainty avoidance
◦ nurturing and power distance
◦ power distance and achievement



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power distance and uncertainty avoidance



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Understanding Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions (Scenario)
Sasha has lived in Toronto her entire life and works at the head office of a large multinational corporation. She has recently become aware of several job openings for management in a number of the company's foreign subsidiaries. As she ponders the prospect of an overseas assignment, she reviews the research of Geert Hofstede to try to understand the cultural differences she would be faced with in each of the foreign subsidiaries.


Sasha decides to apply for a position in the United States, which, like Canada, is considered high on the dimension of ________ and low on ________.
◦ power distance; achievement
◦ individualism; uncertainty avoidance
◦ uncertainty avoidance; individualism
◦ long-term orientation; power distance
◦ collectivism; nurturing



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