by Kaethe | Feb 24, 2012 | Cultural Dimensions, Intercultural Psychology
THE COMBINATION OF CULTURAL DIMENSIONS: UAI, PDI Collaboration is suggested by many management consultants as most favorable way of working for international undertakings. All of you, who have participated in such might have experienced that there are certain cultures...
by Kaethe | Feb 13, 2012 | Cultural Dimensions, Intercultural Psychology
STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR CAUSED BY UAI AT WORK Uncertainty avoidance describes the tolerance for uncertainty and ambiguity. It indexes how uncomfortable or comfortable one feels in unstructured situations. Low uncertainty avoidance index Few rules/ processes/...
by Kaethe | Jan 28, 2012 | Cultural Dimensions, Intercultural Psychology
CLASSIFICATION OF CULTURE Culture is more often a source of conflict than of synergy, Cultural differences are a nuisance at best and often a disaster. (Professor Geert Hofstede, Emeritus Professor, Maastrich University) In a globalized world, with companies...