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This 3-page paper focuses on cultural dimensions of a U.S. manager and managing an overseas job force. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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branch. This writers boss suggests the writer rely on Hofstedes cultural dimensions theory to determine how his actions as a manager might be reflected in the index scores, as a
U.S. manager, versus the world average index scores. A quick visit to Geert Hofstedes site shows us that the Power Distance Indicator
is 40; the Individualism Index was 91; the Masculinity Index stood at 62 and the Uncertainty Avoidance Index was a 46. Comparing this to the world averages, we see a
PDI of 55; an IDV of 43; an MAS of 50 and a UAI of 64. This is easier to visualize in
chart form: Location PDI INV MAS UAI United States 40 91 62 46 World 55 43 50 64 Looking at this chart gives
us a pretty good idea why this writers manager had struggles when it came to managing in different countries. Taking something fairly straightforward, such as the masculinity index, shows the
U.S. as a strongly assertive society, in which there isnt so much division between the genders. Its not uncommon to find a woman boss, for example. But in other parts
of the world, those with lower MAS scores, a female boss would be an object of derision and contempt, because such societies prefer that women be the at-home nurturers. In
other countries, a power distance has a definite impact on employees trust in management (Khan and Maalik, 2011). What also need to be remembered is that national culture and organizational
culture are frequently intertwined (Khan and Maalik, 2011). Furthermore, in the area of risk management, employees and organizations worldwide have a different tolerance
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