Organization WK2 Disc 2: Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions

Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions
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Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions
Hofstede's cultural dimension encompasses a framework of cross-cultural communication designed by Geert Hofstede. The different dimensions regarding cultural aspects as portrayed in the framework collectively reveal a positive value in the society or at an enterprise as well as elaborating on the behaviors and values based on factor analysis. Therefore, the theory enumerates the various aspects of culture and provides the rating of such aspects by comparison. In the current world of business, cultural diversity is critical. Therefore, the management of a given enterprise has to perfectly integrate the various business facets as viewed in the different cultures in order to operate successfully at the global level. Managers at the international level normally embrace the Hofstede's five cultural dimensions to training employees on appropriate means of taking actions, evaluation of different approaches in business, decision making as well as evaluating the general sense of how people from a different culture may react. Therefore, Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions based on culturally shared values have impacts on the organization's decision making.
Hofstede’s cultural theory usually has six dimensions namely the power distance index, individual versus collectivism dimension, masculinity versus femininity, uncertainty avoidance index, and long term versus short term orientation. These dimensions affect value based decision making, successful contraction of products and services and the management of personnel in terms of motivation, evaluation, and interaction (Taras, Kirkman & Steel, 2010). One particular aspect that is embraced in an international organization is the national culture. The national culture can be understood as the collective mind status of a particular country from those of other countries. This country usually has unique values and beliefs that it portra...