Group 2 - The seven dimensions
While reading, take notes on what is similar to Hofstede's model, and what it adds. Write a few sentences for the blog
about what you found.
Cultural intelligence group 2
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Lea Rief, Ian Schotzko, Fabian Stoy
ReplyDeleteSome points are very similiar however they seem to be portrayed from a different point of view. Often there are just other words used for similar characteristics for example Individualism/Communitarianism and Individualism/Collectivism. All in all there are the same characteristics but organised in a different structure.
Names: Elisa Talker, Matthias Postl, Carina Schick, Judith Zelenka
ReplyDelete-similarities to hofstede: universalism/particularism like uncertainty avoiding ,individualism/ collectivism like Individualism/ Communitarianism , Natural/emotional like femininity / masculinity
-differences: more about individuals, more about life-work balance, no scoring of countries (only examples )
Sarah, Alexander, Michael, Johannes
ReplyDeleteTrompenaars points seem to describe a person better.
In the Trompenaars model, you are either the one or the other.
More based on moral of each individual
Hofstede:
more how people feel and their tendencies
more ideals of the people
allows for in-betweens (fluid scale)
based on culture
There were steps,
Sometimes an example did not fit well.
More based on society, culture, how people react
Sequential time vs synchronous time: I always thought that that’s a more individual fit Each individual in a society might be different, independent of the culture
Room 4: Veronika Pavlovska, Hannah Pichler, Levente Skoda
ReplyDeleteSimilarities:
Universalism Versus Particularism -> Indulgance vs. restraint
Individualism Versus Communitarianism -> Individualism vs Collectivism
Differences:
Hofstede's model deals with the whole population, while the seven dimensions of culture goes into smaller details, like working in groups or as individual.
Names: Sandra Payyappyilly, Nicolas Wedige, Anna Schmid
ReplyDeleteThese 7 dimensions are based on what managers from different countries think on certain situations.
1. Universalism Versus Particularism (Rules Versus Relationships): This dimension is not part of the Hofstede groups. The dimension shows how people deal with rules vs. relationships.
2. Individualism Versus Communitarianism (The Individual Versus the Group): This dimension is the same for the Collectivism vs Individualism group of Hofstede.
3. Specific Versus Diffuse (How Far People Get Involved): This dimension shows especially that these 7 dimensions is about the working world.
4. Neutral Versus Emotional (How People Express Emotions): Overlaps with Masculinity vs Femininity. But this dimension is more about people in general and not men vs women.
5. Achievement Versus Ascription (How People View Status): A little about power distance. This dimension is also about hierarchy. Is hierarchy more based on titles or skills?
6. Sequential Time Versus Synchronous Time (How People Manage Time): The dimension is completely new. Barely mentioned by Hofstede.
7. Internal Direction Versus Outer Direction (How People Relate to Their Environment): This dimension is the similar as the Uncertainty avoidance group from Hofstede.
Name: Fabian Pucher, Thu Nguyen, Remya Veliyath
ReplyDeleteCommen factors:
• Individualism are mentioned in both models
• Western countries mostly fall in the same categories
• Masculinity vs. feminity and achievement vs. ascription share the same values
• Underlying ultimate goal state and underlying values which are derived from a series of questions
Different factors:
• Time management
• Environment control
• More emotional standpoint
• More information about the person itself how they would react or behave in a specific category
• Hofstede perception of culture as a static characteristic of societies and their representatives
Room 3: Konrad Sendorek, Elisabeth Pottendorfer, Yasmin Wolf
ReplyDeleteThe focuses, topics and titles differ in general.
The Seven Dimensions of Culture:
- more personal
- focuses on one person specifically and their role in society
- no numbers, not clear why certain countries are ranked like this
- no examples. only the main topic line
- uses mostly the same countries as an example and they barely differences between them, always the same countries together, no suprises
Geert Hofstede:
- more business-focused
- focuses on the society as a whole
- values based on research, statistics and numbers
- has a lot of examples that underline the main point
- uses different countries as examples, countries vary a lot depending on the category, some of them were suprising