Assignment On Cross Cultural Management Analysis

Running head: CROSS CULTURAL MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
CROSS CULTURAL MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
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1CROSS CULTURAL MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
Answer to Question 1 – Ways to prepare expatriates from Australia for assignment in
Indonesia
The national cultures of different countries have an impact on the employees and
expatriates who are transferred due to international expansion of an organization. The individuals
and expatriates who enter Indonesia from the developed countries like New Zealand and
Australia thereby need to have knowledge based on the business environment and the differences
in cultures as well. Hofstede’s cultural dimensions’ model will be used in order to analyze the
differences that exist between the two countries (Arli, Leo and Tjiptono 2016).
Power distance – Australia has gained a score of 36 and New Zealand has gained 22 in
this dimension and this is able to depict that the hierarchy levels in the society are not provided
with much levels of importance. Indonesia is able to gain a high score of 78 in the dimension and
its depicts that the society of the country is hierarchical in nature (Hofstede-insights.com 2019).
Individualism – The score that has been gained by Australia is 90 and New Zealand has
gained 79 and the society can thereby be considered as highly individualist in nature. The society
of the country is also loosely knit and people need to look after themselves. The individualism
based score of Indonesia is 14 and this can also depict the levels of collectivism within the
society of the country (Hofstede-insights.com 2019).
Masculinity – Australia has received a score of 61 and New Zealand has received 58 in
the third dimension and the society is masculine and highly goal oriented. The score of Indonesia
in the third dimension is 46 that is considered to be moderate and the country depicts low levels
of masculinity as well (Hofstede-insights.com 2019).

2CROSS CULTURAL MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
Uncertainty avoidance – Australia has received 51 and New Zealand has received 49 as a
score in the fourth dimension that can be considered to be moderate or intermediate. The
individuals in the society feel moderately threatened by the levels of uncertainties. The score
received by Indonesia in the fourth dimension is 48 that can also be considered as moderate like
that of Australia (Hofstede-insights.com 2019).
Long term orientation – The score of Australia in the fifth dimension is 21 and that of
New Zealand is 33 and the long term orientation levels of individuals are also quite low.
Indonesia has gained a score of 62 in this dimension and it is able to depict a pragmatic culture
as well. The levels of long term orientation of Indonesia are quite high (Hofstede-insights.com
2019).
Indulgence – The score of Australia in the last dimension is 71 and of New Zealand is 75
that are able to prove that the country is highly indulgent in nature. The willingness of people to
indulge in their desires and impulses are quite high. Indonesia has been provided with a score of
38 in the last dimension and the culture based restraint is depicted by the society as well
(Hofstede-insights.com 2019).
The seven dimensions of Trompenaars can be used to analyze the cultural differences,
Universalism versus particularism – The first dimension is based on the universalism
and particularism. The society of Indonesia is based on universalism and that of Australia and
New Zealand provides importance to particularism.
Individualism versus communitarianism – The second dimension is mainly based on the
levels of individualism in the society which is high in New Zealand and Australia and quite low
in Indonesia.