Globalization and Australian Culture

This assignment examines the concept of globalization and challenges the perception that it is as widespread as commonly believed. It utilizes Pankaj Ghemawat's insights on globalization and explores cultural differences between Australia and India through Geert Hofstede's six-dimensional model. The assignment analyzes survey results for Australian culture, comparing them to Indian culture and highlighting key similarities and differences.

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Table of Contents
Executive Summary.............................................................................................................................3
E-learning Activities............................................................................................................................4
Week 02 – Activity 02 – Pankaj Ghemawat on Globalization......................................................4
Week 02 – Activity 03 – Online tool to explore different countries 5 dimension by Hofstede. . .5
Conclusion............................................................................................................................................7

Executive Summary
This assignment highlights the perception of globalization by Pankaj Ghemawat. The
phenomenon of globalization is overestimated. The statistics available are also miscalculated.
Though globalization has taken place worldwide, yet the extent of globalization is much less
than, what the people think it to be. The Online tool to explore different countries 5
dimension by Hofstede highlights the culture of Australia and compares it with the culture of
India. The Australian culture, as highlighted by the online tool is similar to the actual culture
of the people of Australia. The people of Australia prefer freedom as well as privacy, unlike
the people of India.

E-learning Activities
Week 02 – Activity 02 – Pankaj Ghemawat on Globalization
1. Has your view on globalisation changed after listening to Professor Ghemawat?
Explain.
The view on globalization has changed after listening to professor Ghemawat.
This is because, the concept of globalization is often overrated and people all around the
world have a higher perception about globalization (Ghemawat, 2017). However, in the real
world, the phenomenon of globalization is not as much expanded as people think. This
overrated statistics is due to the miscalculation in the statistics. For example, if an ipod is
being shipped from Japan to China, and then it is shipped to US, it actually ends up being
counted twice (Ghemawat, 2017). Thus, the statistics are overrated and miscalculated. The
extent of globalization is not as much as we consider it to be. While people perceive the
extent of globalization to be 90%, it is actually 20% (Beck 2015). This lecture has changed
the idea of globalization and the real picture has been highlighted about globalization
(Ghemawat, 2017).
2. Consider where you have seen the fears that people have about globalisation. Do you
think these fears may subside with some data points that may suggest otherwise?
The fear about globalization in the people is due to the concern that the local market
and the local products might suffer due to the intervention of Globalization. The market place
might be flooded with the globalized products, thus decreasing the sale of the local products
(Ghemawat, 2017). This fear is justified among the people, with lack of clarity about the
extent of globalization (Hirst et al. 2015). The fears are likely to subside, if the actual
statistics are highlighted and presented to the common people (Ghemawat, 2017). Since the

people are not aware of spread of globalization, hence they fear the loss of the local market
and the local products.
Week 02 – Activity 03 – Online tool to explore different countries 5 dimension by
Hofstede
1. How does the Australian culture compare to other world cultures (eg. Your home
country or other countries that you have visited)?
The 5 dimensions of Hofstede include power distance, individualism, masculinity,
uncertainty avoidance, long term orientation and indulgence (Bakir et al. 2015). These
dimensions help in understanding the culture of any country. According to the online tool to
explore the culture of Australia, the results are as follows.
Figure 1: Online tool to explore different countries 5 dimension by Hofstede
(Source: Geert Hofstede 2017)

According to the above-mentioned results, the power distance is 36, out of a scale of
100. Power distance refers to the inequality that exists in a country. Lower power distance
index highlights the fact that the organizations have a flatter structure and equality among the
people of the higher level and lower level exists. Individualism is 90. This indicates that high
value is placed on the time of the people and they prefer freedom as well as privacy (Geert
Hofstede 2017). It also indicates that the Australians prefer taking up challenges and expect
individual rewards for the hard work. The masculinity score is 61. This indicates that the
Australians have strong ego and feelings of pride. Money and achievement is much more
important for the people of Australia. The score of uncertainty avoidance is 51. This
highlights that the people are conservative and rigid in their outlook. Moreover, they are
aggressive and express their emotions openly (Geert Hofstede 2017). Long-term orientation
score is 21. A low score indicates that the people are religious and nationalistic. Score in
indulgence is 71. The people of Australia are optimistic and freedom of speech is essential for
them.
Comparison with other country- India

Figure 2: Australia in comparison to India
(Source: Geert Hofstede 2017)
The high sore of power distance index highlights that the business organizations as well
as the society follow a tall structure, with dependency on the power holder. An intermediate
score in individualism highlights that both individualism and collectivism are practiced
among the people of India. The masculinity score is 56, which is similar to that of Australia.
This highlights that the people of India are also work and success oriented, like that of
Australia (Geert Hofstede 2017). The uncertainty avoidance score is 40. This highlights the
fact that the people of India are open to changes and have a less sense of urgency. The long-
term orientation score is contrast to that of Australia. The highlights that the people of India
are pragmatic and modest (Geert Hofstede 2017). Their religion is attached to the work they
do. The indulgence score of Indian culture is 26, highlighting the fact that their culture is

restrained. They lack freedom of speech and are often pessimistic. Thus, the culture of
Australia varies widely with that of India.
2. Do you agree with the survey results for the Australian culture? Why or why not?
The survey results are agreed upon with the culture of Australia. The Australians are
more or less similar to the survey results (Geert Hofstede 2017). Thus, the survey results
could be relied on. the traits of the Australians that are highlighted are similar to that of the
culture of Australia.
Conclusion
The conclusion from the lecture on globalization by Pankaj Ghemawat highlights that
globalization is not as wide spread as people perceive it to be. Moreover, the statistics that are
presented are also not accurate, thus creating a wide spread fear among the people. However,
the phenomenon of globalization is not as widely spread, as the world perceives it to be. The
online tool to explore different countries 5 dimension by Hofstede highlights the culture of
Australia and compares it with the culture of India. The online tool highlights the fact that the
Australian culture is much different from that of India.

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