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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................11. Critically evaluate the suggestion made in the article on Hofstede's cultural dimensions......12. Which do you agree and disagree, justify position ................................................................23. Suggestion give would like to make.......................................................................................2Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................3REFERENCES................................................................................................................................4

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INTRODUCTIONBusiness culture give directions for thinking and it has five elements like rituals, symbols, beliefsand thoughts. Hofstede's culture dimensions describes that society's culture effect on theirmembers so it is frame work of cross culture. This culture shows that individualism andcollectivism are refers to one people and group of people that work together and its effect ispositive. This report will cover Hofstede's cultural dimensions that includes individual andcollective, power distance and uncertainty and its include that what is suitable and positive andnegative effect of dimensions and suggestions also.1. Critically evaluate the suggestion made in the article on Hofstede's cultural dimensions.This article shows that culture of organization always influence business. It give four dimensionsthat impact business environment like individualism/collectivism, power distance, uncertaintyand masculinity/femininity (Beugelsdijk, Kostova and Roth, 2017).Individualism / collectivism – this dimensions describes that relationship between individualand group are self oriented or not. In individualism put effect on organization because individualact only for own, for their family and according to their choice and self interest. In this individualset goal only for own. But in collectivism culture exist group and its goal is also collective sothey work for achieve goal in group because in this culture workers do hard work. Collectivismalso helps in make strong bond and create and establish good relationship so in any conflict andproblem it helps to each other. So both dimensions use for analyse culture and behaviours ofindividual and group.Power distance - it is also a dimension that measure inequality in the organization with lowerclass of individuals. Because in organization inequality is very major thing between superiorsand subordinates. It include that power distributed unequally and it received from customers.Two type of power distance culture present that higher and lower. So it present hierarchy is notpresent in proper and systematic manner in the organization. According to this article UK hashigher and lower power distance elements and US also adopt management in businessenvironment. So through this it gives equal power to all subordinates so it helps in solve conflictsand treat equally (Logan, 2015).Uncertainty – according to this article uncertainty and ambiguity avoid in organization and itsaffect to culture of organization. Its avoidance impact positively in organization and employeesand workers of organization work together and follow all rules and regulation and its negative1

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