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MODR1711 | Critical Thinking - Hofstede’s model

   

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1CRITICAL THINKINGThe essay focuses on the implications of Hofstede’s model for understanding itseffectiveness in business scenarios. The focus is on the ways by which the cultures of peoplebelonging to different countries adjust when they relocate in a different business or socialenvironment. The essay analyses these differences and the impact it causes on the work lifeof the individuals. The focus of the essay is the implications of four factors mentioned byHofstede. These factors include individual/collectivism factor, high and low contextcommunication, power distance and uncertainty avoidance. Analysis of these factors can helpin the identification of the cultures in different business context. Bellamy, A.S., (2016). Hofstede's model: cultural differences in hospitality sector andexperiences of a migrant.Journal of Tourism and Hospitality,5(5), 34-40.The journal provides an understanding of the cultural differences that exist in thehospitality sector. Hofstede’s model provides a clear understanding of the cultural differencesthat exist in an organisation. This can be used to identify the behaviours of employees in ahospitality sector and ensure that the model is represented in this sector. The viewpoints thatare derived from the article indicate the cultural implications that exist in the hospitalitysector. For this purpose, the journal article has researched hospitality sectors across NewZealand. Employees working in these sectors are taken surveyed in order to understand therate at which cultural implications exist in the hospitality sector of the country. However, theweakness of the article is that it does not provide comprehensive results about theimplications of cultural differences. Moreover, recommendations for improving thisdifference are also not provided in the article. Nevertheless, the article is useful for theresearch because it deals with the cultural model suggested by Hofstede. It provides validreason about the need to study the cultural differences and identify ways to implement it in ahospitality context.

2CRITICAL THINKINGHofstede, G. (2011). Dimensionalizing cultures: The Hofstede model in context.Onlinereadings in psychology and culture,2(1), 8.The article focuses on the cultural dimensions identified by Hofstede. The articlegives a brief overview of the cultural dimension model developed by Hofstede and theimplications it has on the modern business world. The ways by which cultures wereconceptualised and analysed based from one country to another is well defined in the article.The article defines the fact that cultural dimensions depend upon the level of aggression thatexists in a person or in an ethnic group. These cultural dimensions can be related toorganisational culture in order to psychology and the behaviour of the people at theworkplace. The differences of value exist in the workplace that can be seen at the individuallevel. The article fails to provide any sample size that has been interviewed in order toidentify the implications of cultural differences. However, the article also provides a clearview of the value of culture and the position of the countries in terms of cultural identificationthat may affect the workplace. The article also states that the cultural differences that exist inthe organisation cannot be clearly defined in the organisation. This is mainly because of thefact that people in the organisation generally remain indiscreet about controversial aspects. Gorodnichenko, Y., & Roland, G. (2012). Understanding the individualism-collectivismcleavage and its effects: Lessons from cultural psychology. InInstitutions andcomparative economic development, 5(1),213-236.Individualism and collectivism are one of the factors that determine Hofstede culturalmodel. It defines the effectiveness of working in a group and working as individuals. Thearticle defines the effect it has on the long-run goals of an organisation. The articleestablishes the fact that the concept of individualism and collectivism is the only factor thathelps an organisation to achieve its goals despite differences in cultural behaviour. This is

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