Managing Across Culture: Importance of Hofstede's Cultural Dimension

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Managing across culture
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9/16/2019

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In Terms of Culture in a Hofstede, aspect mainly highlights about the software of the
mind, which helps in creating differences about the member of group from others. Other than
this, culture basically highlights about the human nature, something universal that unites all
people likewise, their instinct, emotions, personalities which describes all the individuals features
of the person which are obtainable and inherit one (Browaeys, & Price, 2008).
Cross-cultural aspect mainly highlights about the companies effort to increase the
employees ability to interact effectively with the professional associates from the different
backgrounds and nationalities. This concept mainly highlights about the globalization aspect of
the various businesses. As in this, many companies that seek to expand their market, their
products and devote their substantial resources for the training employees and helps in
communicating and interacting effectively with those who belongs to the other culture (Bochner,
2013).
Further when we talk about the cross cultural issues which every organization managers
faces when they go international, it mainly highlights about the difference in the language,
ethical backgrounds of the two different countries, Other than this, company also faces
difference in an aspect of, age, class, education, religion beliefs, gender. Other than this, every
country has its own attitudes towards the conflict resolving aspect. Moreover, difference is also
highlighted in the form of decisions making styles, different approaches for resolving the
organization issues. In general, terms, other cultural issues that are highlighted or are the reason
for the issues, are the rules and etiquettes, hierarchy, communication style and lastly, harmony
aspects are being considered (Venaik, & Brewer, 2013).
When we talk about the famous hofstede’s cultural aspect, it mainly highlights about the
framework which mainly constitutes the aspect of cross-cultural aspect, and it was devised by the
greet Hofstede. This particular dimension majorly portray about the impact of the cultural
ingrained in the society on the values of the member of the society (Browaeys, & Price, 2008).
Other this this, this particular dimension also mainly highlights about the relationship in
between the values and the behavior and also studies the significant aspect of the culture and
provides the ratings on the basis of comparison scale. Hence, it is finest way for the managers to

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know or gain insight or understanding and sailing successfully across the international business
market (Thomas, & Peterson, 2016).
This particular aspect mainly comprises of the six major aspect which are highlighted as,
power distance, uncertainty avoidance, individualism versus collectivism, masculinity versus
femininity, long term versus short term orientation and lastly, indulgence and restraint aspects
are taken into consideration when we are considering the cross cultural aspect of the countries
are measured. All these dimensions help in providing an understanding and allow us to compare
and contrast different culture.
When we talk about the Hofstede cultural dimension importance in managers’ point of
view it states that it helps in preventing the cultural discrepancies in the multicultural system-
working environment and along with this, it also helps in making employees to work together for
the success of the company in a long run. Other than this when we talk about the benefit of this,
dimensions, cross-cultural management aspect also helps in finding out the right way to manage
employees of the different cultural background and as a result, it helps in creating the harmonies
cooperation within the management or the organization (Minkov, & Hofstede, 2013).
Moreover, with an understanding of the different culture by the company also leads or
helps in building relationships among them and the employers for the longer period. As such,
aspect plays the vital and the integral part within the business of those companies who tends to
spend more of their time in the open market or we can say other international countries.
When we talk about the dimension of the Hofstede cross cultural, this aspect help the
managers to know more about the other countries doings, in which they are going to work such
as about their communication style, understanding the difference in their culture values. Other
than this, develops the effective communication style, helps in understanding how people react
and interact while dealing with the international aspects (Binder, 2016). For example when Aldi
supermarket of Australia, open in china major issues in terms of culture they had to face such as-
Firstly, power distance mainly highlights about the countries equality aspect,
comparatively, inequality and power are viewer from the followers’ point of view, the lower
level. From managers, it is easy to predict high or low power distance about the other country in
which the effect of higher indicates that culture aspects inequality, encourages the bureaucracy,