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TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1Evaluation of Hofstede's cultural dimensions.............................................................................1Agree and disagree with the theory of cultural dimensions .......................................................2Make suggestion .........................................................................................................................2CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................3REFERENCES................................................................................................................................4
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INTRODUCTIONStudy skills is an array that applied to individuals learning in a certain period of time. Thereport will evaluate the suggestion on Hofstede's cultural dimensions and interpreting that whichpoint is agreed and disagreed. Along with it, it will apply critical thinking skills oncomprehensive.Evaluation of Hofstede's cultural dimensionsCulture provides a guideline or directions for how we behave and think and define thefive element of culture such as; rituals, symbols, values, beliefs and thought process. The culturaldimension model is developed by Geert Hofstede. It describes the effect of culture of a societyon the values of its members across the countries (Bakir and et. al., 2015). There are sixcategories that define the culture; Power Distance Index, Short-term vs. long term orientation,Collectivism Vs. Individualism, Restraint Vs. Indulgence, Uncertainty Avoidance Index,Femininity Vs. MasculinityFemininity Vs. Masculinity- this refers to the distribution of the roles between womenand men. The masculinity side of this dimension represents a preference in society forachievement, assertiveness and heroism (Beugelsdijk and et. al., 2017). On the other hand,femininity, stands for a preference for cooperation, modesty caring for the weak and quality oflife. The suggestion stated that in the feminine society, women share caring and modest viewsequal to the men and in the masculine society, women are competitive and assertive but they areless than man. The dimension state a gap between male and female values in the society. Forexample; goal setting being more masculine trait and growing insight is much more a femininetrait. This dimension is not does gender difference. The culture dimension called masculinitystate something about what society expects from people in the society whether its is men orwomen (Minkov and et. al., 2017). Following are some masculinity countries; Japan, USA, etc.and femininity countries are; Thailand, Iceland, Netherlands, etc.Collectivism Vs. Individualism- It was suggested in the article that individualism andcollectivism are two parallel lines that never meet. Individualism can be defines as the degree towhich people have an independent. It is an ideology that upholds the virtue of self. It suggestedthat an individual can value his own ambitions, over the groups where he is belongs to (Bakirand et. al., 2015). It stated that an individual is free to exercise his own rights, wishes are1
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