Cross-Cultural Management Presentation: Norway and Congo Comparison

This presentation provides a comprehensive analysis of cross-cultural management, focusing on the cultural differences between Norway and Congo. The presentation explores various aspects of cross-cultural management, including cultural dimensions (power distance, individualism, masculinity, uncertainty avoidance, long-term orientation, and indulgence), leadership styles, communication methods, decision-making processes, and value systems. The analysis highlights the contrasting approaches of Norway and Congo in these areas, emphasizing Norway's progressive stance on cultural values and its effective management of cross-cultural issues compared to Congo. The presentation also examines specific differences in power distribution, individualism versus teamwork, masculinity rates, responsiveness to change, the importance of traditions, and social education practices. Furthermore, the presentation touches upon leadership styles, communication approaches, decision-making styles, and team management techniques, providing a detailed comparison of the two countries. The report references key academic sources and emphasizes the implications of these cultural differences in a global business context, which is crucial for students of management and leadership.

Cross cultural management
power distance
individualism
uncertanity avoidance
longterm orientation
indulgence
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Norway
The score of Norway in different segments of the cultural dimensions are
shown in the graph

Cross cultural dimension
31%
10%
19%
26%
14%
congo
power distance
individualism
uncertanity avaoidance
long term orientation
indulgence
The percentage of the cross cultural dimension are shown in the pie chart

Cross cultural management
Cultural dimensions have the following aspects based on which the cultural values of
country can be assessed (Hofstede and Peterson 2016)
Power distance
Individualism
Masculinity
Uncertainty avoidance
Long term orientation
Indulgence
Hofstede, G. and Peterson, M.F., 2016. The nationality of theories. Grigoryan, L.K.,

Cross cultural management
Trompenaars cultural dimension
• Universalism versus particularism
• Individualism versus communitarianism
• Neutral versus emotional
• Specific versus diffuse
• Achievement versus ascription
• Sequential versus synchronous time
• Internal direction versus outer direction

Cross cultural management
The cultural issues of Norway and Congo are explained in this report.
Being two different countries of two different continents there are many dissimilarity observed in their cultural
aspects.
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Cross cultural management
Norway being a progressive country manage the cross cultural issues more effectively than Congo .
Norway used to have a positive approach in giving value to the culture of different people (Primecz et al
2016).
Primecz, H., Mahadevan, J. and Romani, L., 2016. Why is cross-cultural management scholarship blind to
power relations? Investigating ethnicity, language, gender and religion in power-laden contexts.

Cross cultural management
Power distribution
In this aspect it is measured that how power is distributed among every sectors in the society.
In this aspect Norway make more effective result than Congo.
In Congo power is not distributed equally (Breugelmans 2018).
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Cross cultural management
Individualism
In this aspects it is measured that which country give more importance on individual work and which
one focuses on group work.
People of Norway like to focus on individual performance.
On the other hand people of the Congo like team work .

Cross cultural management
Masculinity
This indicates the dominance rate of the male over the female
In Norway the masculinity rate is low which indicates that females get more priority over the males
In Congo men used to dominate and women are not allowed to participate in highly prestigious jobs.

Cross cultural management
Uncertainty avoidance
This indicates the responsiveness of the people about the changes that may occur in the future
In Norway people are not that responsive to changes that may occur in the future.
In Congo people are aggressive in nature and they respond quickly with changes that may occur in the future.

Cross cultural management
Long term orientation
This indicates that whether people of the country give value to their past traditions and link that past
culture with the current changes.
People of Norway does not like past traditions and does not link past cultures with the new traditions
In Congo people like to give value to their traditions and they also like to link the old tradition with the
current ones.

Cross cultural management
Indulgence
This aspect reflects the intensity to provide social education to children in the society and make
them aware about the importance of cultural resources.
In Norway there is a mix approach in giving social education to children.
In Congo child are socialized from the very beginning and are taught to give respect to the cultural
values.