Cultural Leadership: Hofstede Model Analysis for Business in Australia

This presentation analyzes cultural differences in business leadership between Australia and Kuwait, focusing on the Hofstede Model's dimensions of power distance, masculinity/femininity, and uncertainty avoidance. It highlights how cultural nuances impact business practices, including communication styles, gift-giving etiquette, and attitudes toward deadlines. The presentation provides practical recommendations for a Kuwaiti employee adapting to the Australian business environment, emphasizing open-mindedness, formal communication, and adherence to deadlines. The analysis covers key cultural differences in greetings, gift-giving, and meeting protocols, offering insights into successful cross-cultural interactions and effective team leadership. The presentation also includes references to support the findings. This assignment is a presentation on cultural leadership, showcasing the application of cultural frameworks to real-world business scenarios, and is available on Desklib, a platform that provides AI-based study tools for students.

Leadership in Business
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The Hofstede Model Analysis

Power, Masculinity/Femininity and
Uncertainty Avoidance
 Power-The power structure in Kuwait is that of a hierarchical one, where the employees will always abide by the decisions taken by
their superiors.
 However in Australia the hierarchy is only for the smooth working of the organization. The managers are always approachable.
 Two way conversation is always encouraged.
 Femininity- Kuwait has a low score on femininity and a high score on masculinity. With a score of 40 Kuwait is a relatively feminine
country and usually try to get peace through negotiation and compromise (Bakir et al.2015).
 Australia is on the other hand masculine with a score of 61. They are mainly living with the motif of being the best and fighting for the
best results.
 Uncertainty Avoidance- Kuwait , with a score of 80 is high on the uncertainty avoidance index and want to avoid all sorts of conflicts.
They are orthodox in nature.
 On the other hand Australia is open and of a liberal nature. At the same time, they are also disciplined as well. They score 50 on this
scale.

Things to remember in Australia
 An employee travelling from The Avenue Mall, Kuwait to Australia
 must follow the following things-
 Open mindedness
 No gift giving among business clients
 Be open in formal touching like handshake
 Wear formals to meetings
 Two way communication with boss. (Nguyen et al 2017).
 No beating about the bush or repeating same points while addressing business clients

Cultural Differences
 Australia
 Handshakes or formal touching are
common
 Gifting is not accepted among business
clients, it is seen as bribery
 greeting through handshake
 Drinking only on special business meets
 Strict maintenance of deadlines
 Kuwait
 Do not entertain pat on back or hand shake
 Gifting is accepted
 Aware of seniority so only a bow from
distance
 Mainly tea or coffee offered on business
meets
 Deadlines and punctuality may not be
maintained

Level of Success in Australia
I feel that I will have to undergo proper training in order
to work successfully in Australia.
Body language needs special attention while working in
Australia.
Strict attention towards deadlines has to be developed.

References
Bakir, A., Blodgett, J.G., Vitell, S.J. and Rose, G.M.,
2015. A preliminary investigation of the reliability and
validity of Hofstede’s cross cultural dimensions.
In Proceedings of the 2000 Academy of Marketing Science
(AMS) Annual Conference (pp. 226-232). Springer, Cham.
Nguyen, H.T.H., Bertsch, A., Warner-Søderholm, G. and
Ondracek, J., 2017. Understanding Cultural Factors which
Affect Women Serving on Boards of Directors.

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