Cross-Cultural Report: Hofstede, Trompenaars & Ethiopia vs Romania

This report offers a comparative analysis of the cultural dimensions of Ethiopia and Romania, utilizing Hofstede's and Trompenaars' frameworks. It explores how cultural differences influence various aspects, including lifestyle, religion, and language. The report delves into specific dimensions like individualism vs. collectivism, and sequential vs. synchronous time, comparing the two countries across these scales. Furthermore, it examines other dimensions such as communication skills, decision-making, leadership styles, value systems, and team management, providing a comprehensive overview of cultural contrasts. Historical and socio-political events that shape cross-cultural relationships are also discussed, along with a list of references to support the analysis.

Cultural
Differenc
e
Between
Ethiopia
and

OVERVIEW ON CROSS-CULTIURAL ISSUES
 Culture is a way of living.
 Culture comprises of lifestyle, religion
and language.
 Cross-cultural issues arises when two
parties comes together to set a common
background.
 Cultural difference influences thoughts
and beliefs of each culture.
 Cultural difference arises conflicts among
religious, cultures and social beliefs.

HOFSTEDE’S CULTURAL
DIMENSIONS
 Hofstede proposed six cultural
dimension under which cultural
differences can be identified.
 The two countries Ethiopia and
Romania will be compared using
this dimensions.

HOFSTEDE’S CULTURAL
DIMENSIONS

ETHIOPIAN CULTURE IN HOFSTEDE’S
INSIGHT

ROMANIAN CULTURE IN HOFSTEDE’S
INSIGHT

COMPARING ETHIOPIAN AND ROMANIAN
CULTURE
ETHIOPIA
ROMANIA

TROMPENAARS SEVEN CULTURAL
DIMENSIONS
Trompenaars theory
proposed seven cultural
dimension.
These seven dimensions
of cultural difference will
compare the two
countries.

TROMPENAARS CULTURAL DIMENSIONS

ETHIOPIAN CULTURE IN TROMPENAAR’S
DIMENSION
Ethiopia follows the universalism
culture.
The country Ethiopia reflects
individualism.
Ethiopia follows a diffusive
dimension.
Ethiopia is an affective culture.
Ethiopia is an achievement
culture.
Ethiopia is a sequential time
dimension.
Ethiopia follows an internal
direction.
individualism
emotional
achievement
diffusive
Sequential
time
internal
universalism

ROMANIAN CULTURE IN TROMPENAAR’S DIMENSION
Romania follows a Particularism
dimension.
Romania reflects to
communitarainism.
Romania follows a specific
dimension.
Romania relies on a neutral
culture.
Romania follows an ascription
culture.
Romania is a synchronous time
dimension.
Romania follows an external
direction cultural dimensions.
particularism
communitarai
nism
specific
neutral
ascripti
on
Synchron
ous time
External
direction

COMPARING ETHIOPIA AND ROMANIA CULTURES
 Ethiopia relies on universalism whereas Romania relies on
particularism.
 Ethiopia reflects to individualism whereas Romania reflects
to communitarainism.
 Ethiopia follows a diffusive dimension whereas Romania
follows a specific dimension.
 Ethiopia is an affective culture and Romania is a neutral
culture.
 Ethiopia is an achievement culture whereas Romania is an
ascription culture.
 Ethiopia is a sequential time dimension and Romania is a
synchronous time dimension.
 Ethiopia follows an internal direction whereas Romania
follows an external direction .