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In the contemporary landscape marked by dynamic transformations and progress, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has emerged as a pivotal catalyst, exerting a transformative influence on global political, economic, and cultural trajectories. Conceived by China in 2013 and rooted in the historical Silk Road, this initiative represents a concerted effort to reconsider international collaborations, integration, and development spanning across continents. Leveraging their inherent geographic positioning and strategic alignment, China and Russia have forged strategic alliances. The effectiveness of the Belt and Road Initiative hinges on the success of partner countries at every stage along the route. Cultural considerations are pivotal in facilitating and advancing transnational trade collaboration. Utilizing Geert Hofstede's cultural dimension model, we aim to assess variations in organizational behavior across five human resource management practices: organizational recruitment and selection, employee rewards and benefits, performance evaluation and feedback, training and development, as well as decision-making and leadership practices. This study conducts a comparative analysis in this domain. In the course of this investigation, secondary data derived from a transnational human resource management project were utilized. The study employed inferential independent t-tests through IBM-SPSS to meticulously scrutinize potential variations. Our findings reveal that culture exerts a noteworthy influence across various facets of the organization, manifesting considerable distinctions in communication, human resource policies, management styles, and decision-making approaches. This underscores the imperative of prioritizing negotiation, compromise, and adeptly managing these divergences in the context of cross-cultural collaboration and the administration of Chinese and Russian organizations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The article aims to illuminate the issues of the impact of the current geopolitical situation on the economic relations between Russian companies and their foreign partners, especially Eastern business associates, in a multicultural environment. The purpose of the study is to consider this interaction from the perspective of the contextual cultural component. The author investigates the role of context in intercultural professional communication according to the classifications by Edward Hall and by Geert Hofstede. Special attention is paid to the need to implement a revised business English curriculum in the training of professional communication at the universities of international relations. The knowledge of cultural differences and the importance of their correct perception and interpretation benefit the effective pursuit of goals in the business sphere. Contextuality is analyzed at verbal and non-verbal levels of professional communication. Based on the comparison of the cultural specifics, the issue of business integration between Russian and Asian markets acquires a new political and economic meaning.

This paper aims to analyze the cultural dimensions stated by Geert Hofstede in order to identify the particularities of the organizational cultural profile with applicability at the level of the Suceava City Hall institution. The micro-research carried out by means of this survey-based questionnaire demonstrated that at the level of the analyzed institution, the cultural profile is characterized by: distance from power partially small, respectively partially large; swinging opinions between individualism and collectivism; inclination towards the femininity dimension; the strong presence of the uncertainty avoidance dimension; long-term orientation, as well as reporting the existence of both indulgence and coercion in the workplace. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Despite ongoing critical debates, performance-oriented practice of teaching intercultural communicative competence, including influential models of Michael Byram and especially Geert Hofstede, often relies on static and essentialised cultural models and disregarding the idea of culture as an emergent phenomenon. Focusing on Hofstede's 6D model, the article discusses the theory and practice of teaching intercultural communicative competence as part of English for Specific Purposes within the context of business and management studies in light of philosophical perspectives drawn from the ethics of dialogic personalism (Levinas, Ricoeur) and Wolfgang Iser's literary anthropology. The aim of the discussion is to provide teachers and practitioners with a relevant theoretical framework as well as pedagogic perspectives necessary for using potentially problematic cultural models in a way which is both efficient and theoretically viable. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Toplumsal değişimi anlama söz konusu olduğunda, kültüre ait verileri barındırması ve toplumu yansıtması bakımından diziler önemli bir konumdadır. Televizyon dizilerinde modernlik, eski/yeni, geleneksel/modern gibi çatışmaları iç içe barındıran bakışla yansıtılırken, yeni medya platformlarının ortaya çıkışıyla dizi anlatılarında yeni üslup arayışlarına gidildiği göze çarpmaktadır. Bu yenilikten yola çıkan çalışmada, bireycilik olgusunun günümüzde nasıl görünümlerde sunulduğu araştırılacaktır. Türkiye’de yeni medya platformları için üretilen ilk içeriklerden olan Fi dizisi örneklem olarak seçilmiştir. Son dönemlerde dijital platformların kültürel anlamların dolaşımında önemli bir mecra olarak konumlanması, örneklemin seçilmesinde etkili olmuştur. Bu doğrultuda çalışmada bireyciliğin karakter betimlemelerine nasıl yansıtıldığı, bireycileşmiş kültürde yaşayan insanların duygusal durumları, bireyciliğin kutsanışı, ben-biz çatışması, bencillik, benliğin yeniden keşfi, gibi konular değerlendirilmiştir. Dizi, Geert Hofstede’nin kültürel boyutları aracılığıyla betimsel analize tabi tutulmuştur. Hofstede’nin kolektivizm-bireycilik sınıflandırması, çalışmanın savının güçlenmesinde etkili olmuştur. Sonuç olarak Fi’de neredeyse tüm karakterlerin bireycilik yaklaşımının altını çizen görünümlerde sunulduğu bulgulanmıştır.

This contribution commemorates Geert Hofstede, who recently passed away, as a pioneer in the study of culture and institutions. It does so by touching on some of the details of his personal life and connecting these with his professional career. The latter was devoted to developing the paradigm of national cultures based on empirical analysis, and to relate it to organisational behaviour. Closer scrutiny reveals that four distinct phases may be identified. Hofstede first started as an 'undercover' engineer and next moved to social psychology. During the second phase, he developed the first four dimensions of natural culture. During the third, Hofstede connected these national dimensions to organisational ones. During the last, he added two new cultural dimensions and developed additional practical applications. Finally, the article considers the reception, criticism, and further elaborations of Hofstede's contributions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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El presente trabajo expone los resultados de un estudio de cultura organizacional llevado a cabo en Bahías de Huatulco (Oaxaca, México). Luego de una breve introducción, se presenta el marco conceptual de la cultura organizacional según Geert Hofstede, seleccionando dentro de las cinco plataformas diferenciadas por este autor la referida a masculinidad-feminidad. Después de hacer referencia a la metodología se muestran los resultados del estudio y se exponen en primer lugar las dimensiones masculinas de la plataforma (objetividad, pensamiento crítico y eficiencia) y en segundo lugar las femeninas (humildad, subjetividad y amistad). El artículo se cierra con unas reflexiones finales, en las cuales por un lado se establece el predominio de las dimensiones masculinas y, por otro, se intenta poner en relación los resultados con la equidad de género.

This paper presents the lacuna model—an innovative investigational tool for the study of cross-cultural differences in a broader context. Originally developed and still widely used as a linguistic instrument, the lacuna theory also applies to empirical investigations in the field of cross-cultural management. Using several examples from the business world to illustrate the taxonomy, the authors demonstrate how lacuna analysis can be carried out. By comparing the lacuna model with Hofstede's framework, the paper presents the strengths and weaknesses of each approach and concludes with a discussion of the potential offered by the lacuna model for cross-cultural management research and suggestions for its further development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Throughout 1983 Cultural Studies continued to spread outside the United Kingdom, spurred by Stuart Hall’s tour of Australia and parts of the United States where he presented lectures connecting current ideas of what it means to study culture in often disparate and intense political climates across the globe. Myriad publications published in 1983 provide insight into how Cultural Studies circulated among scholars in varying disciplines while still in its infancy. This article situates Cultural Studies primarily within a North American context focusing on the pivotal event of the year: the teaching institute held prior to the 1983 conference at the University of Illinois where Hall delivered what would be eight influential lectures in the field of Cultural Studies. Further, I provide insight into an understudied conference held in Australia where Hall’s impact led to the birth of an Australian Cultural Studies journal. Finally, I provide an overview of some of the pivotal publications of the year, connecting ideas of hegemony, power and dominance, reflexivity and Marxism within a western context.

Culture influences thinking, language and human behaviour. The social environment, in which individuals are born and live, shapes their attitudinal, emotional and behavioural reactions and the perceptions about what is happening around. The same applies in the case of assigned/assumed roles in society based on gender. Cultural dimensions that reflect differences in gender roles, but also elements related to the ethics of sexual difference were highlighted by many researchers. The presentation of these issues from the interdisciplinary perspective is the subject of this article. Briefly, the article refers to: importance of communication in transmission of roles of those two sexes, cultural dimensions that reflect role differences invarious cultures, discrimination issues and ethics of sexual difference.

Problematika rodne ravnopravnosti i odnosa mladih žena i kulture u radu se analizira u kontekstu „muževnosti/ženstvenosti“ kao dimenzije modela „nacionalne kulture“ Geerta Hofstedea. Navedena dimenzija predstavlja razinu koja objašnjava jesu li u društvu poželjnije vrijednosti koje Hofstede vezuje uz „muževnost“ ili „ženstvenost“. U tom se smislu Hofstedeu upućuju i neke kritike, poput skliznuća u biološki determinizam i rodne stereotipe. Zatim se prikazuju neki od rezultata istraživanja provedenog u Hrvatskoj prema Hofstedeovom modelu, a prema kojemu je Hrvatska smještena među zemlje izraženije „muževnosti“. Ti se rezultati potom uspoređuju s rezultatima drugih istraživanja vrijednosti mladih, a kojima se utvrdilo veće iskazivanje religioznosti, te tradicionalističko i konzervativnije usmjerenje mladih. Na kraju se izvode zaključci u kontekstu evaluacije navedene dimenzije, i to s ciljem prosuđivanja njene vrijednosti i doprinosa, kako u teorijskom, tako i metodološkom i aplikativnom smislu.

This paper analyzes the issue of gender equality and the relationship between the young women and culture in the context of the “masculinity/femininity“ as a dimension in Geert Hofstede’s model of “national culture”. This dimension represents the level that explains whether the society prefers values which Hofstede associates with “masculinity” or “femininity”. Some criticism to Hofstede is than presented, such as his slipping into biological determinism and gender stereotypes. Then, some of the research results conducted in Croatia according to Hofstede’s model are presented. That research placed us among more “masculine“ societies. This fact is then compared with the results of other studies of youth values which determined the higher expression of religious attitudes, and a more traditionalistic and conservative orientation of youth in Croatia. Finally, the conclusions are drawn in the context of the evaluation of this dimension with the final aim of examining its value and contribution in theoretical, methodological, and applicational aspect.

U radu se prvo prikazuju neki razultati međukulturalnih IBM-ovih istraživanja, odnosno modela „nacionalne kulture“ Geerta Hofstedea i dimenzija vrijednosti, te međuorganizacijskog IRIC istraživanja o organizacijskim kulturama i dimenzijama organizacijskih praksi. Potom se analizira utjecaj „nacionalne“ na organizacijsku kulturu, te izvode zaključci o primjeni Hofstedeovih istraživačkih nalaza u kontekstu upravljanja kulturnom raznolikošću među organizacijama i organizacijskim kulturama, te kulturnom raznolikošću unutar organizacija i organizacijskim subkulturama.

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to scrutinize Geert Hofstede’s conceptualization of national culture and provide an alternative beyond purely constructivist conceptualizations of culture for cross-cultural management scholars and practitioners. Design/methodology/approach – Hofstede’s conceptualization of national culture is discussed and criticized. Subsequently, alternatives are being discussed. Eventually, a more feasible alternative is suggested and the ways in which it can be applied are briefly mentioned. Findings – Several objections to Hofstede’s idea and measurement of national culture are listed: it assumes people are cultural dopes, it ignores the influence of non-cultural factors, it reifies culture, it assumes internal coherence, it does not account for change, it arbitrarily uses the nation-state as the preferred locus of culture, and it has an in-built Western bias. Several authors have argued for a constructivist conceptualization of culture, which sees culture as a repertoire, from which ideas and possible actions can be selected. The downside, however, is that it has no practical value for managers. In an attempt to solve this, the paper explores the possibilities of using the concept of national habitus, which shows how dispositions are shaped on a national level and how these dispositions change under the influence of other, non-national social forces. Practical implications – The paper briefly explores how a national habitus-centered approach can help cross-cultural managers. Originality/value – The paper’s added value lies in the use of a relatively recently extended sociological concept for cross-cultural management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Culture influences thinking, language and human behaviour. The social environment, in which individuals are born and live, shapes their attitudinal, emotional and behavioural reactions and the perceptions about what is happening around. The same applies in the case of assigned/assumed roles in society based on gender. Cultural dimensions that reflect differences in gender roles, but also elements related to the ethics of sexual difference were highlighted by many researchers. The presentation of these issues from the interdisciplinary perspective is the subject of this article. Briefly, the article refers to: importance of communication in transmission of roles of those two sexes, cultural dimensions that reflect role differences invarious cultures, discrimination issues and ethics of sexual difference. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Copyright of University Faculty of Communication Journal / Istanbul Üniversitesi Iletisim Fakültesi Hakemli Dergisi is the property of Istanbul University, Faculty of Communication and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

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The paper firstly presents some results of the cross-cultural IBM's researches, or the Geert Hofstede's model of “national culture” and dimensions of values, and cross-organizational IRIC research on organizational culture and organizational dimensions of practices. Then it analyzes the impact of “national” on the organizational culture, and presentes some conclusions about the application of Hofstede's research findings in the context of managing cultural diversity among organizations or organizational cultures, and managing cultural diversity within organizations or organizational subcultures.

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Hofstede's (1980 and 2001) renowned five-dimensional measure of cultural values is the overwhelmingly dominant metric of culture. His measure has been used as a contextual variable, but it is often required to directly measure cultural values for individual consumers or managers. The purpose of this research is to respond to the call for developing a psychometrically sound measure of Hofstede's culture at the individual level. Past research in this area has developed a scale for only one of Hofstede's dimensions, a highly work-oriented scale, or a scale with poor reliability. By overcoming every major weakness of past studies, this research offers CVSCALE, a 26-item five-dimensional scale of individual cultural values that assesses Hofstede's cultural dimensions at the individual level. The scale shows adequate reliability, validity, and across-sample and across-national generalizability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In this article we develop a new conceptual framework capturing culture's influence in international business negotiations. The new framework includes six major constructs, namely, Negotiator's Goals, Negotiator's Inclinations, Negotiator's Qualifications, Nontask Activities, Negotiation Processes, and Negotiation Outcomes. The new framework conceptualizes 12 relationships among the six key constructs. The six constructs and the 12 relationships are grounded in cultural frameworks and theories, such as the works of Edward Hall and Geert Hofstede. Managerial implications of the research are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Past approaches adopted by scholars in comparing international news have tended to concentrate on political and economic perspectives, while the role that culture plays in determining news has been somewhat neglected until recently. This article examines the role of culture in the development of journalistic practices and how a value systems approach can be applied to understanding journalism practices across cultures. Specifically, the article compares German and Anglo-American journalism practices with a view to locating differences between these traditions. The study demonstrates that using value systems as developed by Dutch anthropologist Geert Hofstede can be immensely useful in comparing the differences between the two traditions, as well as in understanding how journalists in these traditions report about the world. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

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The article focuses on a research study which examines the relationship between cultural orientation and consumer ethnocentrism. The role of cultural orientation in influencing attitudes and behaviors of consumers toward domestic and foreign products is examined in the study. This is done by testing the results of consumer ethnocentrism on perceived product quality, purchase intention and ownership of imports. The study tested the attitudes of the U.S. consumers toward Japanese products. The findings of the study reveal that consumers' attitudes and behaviors toward foreign products are explained by consumer ethnocentrism.