Global leaders and culture
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this presentation describes the differences in the global cultures and how it might affect doing business with different cultures? what should a global leader do when dealing with different cultures? when is the return of these recommendations on him as a leader?
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Global leaders and culture
- 1. Emad Hamdy
- 2. Whatisculture? Culture means the values, customs, traditions, and ways of living which distinguish one group of people from another. Culture is patterns of thinking, feeling, and acting underpinning the collective programming of the mind which distinguishes the members of one group or category of people from another. Culture gives people a sense of: who they are… belonging how they should behave what they should be doing
- 4. 10categoriestounderstandculture •Sense of self and space •Communication and language
- 5. 10categoriestounderstandculture •Dress and appearance Food and feeding habits
- 7. 10categoriestounderstandculture •Values and Norms. Beliefs and Attitudes
- 8. 10categoriestounderstandculture Mental Process and Learning •mind is internalized culture, and the mental process involves how people organize and process information •each culture has a reasoning process, but then each manifests the process in its own distinctive way Work habits and practices
- 10. Hofstede’sresearch To create opportunities for collaboration, global leaders must learn not only the customs, courtesies, and business protocols of their counterparts from other countries, but they must also understand the national character, management philosophies, and mind-sets of the people. Dr. Geert Hofstede, a European research consultant, has helped identify important dimensions of national character. He firmly believes that “culture counts” and has identified four dimensions of national culture
- 13. Globalleadersshould: be sensitive to cultural differences appreciate people’s distinctiveness and effectively communicates with individuals from different cultures not impose his/her own cultural attitudes and approaches not be ethnocentric – belief in the inherent superiority of one’s own group and culture
- 15. Asaresultofculturalunderstanding,one becomes Broad minded Tolerant of cultural uniqueness Gain new insights for improving human relations Aware of the impact of our native culture Minimize the impact of culture shock Maximize intercultural experiences
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- Sense of self and space: Self-identity can be manifested by humble bearing or by by macho behavior & space like American and Arabian in treatment Communication and language: slang or LAKANAT ,body language (Hindu /Italy)
- Some countries men wearing skirts , long hair , Beef is ok but For Hindu forbidden Some ones pet is another man’s food
- Time: tiny or loose ….sunset and sunrise only, boss must arrive late in some cultures (some countries can determine the time through status or age ) Relationships. Marriage, female power ,separation between male and female , elders are honored or not Hindu household, the joint family includes under one roof, mother, father, children, parents, uncles, aunts, and cousins. In fact, one’s physical location in such houses may also be determined, with males on one side of the house, females on the other. There are some places where the accepted marriage relationship is monogamy, while in other cultures it may be polygamy or polyandry (one wife, several husbands)
- Values and Norms.: Those operating on a survival level value the gathering of food, adequate covering, and shelter, while those with high security needs value material things, money, job titles, as well as law and order Beliefs and Attitudes envy is a major thing in the Arab world and they believe it is a destructive supernatural power
- Mental Process and Learning Some cultures favor abstract thinking and conceptualization, while others prefer rote memory and learning. Work habit In Japan, the cultural loyalty to family is transferred to the organization that employs the person and the quality of one’s performance— it is expressed in work group participation, communication, and away of observing a culture is to note the manner and method of offering praise for accomplishments, which can include testimonial dinners, pay increases, commendations, and medals.
- Power distance—indicates “the extent to which a society accept that power in institutions and organizations is distributed unequally Uncertainty avoidance—indicates “the extent to which a society feels threatened by uncertain or ambiguous situations.” Individualism—refers to a “loosely knit social framework in a society in which people are supposed to take care of themselves and of their immediate families only.” Collectivism, the opposite, occurs when there is a “tight social framework in which people distinguish between in-groups and out-groups; they expect their in-group (relatives, clan, organizations) to look after them, and in exchange for that owe absolute loyalty to it.” Masculinity—with its opposite pole, femininity, expresses “the extent to which the dominant values in society are assertiveness, money and material things, not caring for others, quality of life, and people.”