Trompenaars und Hofstede Flashcards
(27 cards)
All 7 dings vom Trompenaars
- specific / diffuse
- affective / neutral
- internal / external
- synchronous / sequential (future present past)
- universalistic / particularistic
- achievement / ascription
- individualistic / communitarian
Hofstedes 6 Dimensions
- power distance index
- individualism / collectivism
- masculinity / feimininity
- long-term / short-term
- indulgence / restraint
- uncertainty avoidance index
specific
everone has different areas, one + one conversations, easy to get in contact with people, professional, hard to become private
Standards, Facts, Contract
diffuse
one whole, total picture, all together, friend for everything, public=private
hard for newcomers to get in
Style, Ambiance, Trust, Understanding
affective
show emotions -> don’t hide
neutral
control emotions, don’t show to much (weak)
individualistic
individual is more important than community
TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF
communitarian
community and family > individual,
act in ways that serve society, it helps you as well
AT THE COST OF FREEDOM
universalism
general rules, codes, standards for EVERYONE
more important than friends
particularism
friendship, relationships & extraordinary achievement
MORE IMPORTANT THAN LAW
achievement
you can achieve anything, your status has to be proven everytime
STATUS MADE UP BY ACTIONS
you get what you’re good at
ascription
status given by birth, nationality, age, gender, wealth
Status given by how others relate to your position
internal
mechanistic view => understand with expertise, no luck, no predestination, make effort and dominate
CAPITALISM
external
go along with flows of environment, fatalistic, predestined, adapt to situations as good as possible
CALVINIST
sequential time
step-by-step, very Swiss, Europe Culture
schedules, planning
synchronous time
a lot at the same time, flexible contracts and commitments
CHINA
a comittment is a desire and intution, not set in stone
Capitalism Pros
- provides resiliance against natural and human volatility
- drive for improvement, learning and growth (human development)
- universalist = kind of everyone is qual -> could be customer
Capitalism Cons
- not sustainable at all
- always busy, never not capturing value (no view for moment)
- damages environment
- internal / individualistic, bad for community
- only for individual “After me the flood”
- What you do, not who you are
- materialistic
Strategies to negotiate cultural differences
- isolation
- assimilation
- conflict
- compromise
- cooperation
isolation
no interactions, no negotiation
assimilation
giving in to other culture, no negotiation
conflict
no negotiation, both want to assert their own culture
compromise
distributed negotiated solution: my your turn, patchwork of cultures
cooperation
create a new cultural form, synergy of both, exploit positive aspects
