Assignment
Assignment
Write a paper using resources on GLOBE, that compares and contrasts the cultures from the table below. Use three sources to support your analysis of the two cultures. This paper should be a maximum of three pages in length, not including the title and reference pages. APA format, 12pt Times Roman font.
Write a paper using resources on GLOBE, that compares and contrasts the cultures from the table below. Use three sources to support your analysis of the two cultures. This paper should be a maximum of three pages in length, not including the title and reference pages. APA format, 12pt Times Roman font.
| Dimension | El Salvador | Mexico |
| Performance Orientation | · Globe score: 3.72 · Below average range score · Modest driven society |
· Globe score: 4.1 · High score of 69 on Hofstede comparison · Masculine society valuing hard-work and competition |
| Uncertainty Avoidance | · Globe score: 3.62 · Formal approach to communication · Very adamant about creating change |
· Globe score: 4.18 · There’s no room for innovation · People are motivated to work for security |
| In-Group Collectivism | · Globe score: 3.71 · Indirect approach to communication · Relationships and networking are of high value |
· Globe score: 4.06 · Loyalty is of great value · Social behavior is weighed on duties and obligations |
| Power Distance | · Globe score: 5.68 · Score of 66 on Hofstede 6-D model · Authoritarian and hierarchical leadership |
· Globe score: 5.22 · Score of 81 on Hofstede model · Power is corrupt and coerced |
| Gender Egalitarianism | · Globe score: 3.16 · Below average score of 3.37 on the 1-to-7 scale, for modern day practices · Females have less authority roles in the workforce |
· Globe score: 3.64 · Moderate range score · Occupational sex segregation |
| Humane Orientation | · Globe score: 3.71 · Moderate range score · Society is driven by tenacity and fairness |
· Globe score: 4.1 · Work relationships are viewed as extended family · Disputes/conflicts are fought through fairly |
| Institutional Collectivism | · Globe score: 5.35 · High range score · Critical decisions are made by groups with high authority |
· Globe score: 5.71 · Rewards driven by emphasis on equity · Managers are autonomous |
| Future Orientation | · Globe score: 3.8 · High score of 89 on Hofstede 6-D model, indicating indulgence · Optimistic society |
· Globe score: 3.87 · Tendency to separate wealth from actual well-being · Value leisure time |
| Assertiveness | · Globe score: 4.62 · Competitiveness is proven by results · Conservative |
· Globe score: 4.45 · Value competition and success · Indirect approach to communication- offence leads to shame |