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Mgt 360 – Managing Cultural Differences and Diversity in a Global Economy

Micro-theme #2 (up to 20 points)

Dr. Pisani Fall 2020

Student Name: ___________________________ Date: August 27, 2020

1. Based upon the readings in either Hofstede or Hall and the CultureGram for your virtual group country, fill-in the question marks (?) AND explain the table below.

Hall’s Cultural Dimensions

Target National Culture

(Haiti, Honduras or Paraguay)

USA

Time

?

Planned/Scheduled, monochronic

Space

?

Private, low-density

Things

?

Personal status

Friendships

?

Temporal, casual, few obligations

Agreements

?

Contracts more important than relationships (low context culture)

Hofstede’s 4 Original Cultural Dimensions

Target National Culture

(Haiti, Honduras or Paraguay)

USA

Power Distance

?

Low

Individualism vs. Collectivism

?

Individualist

Femininity vs. Masculinity

?

Masculine

Uncertainty Avoidance

?

Low