Module 1 discussion
1. After reading Hofstede’s dimensions of cultural
differences in Chapter 2 (pages 40-44) and looking up and reviewing near the
bottom of Geert Hofstede’s web page (http://www.geert-hofstede.com/), describe
a significant difference between cultures that you have witnessed. Use the
Geert Hofstede comparison tool (at the link below) to compare the two cultures
in your example and describe the relative merits of the different approaches in
an organizational situation.
2. Compare and contrast two cultures using information
contained at http://www.geert-hofstede.com/hofstede_dimensions.php (If the
Hofstede website is not working, please do your best with the summary
information in the book, or other sources you may find).
3. Use Saint Leo University’s core value of integrity as the
foundation to form an opinion concerning whether the developing global economy
will cause ethics and social responsibility to become more similar or more
distinct across cultures? Be certain to explain why and how and provide
examples.
