Abstract
This paper puts forwards different existing theories on classifying cultures of different countries. The first theory it introduces is of Hofstede’s cultural aspects, then the Hall’s Method of classifying culture into low and high context, and lastly the model of cultural differences by Trompenaars. Following that is the discussion on the interaction between organizational behaviour and the national culture. The focus would be the influence of culture on employee motivation, communication, organizational changes and conflict resolution.
Highlights
People living in different parts of the world have different attitudes, behaviours and ways of doing things
The other reason why it is important for managers to learn about cultures is due to the fact that their suppliers, competitors, employees or shareholders may belong to other countries with different cultures
With advances in technology the easy movement of men and material across different countries have brought in immigrant workers to other parts of the world
Summary
People living in different parts of the world have different attitudes, behaviours and ways of doing things For classifying those attitudes and behaviours the concept of culture came into being. His is one of the earliest definitions He explained culture as a very complex and holistic concept which encompasses all the habits and capabilities that a man acquires being a part of society, which include beliefs, knowledge, morals, art, customs, law and attitudes. Another researcher Herskowits came up with a broader explanation of culture, which was that, all of those things which are not acquired by humans naturally from their environment (Herskowits, 1955). Large amount of prior literature indicates that there exist quite durable differences within different international cultures
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