Hofstede
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Japan
What country?
100
This dimension expresses the degree to which the less powerful members of a society accept and expect that power is distributed unequally.
What is "power distance"?
100
In broad terms, XX are words, artefacts and nonverbal behaviour which are of great importance to people in a certain culture. Examples of XX could be flags, songs, buildings, colours, music and proverbs.
What are symbols?
100
a person living and working in a foreign culture
What is an "expat"?
100
Japan's national sport
What is Sumo?
100
Sangria, Paella, Flamenco ...
What is Spain?
200
A preference for a loosely-knit social framework in which individuals are expected to take care of only themselves and their immediate families.
What is "(high) individualism"?
200
XX are persons alive or dead, real or fictional who have some abilities that are very much appreciated in a culture, and these XX serve as role models to the members of the culture. Examples of XX are e.g. athletes, statesmen, artists and cartoon figures.
What are Heroes?
200
What does COO stands for?
What is Country of Origin?
200
Very popular lesuire activity that means "empty orchestra"
What is Karaoke?
200
Scones, pudding and Beefeater
What is London?
300
Society at large is more competitive. Its opposite, stands for a preference for cooperation, modesty, caring for the weak and quality of life. In the business context is sometimes also related to as "tough versus tender" cultures.
What is "Masculinity vs Femininity"?
300
XX are the collective activities within a culture that are socially essential to the members of the culture. These XX are carried out for their own sake, and as examples of these you can mention greeting XX, eating XX, religious XX, meeting XX and political XX.
What are Rituals?
300
Name of the author who came up with the term “Competitive Identity”
Who is Simon Anholt?
300
Most important way of greeting a business partner in Japan
What is "Bowing"?
300
Tzatziki, Ouzo and Zorba
What is Greece?
400
The degree to which the members of a society feel uncomfortable with uncertainty and ambiguity. The fundamental issue here is how a society deals with the fact that the future can never be known: should we try to control the future or just let it happen?
What is "Uncertainty Avoidance"?
400
The underlying XX are governing people’s behaviour and actions, and they are defined as tendencies to prefer certain things to others. The XX of a culture for instance deal with what is good or evil, abnormal or normal, unnatural or natural and ugly or beautiful.
What are Values?
400
Name 3 of the six indicators in “Competitive Identity”
What is What is Culture and Heritage, People, Tourism, Brands/export, Governance, Investments?
400
Always remove this item before entering someone's house in Japan
What are "shoes"?
400
Tango, Maradona and Evita Perón.
What is Argentina?
500
Country where Hofstede is from
What is Holland?
500
The terms in this category are presented in a grafic called
What is "an onion diagram"?
500
When you tell stories to consumers which link the company’s products with the qualities that are associated with the company’s country of origin.
What is Storytelling?
500
Color linked to death and mourning
What is "white"?
500
Waltz, Schnitzel, Mozart and Freud.
What is Austria?