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Cultural dimensions in management and planning

Geert Hofstede
- 01 Jan 1984 - 
- Vol. 1, Iss: 2, pp 81-99
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In this paper, the authors describe the scope of (work-related) cultural differences as they were revealed by research in more than 50 countries around the world and discuss how these differences affect the validity of management techniques and philosophies in various countries within the functioning and meaning of planning.
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The nature of management skills is such that they are culturally specific: a management technique or philosophy that is appropriate in one national culture is not necessarily appropriate in another. The paper describes the scope of (work-related) cultural differences as they were revealed by research in more than 50 countries around the world and discusses how these differences affect the validity of management techniques and philosophies in various countries within the functioning and meaning of planning.

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Motivation and Personality

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Culture′s Consequences: International Differences in Work-Related Values

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The Achieving Society

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