Assignment
Write a paper using resources on GLOBE, that compares and contrasts the cultures from the tablebelow. Use threesourcesto support your analysis of the two cultures.
This paper should be a maximum of three pages in length, not including the title and reference pages. APA format, 12pt Times Roman font.
Dimension
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El Salvador
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Mexico
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Performance Orientation
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- Globe score: 3.72
- Below average range score
- Modest driven society
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- Globe score: 4.1
- High score of 69 on Hofstede comparison
- Masculine society valuing hard-work and competition
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Uncertainty Avoidance
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- Globe score: 3.62
- Formal approach to communication
- Very adamant about creating change
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- Globe score: 4.18
- There's no room for innovation
- People are motivated to work for security
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In-Group Collectivism
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- Globe score: 3.71
- Indirect approach to communication
- Relationships and networking are of high value
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- Globe score: 4.06
- Loyalty is of great value
- Social behavior is weighed on duties and obligations
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Power Distance
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- Globe score: 5.68
- Score of 66 on Hofstede 6-D model
- Authoritarian and hierarchical leadership
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- Globe score: 5.22
- Score of 81 on Hofstede model
- Power is corrupt and coerced
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Gender Egalitarianism
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- Globe score: 3.16
- Below average score of 3.37 on the 1-to-7 scale, for modern day practices
- Females have less authority roles in the workforce
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- Globe score: 3.64
- Moderate range score
- Occupational sex segregation
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Humane Orientation
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- Globe score: 3.71
- Moderate range score
- Society is driven by tenacity and fairness
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- Globe score: 4.1
- Work relationships are viewed as extended family
- Disputes/conflicts are fought through fairly
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Institutional Collectivism
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- Globe score: 5.35
- High range score
- Critical decisions are made by groups with high authority
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- Globe score: 5.71
- Rewards driven by emphasis on equity
- Managers are autonomous
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Future Orientation
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- Globe score: 3.8
- High score of 89 on Hofstede 6-D model, indicating indulgence
- Optimistic society
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- Globe score: 3.87
- Tendency to separate wealth from actual well-being
- Value leisure time
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Assertiveness
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- Globe score: 4.62
- Competitiveness is proven by results
- Conservative
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- Globe score: 4.45
- Value competition and success
- Indirect approach to communication- offence leads to shame
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