cultural dimension of indian work force

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uncertainty avoidance have people who are more willing to accept that risks are

associated with the unknown, and that life must go on in spite of this. Specifically, high

uncertainty avoidance countries are characterized by norms, values, and beliefs which

accept that: Conflict should not be avoided, Deviant people and ideas should be

tolerated, Laws are not very important and need not necessarily be followed, Experts

and authorities are not always correct, and Consensus is not important Low uncertaintyavoidance societies such as ours have organization settings with less structuring of

activities, fewer written rules, more risk-taking by managers, higher labor turnover and

more ambitious employees. Such an organization encourages employees to use their

initiative and assume responsibility for their actions. Denmark and Great Britain are good

examples of low uncertainty avoidance cultures. Germany, Japan, and Spain typify high

uncertainty avoidance societies

Individualism

Individualism is the tendency of people to look after themselves and their family only.

The opposite of this is collectivism which refers to the tendency of people to belong to

groups and to look after each other in exchange for loyalty. India scores 48 on

Individualism, indicating somewhat low scores, therefore tending towards a more

collectivistic society. Collectivist countries believe that: Ones identity is based on ones

group membership, Group decision making is best, and

Groups protect individuals in exchange for their loyalty to the group.Organisations incollectivist societies tend to promote nepotism in selecting managers. In contrast, in

individualistic societies, favoritism shown to friends and relatives is considered to be

unfair and even illegal. Further, organizations in collectivist cultures base promotions

mostly on seniority and age, whereas in individualist societies, they are based on ones

performance. Finally, in collectivist cultures, important decisions are made by older and

senior managers as opposed to individualist cultures, where decision making is an

individuals responsibility. Individualism is common in the US, Canada, Australia,

Denmark, and Sweden. The people of India, Indonesia, Pakistan and a number of South

American countries exhibit collectivism

Masculinity

Masculinity refers to a situation in which the dominant values in a society are success,

money and other material things. Hofstede measured this dimension on a continuum

ranging from masculinity to femininity. India scores 56 tending to be closed to

masculinity than feminity.In highly masculine societies, jobs are clearly defined by


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