How far could NVC go in connecting people across borders?
How much of cultural differences should be taken into account to adapt itself to be acceptable, ear-able, applicable by culture far from "us" (and from "U.S")?
Separation of Lanthanides/ Lanthanides and Actinides
Expert in Intercultural Management Helps Connect Across Borders
1. The Expert in Intercultural Management and Organisational Culture
How to help people
To connect across borders ?
2. The Expert in Intercultural Management and Organisational Culture
Programme
• What
is
culture?
• Prof
Geert
HOFSTEDE
story?
• What
are
his
findings?
• Q&A
•
My
request
:
Do
you
think
I
can
“blend”
the
NVC
with
this
tool,
to
help
managers
to
better
communication
cross
border?
2
3. The Expert in Intercultural Management and Organisational Culture
« We don’t see others
as they are, we see them
as we are »
Anaïs Nin
(1903 – 1977)
4. The Expert in Intercultural Management and Organisational Culture
Universal
level
Inherited
Human
nature
Collective
level
Learned
National
culture
Corporate
culture
Individual
level
Inherited
+
learned
Culture
&
personality
Human being constitution
5. The Expert in Intercultural Management and Organisational Culture
Symbols
Hero's
Rituals
Values
To understand a national culture,
we must go beyond the visible layers of culture
experiences
6. The Expert in Intercultural Management and Organisational Culture
Symbols
Heroes
Values /
Dimensions
VALUES:
The implicit part of culture…
Symbols
Hero’s
Rituals
10. The Expert in Intercultural Management and Organisational Culture
PDI Power Distance Index
The extend to which the less
powerful members of society
accept that power is distributed
unequally
11. The Expert in Intercultural Management and Organisational Culture
PDI (Relationship to power)
Illustrations
12. The Expert in Intercultural Management and Organisational Culture
13. The Expert in Intercultural Management and Organisational Culture
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15. The Expert in Intercultural Management and Organisational Culture
16. The Expert in Intercultural Management and Organisational Culture
17. The Expert in Intercultural Management and Organisational Culture
18. The Expert in Intercultural Management and Organisational Culture
19. The Expert in Intercultural Management and Organisational Culture
PDI (Relationship to power)
Scores
France
68
US
40
UK
Costa
Rica
35
Spain
57
Arab
Emirates
90
Israel
13
Russia
93
Japan
54
New
Zealand
22
India
77
Medium
area
Extreme
area
0
100
75
50
25
EGALITARIAN countries HIERARCHICAL countries
China
80
Extreme
area
Italy
50
Norway
31
Belgium
65
20. The Expert in Intercultural Management and Organisational Culture
PDI (Relationship to power)
The impacts of dimension 1 in your daily work
PAYS EGALITAIRES
0
100
50
EGALITARIAN countries HIERARCHICAL countries
COMMUNICATION
INFORMATION
FLOW
DECISION
MAKING
DELEGATION
TAKING
INITIATIVES
CONTROL
Directe
Fluid
Decentralized
Natural
Encouraged
Disliked
Indirecte
Selective
Centralized
Under
control
Sanctioned
Expected
22. The Expert in Intercultural Management and Organisational Culture
IDV(The relationship to the group)
Definitions
Collectivism
:
People
belong
to
in-‐groups
or
collectivities
which
are
supposed
to
look
after
them
in
exchange
for
loyalty.
Individualism
:
People
are
supposed
to
look
after
themselves
and
their
immediate
family
only.
No
group
is
supposed
to
intervene
in
individuals’
choices.
23. The Expert in Intercultural Management and Organisational Culture
Individualism
China (PDI 80 / IDV 20)
24. The Expert in Intercultural Management and Organisational Culture
IDV (Relationship to the group)
Illustrations : extremes coexist
25. The Expert in Intercultural Management and Organisational Culture
IDV : example
Another side of collectivism…
26. The Expert in Intercultural Management and Organisational Culture
IDV(The relationship to the group)
KEY IDEAS
COLLECTIVIST countries INDIVIDUALISTIC countries
0
100
50
«
We
»
consciousness
Limited
private
life
Group
opinion
prevails
Preference
for
harmony
Loss
of
face
(shame)
«
I
»
consciousness
Private
life
is
respected
Personal
opinion
prevails
Preference
for
freedom
Loss
of
self-‐respect
(guilt)
Relationships
before
task
Task
before
relationships
27. The Expert in Intercultural Management and Organisational Culture
IDV(Relationship to the group)
Scores
US
91
UK
89
India
48
Costa
Rica
15
Russia
39
Japan
46
Arab
Emirats
25
0
100
75
50
25
COLLECTIVIST countries INDIVIDUALISTIC countries
China
20
Belgium
75
Norway
69
New
Zealand
79
Canada
80
Medium
area
Extreme
area
Extreme
area
28. The Expert in Intercultural Management and Organisational Culture
IDV (Relationship to the group)
The impacts of dimension 2 of your daily work
PAYS EGALITAIRES
0
100
50
COLLECTIVIST countries INDIVIDUALISTIC countries
COMMUNICATION
STYLE
RELATIONSHIP
IMPORTANCE
RELATIONSHIP
based
on…
RECOGNITION
NEGOTIATION
Implicit
Priority
Trust
Collective
Explicit
Secondary
Individual interest
Personalized
What we offer!Who offers it!
29. The Expert in Intercultural Management and Organisational Culture
IDV (Relationship to the group)
Individualists represents 15% of population
0-‐25
26-‐45
46-‐55
56-‐75
76-‐100
30. The Expert in Intercultural Management and Organisational Culture
IDV (Relationship to the group)
Concept of solidarity
0-‐25
26-‐45
46-‐55
56-‐75
76-‐100
GUANXI
UBUNTU
OUMMA
KEIRETHSU
CHAEBOL
CLAN
31. The Expert in Intercultural Management and Organisational Culture
Collectivism : bribery is not a sin, it is a
illustration of connections
32. The Expert in Intercultural Management and Organisational Culture
Let’ start to combine dimensions….
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
. . . . . . . . . .
EGALITARIAN
INDIVIDUALISTIC
HIERARCHICAL
INDIVIDUALISTIC
EGALITARIAN
COLLECTIVIST
HIERARCHICAL
COLLECTIVIST
INDIA
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS U.K.
JAPAN
COSTA RICA
US
GERMANY
CHINA
RUSSIA AEM
SPAIN
POLAND
FINLAND
PAKISTAN
BELGIUM
33. The Expert in Intercultural Management and Organisational Culture
Charles de Gaulle
(1890 – 1970)
«
Every
French
person
wants
to
benefit
from
one
or
several
privileges.
It’s
his
way
to
claim
his
passion
for
equality»
Let’ start to combine dimensions….
35. The Expert in Intercultural Management and Organisational Culture
MAS (Motivation roots)
Definitions
MASCULINE
societies
:
The
dominant
values
in
society
are
achievement,
success
and
material
goods.
FEMININE
societies
:
The
dominant
values
in
society
are
consensual
approach,
caring
for
others
and
quality
of
life.
Perceptions
assertiveness – discretion
arrogance - weakness
36. The Expert in Intercultural Management and Organisational Culture
MAS (Motivation’s roots)
Scores
Belgium
54
US
62
Venezuela
73
Netherlands
14
Norway
8
Russia
36
Japan
95
UK
Germany
China
66
New
Zealand
58
Spain
42
0
100
75
50
25
FEMININE countries MASCULINE countries
Medium
area
Extreme
area
Extreme
area
Italy
70
Costa
Rica
21
37. The Expert in Intercultural Management and Organisational Culture
MAS (Motivation roots)
KEY IDEAS
FEMININE countries MASCULINE countries
0
100
50
Assertive
behavior
Modest
behavior
Work
in
order
to
live
Live
in
order
to
work
Concensus
first
Decision
first
Sympathy
for
the
unfortunate
Admiration
for
success
Do
your
best
Be
the
best.
Quality
of
life
Perfomance
ambition
39. The Expert in Intercultural Management and Organisational Culture
UAI(Relationship to uncertainty)
Definition
The
extent
to
which
people
feel
threatened
by
uncertainty
and
ambiguity
and
try
to
avoid
such
situations
or
try
to
control
them
40. The Expert in Intercultural Management and Organisational Culture
UAI(Relationship to uncertainty)
Scores
Costa
Rica
86
US
46
Germany
65
UK
35
Sweden
29
Belgium
94
Japan
92
Singapore
8
Italy
75
India
40
0
100
75
50
25
RELAXED countries ANXIOUS countries
China
30
Finland
59
Medium
area
Extreme
area
Extreme
area
Arab
Emirates
80
Norway
N-‐Zealand
50
41. The Expert in Intercultural Management and Organisational Culture
UAI (Relationship to uncertainty)
Illustration : Japan 92
42. The Expert in Intercultural Management and Organisational Culture
EMPIRICISTS
John
Locke
Charles
Darwin
Francis
Bacon
Descartes
Kant
Spinoza
UAI (Relationship to uncertainty)
Illustration : 2 ways of seeing the world
Observe
&
try
RATIONALISTS
Think
&
analyse
43. The Expert in Intercultural Management and Organisational Culture
UAI(Relationship to uncertainty)
KEY IDEAS
RELAXED countries ANXIOUS countries
0
100
50
Fewer
worries
/
health
&
worries
Emotions
are
contained
Competition
is
natural
Failure
is
natural
Flexibility
&
newness
Few
rules
More
worries
/
health
&
money
Emotions
are
expressed
Competition
is
worrying
Failure
scares
Toughness
&
continuity
Emotional
need
for
rules
44. The Expert in Intercultural Management and Organisational Culture
UAI
The concept of failure
RELAXED countries ANXIOUS countries
0
100
50
Identify the person with
the action
“I am what I do ”
“I am my work “
“I am my offer “
“ I am my company”
Disconnect the person
and the action
“I am who I am,
and what I did is my work”
45. The Expert in Intercultural Management and Organisational Culture
UAI (Relationship to uncertainty)
The impacts of dimension 4 of your daily work
PAYS EGALITAIRES
0
100
50
RELAXED countries ANXIOUS countries
PROJECT
PREPARATION
EXPERTISE
CHANGE
INNOVATION
RISK
TAKING
Action
first
Nice
to
have
Accepted
Natural
Favored
Reflexion
first
Essential
Feared
Forced
Controlled
47. The Expert in Intercultural Management and Organisational Culture
A little experience
Long Term Orientation (“LTO”)
Try the fill the missing words
My future will start ___________
My present starts ___________
My pass started ____________
48. The Expert in Intercultural Management and Organisational Culture
LTO (Relationship to time)
Scores
Spain
19
Italy
34
U.S.
29
India
61
Norway
44
0
100
75
50
25
SHORT term countries LONG term countries
China
118
Medium
area
Extreme
area
Extreme
area
Japan
Vietnam
80
U.K.
25
New
Zealand
30
Belgium
38
49. The Expert in Intercultural Management and Organisational Culture
Life cycle
Long Term Orientation (“LTO”)
The
extent
to
which
society
exhibits
a
pragmatic
future
orientated
perspective
rather
than
a
normative
historic
or
near
term
point
of
view
50. The Expert in Intercultural Management and Organisational Culture
LTO (Long Term Orientation)
Key IDEAS
L
If A is true, B is not A & B can be true
Matter & spirit integrated
SHORT term countries LONG term countries
0
100
50
Absolute
truth
Conventional/traditional
Concern
for
stability
Quick
results
expected
Many
truths
Pragmatic
Acceptance
of
change
Perseverance
Matter & spirit separated
51. The Expert in Intercultural Management and Organisational Culture
PAYS EGALITAIRES
0
100
50
SHORT term countries LONG term countries
Lo
MAIN
CONCERN
WORK
VALUES
FOCUS
PROFIT
LOYALTY
DEPENDS
NEGOTIATION
LTO (Long Term Orientation)
in Business
Demand of virtue
Learn, be honest, adapt
Market position
10 years profit
On guanxy, etc..
Possessing the truth
This quarter profit
On bottom line
Freedom/right/achievement
On business needs
Sequential vision Global vision
52. The Expert in Intercultural Management and Organisational Culture
Symbol of « struggle for life »
Illustration : GAMES
SHORT term countries Long term countries
0
100
50
Holistic view
53. The Expert in Intercultural Management and Organisational Culture
1
2
3
4
5
How to use the model?
POWER PDI 40
INDIVIDUALISM IDV 91
MASCULINITY MAS 62
UNCERTAINTY UAI 46
TIME LTO 29
35
15
21
86
--
54
46
95
92
80
U.S. COSINDIA
77
48
56
40
61
31
69
8
50
44
JPN NOR
54. The Expert in Intercultural Management and Organisational Culture
Thanks for your attention
All
Country
values
on
my
blog
www.cultureclash.co
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Jean-Pierre Coene
Jeanpierre.coene@itim.org
+ 32 475 42 16 29
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