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A 15 page research paper that, first of all, examines Hofstede's conception of cultural dimensions as they apply to the culture of the United States. Then, this understanding is applied to the mediation process and how American cultural concepts may differ from those of another country, using China as an example. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
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1997). His work has been instrumental in advancing understanding regarding the fact that individuals of different societies hold divergent values and core concepts regarding the nature of organizations and interpersonal
business relations. The following discussion, first of all, examines Hofstedes conception of cultural dimensions as they apply to the culture of the United States. Then, this understanding is applied to
the mediation process and how American cultural concepts may differ from those of another country, using China as an example. Hofstedes Cultural Dimensions Hofstede defines a countrys culture as
"collective mental programming; it is that part of our conditioning that we share with other members of our nation, region, or group, but not with members of other nations, regions
or groups" (Wentworth and Chell, 1997, p. 285). Hofstede conducted extensive research into what factors serve to differentiate one culture from another. This involved a sample group that encompassed
over 100,000 international business managers (Wentworth and Chell, 1997). Many researchers have looked to Hofstedes description of four cultural dimensions, which resulted from his research, as a means to
analyze the differences between societies (Ferle, Edwards and Mizuno, 2002). The four cultural dimension outlined by Hofstede are: 1. individualism versus collectivism; 2. large or small power distance; 3. strong
or weak uncertainty avoidance and 4. masculinity versus femininity (Wentworth and Chell, 1997 p. 285). While Hofstedes work ultimately concerned more than these four principles, he viewed these dimensions as
"universal constructs," which provide a reference for comprehending how a culture resolves the fundamental problems of life in organizations (Fernandez, et al, 1997). The following examination of these categories looks
at them in regards to how they apply to American culture. Individualism : Individualism versus collectivism refers to the attitudes that people within a particular culture hold concerning
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