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Loyalty In A Dilectivist Culture

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This dimension deals with the fact that all individuals people in social are not proportionate – it communicate the mentality of the way of life towards these does not equal amongst us. Power Distance is interpet as the degree to which the less formidable members of institutions and organisations within a country expect and accept that power is spread out unequally. In the society it is with low power distance, the individuals who try hard to equalize the distribution of power and will normally demand justification for not equal of power. In Taiwan has an moderately high score of 58 on this measurement which indicates that it is a hierarchical society. This implies that people accept a hierarchical order in which everybody has a place and …show more content…

This is manifest in a close long-term commitment to the “member” group, be that a family, extended family or extended relationships. Loyalty in a collectivist culture is paramount and overrides most other societal rules and regulations. Such a society fosters strong relationships, where everyone takes responsibility for fellow members of their group. In collectivistic societies, offence leads to shame and loss of face. Employer/employee relationships are perceived in moral terms (like a family link), hiring and promotion take account of the employee’s in-group. Management is the management of …show more content…

The principal issue here is how a society deals with the fact that the future can never be known since the future cannot be control should it be ok just to let it happen.countries exhibiting strong uncertainty avoidance is maintain rigid codes of belief and behaviour and are intolerant of unorthodox behaviour and ideas. The weak uncertainty avoidance societies maintain a more relaxed attitude in which practice counts more than principles. Taiwan scores 69 on this dimension and thus has a high preference for avoiding uncertainty. Countries exhibiting high Uncertainty Avoidance maintain rigid codes of belief and behaviour and are intolerant of unorthodox behaviour and ideas. In these cultures there is an emotional need for rules (even if the rules never seem to work) time is money, people have an inner urge to be busy and work hard, precision and punctuality are the norm, innovation may be resisted, security is an important element in individual

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