Question

People in a certain country are rather relaxed about planning for future contingencies and events. This would be an example of which of the following Hofstede dimensions 1. time dimension 2. orientation towards things 3. uncertainty avoidance 4. Masculinity 5. Long term orientation QUESTION 13 You're running a manufacturing operation in a country with high power distance and high collectivism. characterized as You would probably be most successful with a management style 1. collegial and open 2. sharing and participative 3. top-down and rigid 4. bottom up and flexible 5.collaborative and competitive

Answer 1

Answer 1:

Uncertainty avoidance:

Uncertainty avoidance means the people of a particular culture have tolerance towards unpredictability or uncertainty.

And, in the above example, people in a certain country are relaxed about planning for contingencies and future events which shows that they are tolerant towards unpredictability.

Answer 2:

Collegial and Open Management style

High power distance means that the hierarchy is clearly set and carried out in the society without any doubts from the top to bottom and the distribution of power is distributed equally.

High collectivism means that the culture of the society is based on giving importance to the needs of the community over the individual.

The most successful Management Style would be Collegial and Open Management style because under this management style all the members of an organization are encouraged to participate in the decision making and share the power.

Therefore, for a manufacturing operation company, this style would be a success giving chance to all the members to speak up, participate in the decision making by sharing equal power among all the levels of the organization.

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