In the United States, 16 percent of DOMESTIC employees were foreign
born. Intel, the American computer chip Giant, pulls in 70 percent of its revenues
from OUTSIDE the United States. So what does this all mean to you? It means the
functionality of cross cultural teams is an increasingly important asset in the
business world. In this blog, we attempt to reinforce the knowledge of our workshop.
The navigation features four of Geert Hofstede's cultural dimensions with explanations for and ways to manage each one.
You can download a reference sheet to see which of your group members fits which dimension here.
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| McCombs Consulting Group's map of the different cultural dimensions |
Pictured above is a map that highlights some of the main countries around the world that exemplify the different cultural dimensions. Each highlighted country is explained in the Map Key. Creation of the map credited to James Davenport.