Cross Cultural Communication and Negotiations

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National Culture of Cyprus

Intorduction

In this section, we will examine the National Culture of Cyprus and review a number of specific, key areas. Language and its use will be analysed as well as the role religion rlays in a Cypriots life. Family values are another extremeally important factor in a Cypriots life. Educational structure and participation will be presented as will the business culture of Cyprus.

Geert Hofstede Model

As Cyprus is closely related to greece, I have chosen Greece from the Geert Hofsstede Model to compare and contrast five dimensions of the model with Ireland.

(The Hofstede Centre)

Power Distance (PDI)

Power distance demonstrates “the extent to which less powerful members of institutions and organisations within a country expect and accept that power is distributed unequally”. Greece has a PDI score of 60 (high). A culture with a high PDI score is a culture that believes that the elders in a family should be treated with upmost respect and “inequalities among people are acceptable”. This is considerably higher than Ireland which has a PDI score of 28 (low).

Uncertainty (UAI)

Greece has the highest UAI score of all with a score of 112. This therefore means that Greeks are not overly comfortable in arguable situations. In a high UAI society, rules are extremely important and mist be abided by at all measures. Greeks are very passionate people showing their emotions effectively through their body language rather than verbally. Ireland has a low UAI score of 35. Ideas, imagination and creativity are very important, as are new ways to approach problems.

Individualism (IDV)

Greece receives a low score of 35 for IDV. Greece is a collectivist society, which means that in Greece, family members (incl...

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