You are an english speaking person starting a job in Japan for a large corportat
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You are an english speaking person starting a job in Japan for a large corportation for a few years. Then you are moved to France to work for another few years. Compare these two countries work culture using this websites tool (https://www.hofstede-insights.com/product/compare-countries/) then answer the following...
What is important to do to become a valuable team member if youre a foreigner?
How can you make it easier to adjust to these two different cultures?
Using the statistics from the website, how can interpret your Japanese colleagues better? Your French colleagues?
Explanation / Answer
What is important to do to become a valuable team member if you're a foreigner?
To become a valuable asset of the company and a valuable team member if you are a foreigner, then you need to be enthusiastic about your work. As your work is in a different country, you should pitch out ideas which you have used in your country. Learn the language of that country, love your company, be friends with your colleagues and be a team member don’t just isolate your self from others. Take part in meetings and activity which can grow the company.
How can you make it easier to adjust to these two different cultures?
In starting it is tough to adjust in that culture, as you don’t know the language of that country, but sooner or later you will get hang of it and will follow the culture. One just needs some time to adjust. Be friends with locals and employees of that company. Talk to them, discuss the culture of the country, try to learn the language of the country.
Using the statistics from the website, how can interpret your Japanese colleagues better? Your French colleagues?
Power Distance
According to statistics from the website, Japan seems to surpass France. The Japan colleague treat every individual equally and since there childhood they are thought. Japan scores 54 while France score 68, the difference is not much.
Individualism
Japan number is slightly low than France for Individualism, France score 71 and Japan score 46. Individualism means first thinking of the family and then others, and in Japan, the younger sibling has to leave the home and he has to make his own home, and according to the website, Japanese are more loyal to the company.
Masculinity
Japan score is 95 and France score is 43, Japanese people are more fundamentalist than any other in the world. From the very young age, Japanese children are taught competence, and this can be seen in their work.
Uncertainty Avoidance
Japan score is 92 and France score is 86
Long-Term Orientation
Japan score is 88 and France score is 63
Indulgence
Japan score is 42 and France score is 48
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