Question

Please use Brazil and New Zealand to create a table that compares two societal cultures on the nine dimensions of culture identified by the GLOBE project. Depending on the countries you choose, you may need to do more research. Your table should have three columns, one with the nine dimensions, one with the first country, and one with the second country. Your table should include the scores and an explanation of what the scores mean.

Following is an example of comparing one dimension between Germany and China:

Dimension	Germany	China
Assertiveness	GLOBE scores: West 4.55 & East 4.73 Highest 25% GLOBE study Work relationships are to the point and strict	GLOBE score: 3.76 Moderate range score Indirect approach to communication

Answer 1

DIMENSIONS	BRAZIL	NEW ZEALAND
POWER DISTANCE	Brazil has Global score of 2.75 Brazil reflects a society that believes hierarchy should be respected and inequalities amongst people are acceptable	New Zealand has Global score of 2.75 New Zealand expresses the attitude of the culture towards these inequalities amongst us.
In-group collectivism	Brazil has Global score of 5.18 The degree to which individuals express pride, loyalty, and cohesiveness in their organization or families	New Zealand has Global score of 3.67 The degree to which individuals express pride, loyalty, and cohesiveness in their organization or families
MASCULINITY	Brazil has Global score of 5.18 The fundamental issue here is what motivates people, wanting to be the best (Masculine) or liking what you do (Feminine).	New Zealand has Global score of 3.22 A high score (Masculine) on this dimension indicates that the society will be driven by competition, achievement and success, A low score (Feminine) on the dimension means that the dominant values in society are caring for others and quality of life
UNCERTAINTY AVOIDANCE	Brazil has Global score of 4.16 The extent to which the members of a culture feel threatened by ambiguous or unknown situations and have created beliefs and institutions that try to avoid these	New Zealand has Global score of 4.75 These societies show a strong need for rules and elaborate legal systems in order to structure life.
LONG TERM ORIENTATION	Brazil has Global score of 3.81 It describes how every society has to maintain some links with its own past while dealing with the challenges of the present and future.	New Zealand has Global score of 3.47 The extent to which individuals engage in future-oriented behaviors such as delaying gratification, planning, and investing in the future
Team Oriented	Brazil has Global score of 6.17 The ability effectively build teams and implement a common purpose or goal among team members.	New Zealand has Global score of 5.44 The ability effectively build teams and implement a common purpose or goal among team members.
PERFORMANCE ORIENTATION	Brazil has Global score of 4.04 Performance orientation is the degree to which innovation, high standards, and excellent performance are encouraged and rewarded.	New Zealand has Global score of 4.72 Performance orientation is the degree to which innovation, high standards, and excellent performance are encouraged and rewarded.
HUMANE ORIENTATION	Brazil has Global score of 3.66 The degree to which fairness, altruism, generosity, and kindness are encouraged and valued is a measure of a country’s humane orientation.	New Zealand has Global score of 4.32 The degree to which fairness, altruism, generosity, and kindness are encouraged and valued is a measure of a country’s humane orientation.
ASSERTIVENESSS	Brazil has Global score of 4.2 Assertiveness is the degree to which individuals are forceful, confrontational, and aggressive, as opposed to cooperative and compassionate	New Zealand has Global score of 3.42 Assertiveness is the degree to which individuals are forceful, confrontational, and aggressive, as opposed to cooperative and compassionate
Institutional Collectivism	Brazil has Global score of 3.83 Institutional collectivism is the degree to which organizational and societal institutions encourage individuals .	New Zealand has Global score of 4.81 Institutional collectivism is the degree to which organizational and societal institutions encourage individuals