Choose Two Nationalities And Try To Identify To Which Dimension They Belong To And What Implications There Would Be In The Workplace
Choose two nationalities and try to identify:
- To which dimension they belong to
For this question I have chosen the Americans and the French as they represent very different aspects of the western world. Furthermore, although allies in the international market place and community, there is a continued hostility and intolerance of each other in terms of their cultures and practices, both in the work place and social traditions and beliefs, which makes the comparison even more interesting.
In determining to which dimension the French and the Americans belong to we should look at the differences in how they deal with their cultural problems and how they perceive the world around them. America was referred to as ‘The New World’ when it was discovered and this is still relevant to this day in its national identity. America was built on philosophy and freedom of expression, in a way derived from the new, bountiful land that greeted the first settlers. With a blank canvas it was seen that anything that you set out to achieve was possible because you had at your disposal a seemingly endless supply of material and land to do what you wished, which was no longer available in Europe. This frontier mentality encapsulates the ‘American Dream’, you can achieve any goal and after the presidency was established after the War of Independence, that any citizen could become president, and not have it depend on their social standing or wealth. The greatest proponent of this ideal was Abraham Lincoln who came from simple beginnings to become the most important and revered of all US presidents.
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