UncertaintyAvoidance(不确定性规避).ppt

UncertaintyAvoidance(不确定性规避)AccordingtoHofstede(1998),uncertaintyavoidancereferstothelackoftoleranceforambiguityanduncertaintyandtheneedforformalrulesandhigh-levelorganizationalstructure.,UncertaintyAvoidanceincludestwoforms:LowuncertaintyAvoidanceHighuncertaintyAvoidance,LowUncertaintyAvoidance低度不确定性规避,Culturesoflowuncertaintyavoidancehavelessconcernaboutambiguityanduncertaintyandhavemoretoleranceforavarietyofopinions.（U.S.,Canada,GreatBritain）,HighUncertaintyAvoidance高度不确定性规避,Culturesofhighuncertaintyavoidancehavealowtoleranceforuncertaintyandambiguity.(France,Japan),1.Thereisastrongwinglingnesstolivedaybyday.2.Peoplehavelowlevelofstress.,low,Thereisgreateranxietyaboutthefuture.Peoplehavehighlevelofstress.,high,Peoplearemorerisk-taking.Onehopesforsuccess.,low,Peoplearelessrisk-taking.Failureisfeared.,high,1.Superordinatesmaysay“Idontknow.”2.Lessformalorganizationalstructuresaredesired.,low,Superordinateshavealltheanswers.Formalorganizationalstructuresaredesired.,high,Somecharacteristicsofbusinessculture.,low,high,high,low,low,high,16,TheScoreofUncertaintyAvoidanceIndex,上中下,(50,70),Influence,Eachcountryhaseachculture,wecannottreatanycountriesatthesameattitude.Inthebusiness,aAmericanclerkwillneverunderstandwhystaffshouldstayinthesamecompanyforallhis/herlife.Sotherewillbeconflictbetweenthembecausethatiscultureinfluencethatnot