Analysis and comparison of German and Japanese culture with special focus on leadership

Dossier / Travail , 2017 , 17 Pages , Note: 2,0

Gestion d'entreprise - Direction d'entreprise, Management, Organisation

The aim of this paper is to analyze the differences in business leadership in Germany and Japan, based on widely known and academically respected cultural frameworks. This is particularly important for globally operating firms in order to have the greatest possible success, to motivate the employees, and avoid business failure due to cultural clashes.
The intention of chapter 2 is to provide the reader with an understanding of the terms culture and leadership. Furthermore, this chapter focuses on the description and explanation of the cultural theories of Edward T. Hall, Fons Trompenaars and Charles Hampden-Turner, as well as the Globe Study.
Chapter 3 focuses on the description of Geert Hofstede’s cultural dimensions theory. In order to distinguish the German and Japanese culture and its leadership styles, two selected dimensions of his theory will be applied. At the end of this chapter, both cultures are differentiated again, and it is determined which style of leadership suits to which culture.
Finally, the term work in chapter 4 comes to a conclusion that refers to the gained
knowledge of the previous chapters.

Table of contents

List of Abbreviations

1 Introduction

2 Cultural theories and definitions
2.1 Culture and leadership
2.2 Main Cultural theories
2.2.1 Theory of Edward T. Hall
2.2.2 Theory of Fons Trompenaars and Charles Hampden-Turner
2.2.3 Cultural dimensions according the GLOBE-Study

3 Cultural Dimensions in Germany and Japan
3.1 Cultural theory of Geert Hofstede
3.2 Analyze by using the dimension “Power Distance”
3.2.1 Germany
3.2.2 Japan
3.3 Analyze by using the dimension “Masculinity versus Femininity”
3.3.1 Germany
3.3.2 Japan
3.4 Comparison of both cultures with focus on leadership 4 Conclusion Bibliography

Index of internet sources

• Université: University of applied sciences, Munich
• Note: 2,0
• Auteur: Andreas Schmidt (Auteur)
• Année de publication: 2017
• Pages: 17
• N° de catalogue: V437692
• ISBN (ebook): 9783668781405
• ISBN (Livre): 9783668781412
• Langue: anglais
• mots-clé: analysis, german, japanese