Identify and explain the type of intercultural values the people in the underlisted statements can be classified using the five dimensions of differential values as propounded by Geert Hofstede. Note that you need to identify the value, explain it and apply it to the case justifying why you think the people are exhibiting such values i. The manager was very upset when he found out John worked alone on the project. ii. The new CEO refused to move to his two-bedroom estate house and settled in the five-bedroom town house due to the large size of his family.

Identify and explain the type of intercultural values the people in the underlisted statements can be classified using the five dimensions of differential values as propounded by Geert Hofstede. Note that you need to identify the value, explain it and apply it to the case justifying why you think the people are exhibiting such values i. The manager was very upset when he found out John worked alone on the project. ii. The new CEO refused to move to his two-bedroom estate house and settled in the five-bedroom town house due to the large size of his family.

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