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American cultural standards
Doležalová, Petra ; Křečková Kroupová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Khelerová, Vladimíra (referee)
The aim of this thesis "American cultural standards" is the identification and explanation of cultural standards typical for American culture and the creation of practical guide of Work and Travel program. American cultural standards are defined according to the interviews with Czech participants in the program Work and Travel USA and my own experience. The cultural standards clearly and concisely indicate the essential differences between American and Czech culture. The thesis also includes advice and recommendations for more effective communication with Americans. The thesis also contains an introduction into intercultural management and methodology of cultural dimensions and standards and their most popular representatives. The thesis is recommended to all who want to be more familiar with American culture or who plan to cooperate with the Americans. The thesis will be most useful for students who plan to participate in the program Work and Travel USA.
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Czech-Spanish business co-operation with a view to the cultural diversity
Řezanková, Dana ; Müllerová, Františka (advisor) ; Plchová, Božena (referee)
The first chapter is devoted to basic information about Spain. I present historical and economic developments of the country. Thoroughly I deal with the economic development during the financial crisis and with foreign trade classified in terms of the most important trading partners and commodities. The second chapter describes the Czech-Spanish business relations from the very beginnings to the present. There is also a subchapter, which is oriented on the state services to the support Czech exporters and importers. The third chapter shows the cultural specific features of both countries using the theories of Geert Hofstede, Edward Hall, Alfons Trompenaars and giving some examples.
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Kulturní specifika managementu multinacionálních firem
Křečková Kroupová, Zuzana ; Pražská, Lenka (advisor) ; Zadražilová, Dana (referee) ; Lehmannová, Zuzana (referee) ; Dobeš, Richard (referee)
Nowadays the world is becoming increasingly economically connected, and cultural diversity of employees is gaining importance as a crucial competitive advantage. Cross-cultural communication ability is becoming a key management skill in multinational firms and is equally important for other employees who are exposed to other cultures in the workplace. This work mainly focuses on cultural specifics of management in multinational firms. The goal of this thesis is to discover how different national cultures influence management of people, particularly work relationships, management tools and organization structures. The author discovers this through cultural dimensions that she updates for the Czech Republic and Slovakia for her work using methodology of Fons Trompenaars. The author tests three hypotheses: about the development of preferences of cultural dimensions in time, differences in preferences of cultural dimensions of Czechs and Slovaks and differences in preferences of cultural dimensions based on people's gender, age and the number of years spent abroad. The work also presents mapping of changes of attitudes in specific work and personal situations of Czechs and Slovaks over a period of time. The work additionally analyzes the influence of economic factors on work attitudes and preferences of cultural dimensions and identifies areas of potential conflicts between the cultures of Czechs and Slovaks in the workplace. It also compares results with other researches about cultural dimensions and cultural standards. The work concludes by presenting culturally specific recommendations for management of Czechs and Slovaks.
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Foreign policy of Japan and its cultural and historical determinants
Taublerová, Lucie ; Lehmannová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Knotková, Vladimíra (referee)
The subject of this diploma thesis is the foreign policy of Japan in the period since the Second World War to the present and its cultural and historical determinants. The aim of the thesis is to identify fundamental cultural and historical factors reflected in Japan's foreign policy and in its behaviour in international relations. The thesis comprises analysis of history, culture and foreign policy of Japan and the connections between them. The thesis is divided into five chapters. The first chapter is focused on the history of Japan. The second chapter concerns Japanese culture and its specifics. The third chapter characterizes Japanese culture using cultural dimensions models by Geert Hofstede and Fons Trompenaars. The fourth chapter focuses on the analysis of Japanese foreign policy. The final chapter attempts to identify the major cultural and historical determinants of Japanese foreign policy.
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Czech-Swiss business relations with the consideration to the cultural differences
Havlíčková, Lenka ; Müllerová, Františka (advisor) ; Korandová, Jiřina (referee)
This thesis tries to analyse the business co-operation between the Czech Republic and Switzerland and describe cultural and business aspects of Switzerland. The first chapter focuses on basic characteristic of Switzerland as language diversity, geography, religion and history. In the last part of this chapter I am inspecting the position of Switzerland to EU. The second chapter is oriented on the Swiss economic situation. The third chapter is devoted to Czech-Swiss business co-operation. The fourth chapter is devoted to the culture according to a study of Geert Hofstede. Next chapter is concerned with the business and cultural specialities. The last chapter is devoted to processing of the questionnaire, whereby I tried to attest how much the knowledge from the literature is related to the real life.
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Business and Cultural Specialities of South Africa
Hančáková, Aneta ; Müllerová, Františka (advisor) ; Korandová, Jiřina (referee)
The first chapter is devoted to the basic information about South Africa - the characteristics of the state, its historical development, political system, foreign relations and economic situation. The second chapter summarises the foreign trade of the state - Southafrican import and export, and how the Czech Republic does business with South Africa. The last chapter is concentrated on the cultural specialities of South Africa. There is information about the inhabitants, religions, official languages, conception of the family, criminality, AIDS, public holidays, business etiquette and the comparison of the Czech and Southafrican cultures based on the Hofstede theory.
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Cultural and historical factors influencing China's behaviour in international relations
Janáčková, Zuzana ; Knotková, Vladimíra (advisor) ; Havlová, Radka (referee)
The aim of this bachelor's thesis is to make an analysis of a cultural and historical influence on a China's position and behaviour in international relations. The work examines the period of Chinese modern times, particularly the second half of the twentieth century. The main selected characteristics of Chinese philosophy and culture are applied on the Chinese foreign policy; the analysis and application of Geert Hofstede's cultural paradigms for Chinese culture is included as well. The main selected aspects of Chinese history and their influence are analysed after that, both in the given period and in present. The conclusion summarises the influence of these factors on Chinese foreign policy and assesses whether this influence is significant. It also contains the evaluation whether the observed influence complies with the reality, it means whether the theory of Chinese foreign policy corresponds with its practice.
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Vliv kultury na politiku Mexika
Burešová, Alena ; Janoušková, Zuzana (advisor) ; Doležal, Tomáš (referee)
Tato práce zkoumá vzájemné vazby mezi kulturou, společenskými normami a principy, sociální diversifikací a politikou Mexika. Jejím hlavním cílem je určení, do jaké míry se latinskoamerická kultura promítá do politického vývoje Mexika. Při charakteristice mexické kultury vychází z výzkumů Geerta Hofstedeho a jeho kulturních dimenzí. Odpovídá na otázku, co vedlo k tomu, že politický vývoj Mexika byl zcela odlišný od vývoje ostatních zemí latinskoamerické kultury. Analyzuje kulturní podmíňenost faktorů, které zapřičinily to, že Mexiku vládla po sedm desetiletí jediná politická strana ? Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI), aniž by se jednalo o diktaturu. Dochází k závěru, že tato nevídaná stabilita není v rozporu s kulturními dimenzemi, ale že PRI dokázala vhodně využít kulturně daný charakter mexické společnosti, vyznačující se vysokou mírou sociální diversifikace. Vytvořila specifický politický systém, v dané kultuře fungující. K jeho změně pak docházelo postupně, s tím jak se proměňoval charakter mexické společnosti. V souvislosti s dynamickým vývojem mexické společnosti následně předpovídá změny kulturních dimenzí.
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