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Low Uncertainty avoidance (Communication Dimension)
- 1. UNCERTAINTY AVOIDANCE The extent to which the culture feels threatened by ambiguous, uncertain situations and tries to avoid them by establishing more structure.
- 2. Relaxed, less Hard work is not a virtue per stress emotions not se conflict and competition seen as shown Acceptance of dissent fair Play Flexibility Less need for rules Low Uncertainty Avoidance
- 3. Traits of Uncertainty Avoidance High Uncertainty Avoidance Low Uncertainity Avoidance social norms conservatism, law and order openness to change, innovation xenophobic tolerance of diversity express emotions supress emotions politics / weak interest in politics legal system high interest in politics citizen protest repressed citizen protest accepted more and specific laws and regulations fewer and general laws and regulations
- 4. little persecution for beliefs Avoid ritualization and ceremony teachers have all answers teachers may say structured learning family Protestant, Buddhism, Taoism, Hinduism Ritualized / ceremonial school Catholic, Islam, Judaism, Shintoism aggressively fundamentalist religion open-ended learning traditional gender roles fewer gender roles children taught world is hostile children taught world is benevolent
- 5. Arab Countries Morocco Ecuador Germany Thailand Bangladesh 6 6 1 -7 -11 -28 PHILIPPINES -96 Countries of Low Uncertainty Avoidance
- 6. References http://www.andrews.edu/~tidwell/bsad560/HofstedeUncertainityAvoidance.html http://www.laits.utexas.edu/orkelm/kelmpub/uncertainty.pdf Ludwig, M., & Koester, J., (2006). Intercultural Competence : Interpersonal Communication Across Cultures. Boston: Pearson A and B. Martin, J. (2007). Intercultural communication in contexts. Boston: McGraw - Hill Companies.
- 7. References http://www.andrews.edu/~tidwell/bsad560/HofstedeUncertainityAvoidance.html http://www.laits.utexas.edu/orkelm/kelmpub/uncertainty.pdf Ludwig, M., & Koester, J., (2006). Intercultural Competence : Interpersonal Communication Across Cultures. Boston: Pearson A and B. Martin, J. (2007). Intercultural communication in contexts. Boston: McGraw - Hill Companies.