For MBA/PGDM

1. .• Which country has BULL-FIGHTING as cultural event ?
• Which country won 2010 FIFA world cup ?
• Which country is known for La Tomatina/ Tomato Festival ?
• How many of you have come across the most trending song
of Despecito by Louis Fonci ?
RAPID FIRE

2. Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions
Spain vs New-zealand
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Submitted by :-
Anuj Thapa
Arkadeep Chakraborty
Irina Upadhyay
Bedish Srivastava
Rahul Paul

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Geographical Location
• South-western Europe occupying 85% of Iberian
Peninsula.
 Boundaries
• Mediterrian Sea on South & Atlantic Sea on North-
west.
• France, Portugal & Morocco.
Capital:- Madrid ( Largest City).
Currency:- Euro.
Time:- 4h 30min. behind of India.
Spain

5. . Religion
• Freedom of religion is guaranteed by Spanish
constitution.
• Major population of Spain is Catholic.
• Other religion practiced – Islam, Judaism,
Protestantism, Hinduism.
 Language
• Official language:- Spanish (Romantic language).
• Regional language:- Catalan, Galician and Basque.

6. . Cultural Facts
• European cultures based on a variety of historical influences.
• Third highest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the
world.
• Greatest painters during the Spanish Golden Age period
included El Greco, Picasso and Miro.
• Major contribution in Architecture and Cinema also.
 Politics
• Democratic Parliamentary constitution.
• President is head of the Government.
• Multi-party system.
• Election process occurred.

7. .Festivals
Semana
Santa
(Easter)
San Fermin
(Bull Run)
La
Tomatina
Feria de
Sevilla
Fallas of
Valencia Carnival
Saint
John’s Eve
The Wine
Battle of
Haro

8. Sports
• Soccer- La Liga
UEFA Champions League.
• Motorsports- Grand Prix
Formula one.
• Bullfighting-
Dress
• Mantilla
• Peineta
• Gilet
Food
• Croquettes.
• Tortilla Espanola.
• Pisto
• Cured meats.

9. Interesting Facts
DO’S
• Always dress properly, when go out.
• Shake hand whenever met someone.
• Be ready for late lunch and dinner.
• Business appointments should always be made well in
advance.
• 2 hr. post lunch sleeping is very popular, known as Siesta.
• If you receive a gift, it is a kind of mandatory to give
him/her a return gift.

10. Don’ts
• Don’t rush or take punctuality too seriously.
• Don’t get involved in discussion about regionalship.
• Don’t expect to enter into business discussion at the
start of a meeting.
• Don’t expect to get many options for vegetarian.
• Don’t complain about smoking.
• Don’t display signs of over assertiveness or superiority.
• Don’t wear wrong things.

11. POWER DISTANCE
• Spain’s score on this dimension (57) is
a high score, which means that Spain
has a hierarchical society.
INDIVIDUALISM vs COLLECTIVISM
• Spain is Collectivist because of its score
in this dimension (51).
MASCULINITY
• Spain scores 42 on this dimension.

12. .
UNCERTAINTY AVOIDANCE
• it is Uncertainty Avoidance, as is
reflected in a high score of 86.
LONG TERM ORIENTATION
• Despite an intermediate score of 48,
Spain is a normative country.
INDULGENCE
• With a low score of 44, Spain is not
an Indulgent society.

13. . NewZealand
• An Island country in South-Western Pacific ocean
comprising two main landmasses ( North & South
Island).
• Govt. system is Parliamentary, Democracy, and
commonwealth realm.
• Free market economy , prices of goods are
determined in free price system.

14. Spain
vs
New Zealand
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15. CONCLUSION
Spanish culture places a large emphasis on
personal pride.
The culture highlights the importance of family.
Individuals tend to avoid ambiguity but accept a
familiar risk situation.
Hierarchy and position are extremely significant.
Authority to make decision rests with individual in
highest authority.

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