March 29, 2010 Reflection...

Today in class we continued to discuss the factors affecting HRM in international markets. Then we covered Hofstede's five dimensions of culture. 1. Individualism/collectivism 2. Power distance 3. Uncertainty avoidance 4. Masculinity/femininity 5. Lon-term/short-term. Then we talked about foreign assignments and the emotional cycle that accompanies it. The emotional cycle is: 1. Honeymoon stage 2. Culture shock 3. Learning 4. Adjustment. We were able to cover a lot of important topics today in class.