Answer to Question #318147 in Management for Puchu

Question

Green Bell is a good retail giant in India currently only confined to metro cities for their giant super store outlets, they are planning to spread to smaller cities in India. While working on the resource allocation. HR is planning on shifting a few of the current staff to new locations. While recruiting local staff at each location in parallel. They need to engage the current staff in training for the newer audience. Discuss the expansion from the point of view of Hofsteds's five dimensions to include in the training.

Answer 1

According to Hofstede the five main dimensions are identity, power, gender, uncertainty and finally time.

• Identity. They should ensure that they have their customers attention and develop a close relationship with them.
• Power. They should maintain strict rules to establish on how they relate with both clients and competitors and with this authority is established.
• Gender. They should equal opportunity to both musculine and feminine roles at work in order to achieve more.
• Uncertainty. They should learn how to deal with uncertain situations and have tolerance for ambiguity.
• Time. Time is a reference to culture tasks and relationships. They should be patient with their growth as time is a key factor.