Author

  • Ahsan Qamar

    • Faculty of Management and Human Resource Development, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Malaysia
    • Malaysia

  • Saqib Muneer

    • Faculty of Management and Human Resource Development, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Malaysia
    • Malaysia

  • Ahmad Jusoh

    • Faculty of Management and Human Resource Development, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Malaysia
    • Malaysia

  • Halimah Idris

    • Faculty of Management and Human Resource Development, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Malaysia
    • Malaysia

Abstract

This paper puts forwards different existing theories on classifying cultures of different countries. The first theory it introduces is of Hofstede’s cultural aspects, then the Hall’s Method of classifying culture into low and high context, and lastly the model of cultural differences by Trompenaars. Following that is the discussion on the interaction between organizational behaviour and the national culture. The focus would be the influence of culture on employee motivation, communication, organizational changes and conflict resolution.

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Qamar, A., Muneer, S., Jusoh, A., & Idris, H. (2013). The Relationship between Organizational Conduct and National Culture. Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies, 5(2), 82-88. https://doi.org/10.22610/jebs.v5i2.382

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2013-02-28

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