French Culture vs Indonesian Culture
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HTM 3242
INTERCULTURAL MANAGEMENT
REFLECTIVE LEARNING
Ms. Sara Abourich
Vicentia
1007LR213
BR2
France and Indonesia are two different countries with different cultures, lifestyle and behavior. It is so obvious that Indonesian is more traditional compared to French, where most Indonesian is scared to make mistakes and be judged by people around them yet French are more open to mistakes and judges from the surrounding. In this reflective learning, I will compare French and Indonesian by using Hofstede model. There are five dimensions in Hofstede’s theory, which are Power Distance, Uncertainty Avoidance, Individualism/Collectivism, Masculinity/Femininity and Short-Term/Long-Term Orientation.
Power Distance refers to the extent to which the less powerful members of organizations and institutions accept and expect that power be distributed unequally. In French culture, in a family, children are given the freedom to experiment new things instead of being told to be obedient. However, in Indonesia, we as children are told to be obedient and parents are less likely to give their children a freedom to experience new things. Most of the children in Indonesia especially in Medan are told to behave like the way the parents want them to. In French, the children are free to explore their surrounding, for instance when I was in Toulouse, I saw two children who did not know each other and from different races can be friend just in a second. This kind of situation will not happen in Indonesian, as parents are not allowed the children to talk to strangers, which banned us from being humble and open with our surrounding.
Uncertainty avoidance refers to the extent a culture programs its members to fill either uncomfortable or comfortable in un-structure situation. In this dimension, Indonesia has a medium low preference for avoiding uncertainty, which means there is a strong preference in Indonesia toward the Javanese culture regarding separation of internal self from
HTM 3242
INTERCULTURAL MANAGEMENT
REFLECTIVE LEARNING
Ms. Sara Abourich
Vicentia
1007LR213
BR2
France and Indonesia are two different countries with different cultures, lifestyle and behavior. It is so obvious that Indonesian is more traditional compared to French, where most Indonesian is scared to make mistakes and be judged by people around them yet French are more open to mistakes and judges from the surrounding. In this reflective learning, I will compare French and Indonesian by using Hofstede model. There are five dimensions in Hofstede’s theory, which are Power Distance, Uncertainty Avoidance, Individualism/Collectivism, Masculinity/Femininity and Short-Term/Long-Term Orientation.
Power Distance refers to the extent to which the less powerful members of organizations and institutions accept and expect that power be distributed unequally. In French culture, in a family, children are given the freedom to experiment new things instead of being told to be obedient. However, in Indonesia, we as children are told to be obedient and parents are less likely to give their children a freedom to experience new things. Most of the children in Indonesia especially in Medan are told to behave like the way the parents want them to. In French, the children are free to explore their surrounding, for instance when I was in Toulouse, I saw two children who did not know each other and from different races can be friend just in a second. This kind of situation will not happen in Indonesian, as parents are not allowed the children to talk to strangers, which banned us from being humble and open with our surrounding.
Uncertainty avoidance refers to the extent a culture programs its members to fill either uncomfortable or comfortable in un-structure situation. In this dimension, Indonesia has a medium low preference for avoiding uncertainty, which means there is a strong preference in Indonesia toward the Javanese culture regarding separation of internal self from