Economics

om Maomb coMMUNITY COLLEGE |

Economic Dimensions Research |

Sweden's Economic Values |

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ECON 1160- C1607Proffessor MulderDecember 12, 2013 |

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In this research paper, there is going to be an insight into how cultures of various countries differ in the workplace. For this, I specifically chose the country, Sweden, to gain an aspect on how their culture and economic state to gain knowledge to see how they function today as an nation. Granted, there are numerous ways that culture can define how the workplace gives us insight to how to expand or sell a specific product. Also, I will give information on the given resources that Sweden provides its society and businesses. This research will not just focus on Sweden itself, but it will compare Sweden to other countries.

PART ONE

Professor Geert Hofstede's intensive research in comparative intercultural research, gives Sweden scores of short term orientation culture. In this case, Sweden exhibits great respect for tradition, strong incentive to spend, a lot of impatience, and seeks truthfulness in society. There are five different layers to explore to gain knowledge on Sweden's culture. First I will write about the "Power Distance," which describes how equally power is distributed in Sweden. According to the research, Sweden scores low in this study. In the workplace, workers prefer to direct their bosses by first name and show a dislike to higher ranks. Managers are reliable on their team member's experience. This draws out more direct communication and more members are involved in team projects. To describe Hofstede's study, the workplace in Sweden can best be described as productive and effective in communications with co-workers and maintaining maximum output of services. Their labor forces differ from the rationalist way of following direct orders. To me, this method brings out more productivity of their workers.

Secondly, workplaces are combinations of numerous individual workers with...