My Take on Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions as applied to Japan & New Zealand -- Yugo Konno

In many respects, the comparison between Japan and New Zealand was as expected. However, there is one point that surprised me. That is the difference in competitiveness. I had assumed that this competitiveness was derived from Western capitalism, so I did not expect to see higher points in Japan than in New Zealand. If it did not come from the West, I would also make a new guess that it probably originated from the Chinese Imperial examination. Anyway, this is too difficult to find an answer. However, this is interesting, and I like this kind of things.

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  1. TAMONJuly 27, 2022 at 4:16 PM

    It is a interesting idea that competitiveness was derived from China.

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  2. Mashiro YamashitaJuly 27, 2022 at 4:17 PM

    I assumed that the competitiveness is higher points in New Zealand than in Japan, so I was surprised, too!

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  3. Ayano YoshiikeJuly 27, 2022 at 4:19 PM

    I also like this kind of studies. In my view, the comparison between Japan and New Zealand was not expected. I thought Japan was proceeding more gender equality.

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  4. Mayuko NakamuraJuly 27, 2022 at 4:20 PM

    I didn't know that Japan is higher than New Zealand in competitiveness.

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  5. Usa YamagamiJuly 27, 2022 at 4:52 PM

    Hi, Yugo. Japanese people like competition even in video games, and perhaps they are more competitive than one might think.

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  6. David WoodfieldAugust 9, 2022 at 9:10 PM

    Interesting post, Yugo. I wonder if competitiveness in Japan is focused on assisting the group, such as the family, clan, company or country, to do well as opposed to the individual. Perhaps this might be the crux of how the two countries are both competitive, it is in different ways.
    David

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