Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Across Cultures:
Russia
Hiroki Aoki
Zaire Barabin
Emily Inestroza
Angeline Lozano
Faisal Al Shukaili
Professor Kubler
ENGL 205
October 28, 2016
Collectivism
High
Context
RUSSIAS
FIVE DIMENSIONS OF
CULTURE
Verbal
Communication
Style
Slower
Time
Orientation
High
Power
Distance
Expensive Attire
Formal & Conservative for all genders
No jewelry
Upmost respect
BODY LANGUAGE
Eye Contact/Nodding
Russian Appreciation
GREETINGS
Firm Handshake
Small Space
Before work
LUNCH
Family Time
Centralized
GENDER ROLES
The prettier
sex
The gentleman
Strongly
Respectful
Rely on
Close
Friends
Works Cited
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Management Practices of Russian Entrepreneurs: Implications for Transferability of
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Arutunyan, Anna. "Only Connect: Russia between Individualism and Collectivism." ONLY
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Beekun, Rafik I., Yvonne Stedham, Jeanne H. Yamamura, and Jamal A. Barghouti.
"Comparing Business Ethics in Russia and the US." The International Journal of
Human Resource Management 14.8 (2003): 1333-349. Web.
Dubas, Khalid M. "A Cultural Perspective on Doing Business with Russia."Proceedings of
the Academy for Studies in International Business 1.2 (2001): 1-5. Web.
"Geert Hofstede." Russia. ITIM International, n.d. Web. 26 Oct. 2016.
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Limited, Communicaid Group. "Challenges of Doing Business in Russia."Challenges of
Doing Business in Russia. Communicaid, 8 Mar. 2010. Web. 25 Oct. 2016.
Naumov, Alexander, and Sheila Puffer. "Measuring Russian Culture Using Hofstede's
Dimensions." Applied Psychology 49.4 (2000): 709-18. Web.
Rovello, Jessica. "When It Comes To Business, Relations Between Russia And The U.S.
Are Surprisingly Strong." Forbes. Forbes Magazine, 25 Aug. 2016. Web. 25 Oct. 2016.
Sokolskaya, Eugenia. "Directness in Russias High-Context Culture Eugenia ..." N.p., n.d.
Web. 27 Oct. 2016.
"United States Relations with Russia: Establishment of Relations to World War Two." U.S.
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Vinogradova, Elena, Irina Kozina, and Linda Cook. Russian Labor: Quiescence and
Conflict. Communist and Post-Communist Studies 45.3-4 (2012): 219-31. Print.