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Análisis de las diferencias culturales en empresas México-alemanas a través del modelo de Hofstede

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  • Franziska Tengler
  • Diana del Consuelo Caldera-González

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Actualmente, las relaciones comerciales entre México y Alemania se han fortalecido, siendo México el único país latinoamericano con un Tratado de Libre Comercio con Alemania. El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar el modelo cultural de Hofstede, para explicar las similitudes y diferencias culturales entre organizaciones alemanas y mexicanas, lo cual permite generar una gestión exitosa del talento humano en un entorno multicultural. Se utilizó el modelo cultural de Geert Hofstede por ser uno de los enfoques culturales más reconocidos acerca de la investigación intercultural. Se trata de una investigación documental con enfoque descriptivo, cuyas conclusiones resaltan que la cultura alemana y la cultura mexicana coinciden solamente en dos de las dimensiones propuestas por Hofstede: la masculinidad y la evitación de incertidumbre. Además, se encontró que Alemania tiene una distancia de poder pequena y una orientación a largo plazo; por su parte México posee una distancia de poder alta y una orientación a corto plazo. Más allá, el individualismo y la restricción prevalecen en organizaciones alemanas, mientras que el colectivismo y la indulgencia sobresalen en empresas mexicanas. Indiscutiblemente, las diferencias mencionadas deben considerarse cuando se desea una gestión exitosa del talento humano en el entorno mexicano-alemán. ****** Current commercial relationships between Mexico and Germany are stronger because said Latin American country is the only case of a Free Trade Agreement with that European counterpart. The objective of this work is to analyze Geert Hofstede’s cultural model and explain the similarities and differences between Mexican and German organizations, which enables to successfully manage human talent in multicultural environments. Such model was adopted as it is one of the most widely-known cultural approaches in intercultural research, and this documentary study took a descriptive approach. The conclusions highlight the fact that these cultures only coincide in two of the dimensions proposed by Hofstede: masculinity and uncertainty avoidance. Besides, Germany was found to have short power distance and long-term orientation. In turn, Mexico presented a long power distance and short-term orientation. Furthermore, individualism and restriction dominate German organizations, while collectivism and indulgence stand out in Mexican companies. These differences must be considered when successful human talent management in the Mexican-German context is the goal.

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  • Franziska Tengler & Diana del Consuelo Caldera-González, 2018. "Análisis de las diferencias culturales en empresas México-alemanas a través del modelo de Hofstede," Revista CEA, Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano, vol. 4(7), pages 49-65, May.
  • Handle: RePEc:col:000549:017857
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