EXPATRIATE DEVELOPMENT SERIES

Latin America

IntroductionInternational Retailing: Latin America

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• Language • Cultural

Flexibility• Food Flexibility• Population

Density comfort

• Amenity Requirements

• Self-Awareness

International Retailing: Latin America

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Personal Assessment

Assess Language Skills and Interest Cultural Flexibility Food Flexibility Population Density Comfort Amenity Requirements

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Anecdotes from two personals

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Personal Assessment

Assess Language Skills and Interest

Latin Alphabet Video

Dominant Language by Country

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Personal Assessment

Assess Cultural Flexibility

Mexico

Barrio

Buenos Aires

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Personal Assessment

Hofstede’s Cultural Dimension A method for examining cultures on a

comparative scale

Flags of Latin America

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What is Hofstede’s Cultural Dimension?

Power Distance Index (PDI): the extent to which the less powerful members of organizations and institutions (like the family) accept and expect that power is distributed unequally

Individualism (IDV): Individually oriented societies everyone is expected to look after him/herself and his/her immediate family Masculinity (MAS): the distribution of roles between the genders

Uncertainty Avoidance Index (UAI): a society's tolerance for uncertainty and ambiguity

Long-Term Orientation (LTO): Examination of an orientation toward a broader scope aimed at a sweep of history requiring thrift and perseverance to succeed

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Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions

Key:Power Distance (PDI) Individualism (IDV)Masculinity (MAS) Uncertainty Avoidance (UAI) Long Term Orientation (LTO)

Hofstede Cultural Dimensions

Nation PDI IDV MAS UAI LTO

Canada 38 80 50 45 20

United Kingdom 35 89 66 35 25

United States 40 91 62 46 29

Argentina 49 46 56 86 NA

Brazil 69 38 49 76 65

Costa Rica 35 15 21 86 NA

Honduras NA NA NA NA NA

Mexico 81 30 69 82 NA

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Personal Assessment

Food Flexibility Latin & Caribbean FoodLatin American Cuisine and Recipes

Thyme, cilantro, oregano, capers, olive and chili’s are common herbs and spices in Latin American Cuisine

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Latin & Caribbean Food

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Personal Assessment

Population Density Comfort

Population Density

City Country per Kilometer

New York City, US 10,452

Buenos Aires, Argentina15,028

São Paulo, Brazil 7,247

Mexico City, Mexico 5,954

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 5,234

Source: World Bank Data, 2010

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Personal Assessment

Amenity Requirements Appliances Residences Bathing Facilities Environmental Control Outside Space Parking

(title: House amenity in Chile)

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Personal Assessment

Self- Awareness Ability to Act Outside of Comfort Zone Tolerance for the Gaps Acceptance of Assistance Willingness to Break Routine

Latin American Business Etiquette

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Self-Awareness

Ability to Act Outside of Comfort Zone Live and perform in foreign

environment Awareness of your new environment Accept foreign culture and lifestyle

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Self-Awareness

Need to endure unfamiliar environment Language or culture

Need to consider unexpected situations and outcomes

Tolerance for Ability Gaps Need to consider a learning

curve to adopt new tasks

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Self-Awareness

Acceptance of Assistance Be ‘open-minded’ with others

Hierarchical nature of working environment in Latin America

Need to learn roles of people in each society High reliance on others

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Self-Awareness

Willingness to Break RoutineHousing and Land Development

EXPATRIATE DEVELOPMENT SERIES

Latin America