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ContentsDECLARATION .................................................................................... iAcknowledgements ............................................................................. iiABSTRACT .........................................................................................iiiCHAPTER ONE-INTRODUCTION TO STUDY ........................................ 11.1 Culture ...................................................................................... 41.2 Problem Statement ..................................................................... 51.3 Objective of the Study ................................................................. 71.4 Research question ....................................................................... 71.5 Data Collection ........................................................................... 71.6 Significance of study ................................................................... 81.7 Outline of dissertation ................................................................. 9CHAPTER TWO-LITERATURE REVIEW ............................................. 112.1 National Culture and Cultural Dimensions ..................................... 112.2 Cross-cultural management ........................................................ 162.3 Communication ........................................................................ 182.4 Theoretical framework ............................................................... 20CHAPTER THREE- METHODOLOGY .................................................. 233.1 Research Proposition ................................................................. 233.2 Research Sample and Data Source .............................................. 243.3 Research Design ....................................................................... 253.3.1 Sampling Procedure ............................................................ 263.3.2 Operationalization............................................................... 273.3.3 Instruments ....................................................................... 283.4 Data Collection Procedure .......................................................... 293.5 Data Analysis ........................................................................... 29CHAPTER FOUR- PRESENTATION OF DATA ...................................... 314.1 Demographic Data for the Participants in the Survey ...................... 314.2 Findings .................................................................................. 33CHAPTER FIVE-DISCUSSION, RECOMMENDATIONS & CONCLUSION365.1 Introduction ............................................................................. 365.2 Discussion ............................................................................... 365.2.1 Individualistic vs. Collective.................................................. 385.2.2 Power Distance .................................................................. 425.2.3 Masculinity vs. Femininity .................................................... 455.3 Limitations ............................................................................... 465.4 Recommendations and Conclusions .............................................. 47iv
Bibliography .................................................................................... 50APPENDIX ....................................................................................... 53Table of FiguresTable 1- Demographic data of respondents ............................................................... 32Table 2- Comparison of Employee and Manager Groups ....................................... 32Table 3- Cultural Dimensions from Employee group .............................................. 34Figure 1- Perceptions of Culture .................................................................................... 37Figure 2- Ghana-U.K Comparison of Individualistic Culture ................................. 39Figure 3- Ghana U.K Comparison of Power Distance Culture .............................. 43Figure 4- Ghana- U.K Comparison of Masculinity Culture ..................................... 46v
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