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Is Malaysia a Risk-averse society?

 
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gloomyGumi



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 6:50 am    Post subject: Is Malaysia a Risk-averse society? Reply with quote

"....Guatemala, Greece, Portugal, Uruguay & Japan rank as the highest uncertainty avoidance nations while Singapore, Jamaica, Denmark & Sweden tolerate new ideas more easily. "

Based on detailed analyses of international employee values that IBM collected from 1967 to 1973
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steki47



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 10:57 pm    Post subject: Re: Is Malaysia a Risk-averse society? Reply with quote

gloomyGumi wrote:
"....Guatemala, Greece, Portugal, Uruguay & Japan rank as the highest uncertainty avoidance nations while Singapore, Jamaica, Denmark & Sweden tolerate new ideas more easily. "

Based on detailed analyses of international employee values that IBM collected from 1967 to 1973


Got a link? Got a more recent study?

Japan, I can believe.
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rayman



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 11:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

NASA also plan to send a man to the moon. According to a 1967 news report.
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chaiplz



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 6:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

rayman wrote:
NASA also plan to send a man to the moon. According to a 1967 news report.


Hahaha! Sorry man but that is NEVER gonna happen. Laughing

What's your news source? Unicorn Magic Today? people on the moon pft..
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Sheikh N Bake



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 7:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Try the CIA Factbook if you want more current information on a given country. Obviously there are so many sources out there; I find the Factbook one of the convenient one-stop sources.
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wangdaning



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 3:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

IBM is now Lenovo. Spell check hasn't caught up, Lenovo is apparently not a word.
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Sublime



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PostPosted: Sun May 01, 2011 1:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I blame Tony Bliar.
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Skyblue2



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PostPosted: Wed May 04, 2011 4:13 am    Post subject: Re: Is Malaysia a Risk-averse society? Reply with quote

gloomyGumi wrote:
"....Guatemala, Greece, Portugal, Uruguay & Japan rank as the highest uncertainty avoidance nations while Singapore, Jamaica, Denmark & Sweden tolerate new ideas more easily. "

Based on detailed analyses of international employee values that IBM collected from 1967 to 1973

Geert Hofstede. UA manifests itself in a variety of ways. One is the propensity to devise and adhere to a rigid set of rules. This sounds like Singapore, yet the island nation scored at the bottom of UA. You really have to look at each situation individually.
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KayuJati



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PostPosted: Wed May 04, 2011 8:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I had actually typed up a response to this question, but either had it deleted or decided not to post (more likely). I forget. Anyway, one cannot properly answer this question without taking into the account the racial differences expressed within the Malaysian population. Certain groups are generally more risk-takers, other groups much more risk-averse.
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