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    This memorandum compares the differences between workplace culture in Singapore and the United States. It notes that in Singapore, the work pace is faster and employees are paid less compared to the US. Employers in the US are also expected to respect work-life balance more than in Singapore, where employees have less time and freedom to spend with family. Meetings in the US typically start with casual socializing before business is discussed, while Singapore has a more direct approach. Singapore is changing views on women working, as 50% are now employed, and pays employees more based on their education grades like the competitive school system in the US.

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    This memorandum compares the differences between workplace culture in Singapore and the United States. It notes that in Singapore, the work pace is faster and employees are paid less compared to the US. Employers in the US are also expected to respect work-life balance more than in Singapore, where employees have less time and freedom to spend with family. Meetings in the US typically start with casual socializing before business is discussed, while Singapore has a more direct approach. Singapore is changing views on women working, as 50% are now employed, and pays employees more based on their education grades like the competitive school system in the US.

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    MEMORANDUM

    TO:

    PROFESSOR RAJENDRA PANTHEE

    FROM: ELIZABETH GONZALEZ


    SUBJECT: SINGAPORE
    DATE:

    12/13/2013

    The differences of the countries are taken from four dimensions of


    national culture: Power Distance (PDI) Individualism versus
    Collectivism (IDV) Masculinity versus Femininity (MAS) Uncertainty
    Avoidance (UAI). And with all the new research we keep finding new
    dimensions, with teleology and all.
    I would like to look at the differences between Singapore and the USA.
    In the USA the work pace is relatively slower. As is in Singapore they
    move fast, they want the fastest, and they get paid less. In the USA it
    is a common expectation for employers to respect its employees' work
    and life balance. And we all know that work hours are shorter and
    much room is given for employees to spend their time with their loved
    ones. As in Singapore they really dont have much time or freedom to
    request day to spend with their family. It is very usually for Americans
    companies to have family-themed events regularly, Labor day,
    Company party day, and you can even spent time at your bosses
    house celebrating a sports event or birth day.
    When you go to meetings in the USA you spend the first part of the
    meeting socializing with your colleagues before you even get to
    business. The USA has a more casual/ personal approach when
    dealing with co-workers or anyone in command.
    For example,
    colleagues will spend the first few minutes of a meeting for casual talks
    before the real work-related conversation take place.
    One of the very things take is taking place in Singapore is that now
    50% of the women are employed; they are changing their views on
    women working. I know that the USA values high education, but one of
    the things that I like about Singapore is that they depend on their

    grades to get more money. Like the USA they compete for the best
    schools.

    Citation
    Geert Hofstede, National Culture Dimensions. Beverly Hills CA: Sage Publications,
    1980

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