The cultural influence on decision-making processes in ICT companies: case studies of Brazil and Estonia

dc.contributor.advisorReino, Anne, juhendaja
dc.contributor.advisorVissak, Tiia, juhendaja
dc.contributor.authorDe Vincenzo Ordones, Karen
dc.contributor.otherTartu Ülikool. Sotsiaal- ja haridusteaduskondet
dc.contributor.otherTartu Ülikool. Riigiteaduste instituutet
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-04T11:06:55Z
dc.date.available2013-09-04T11:06:55Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractThe ICT (Information and Communication Technology) companies have been powering the global market since its existence and today it represents the most preeminent industry of the 21st century. Having this sector in the limelight of today’s society, this thesis has based its qualitative case studies in ICT companies of both Brazil and Estonia. The empirical data collected for this study targets how the companies employees deal with hierarchy, authority, team-work and implementing decisions. Therefore, as stated in the title, this thesis aims to identify how culture influences decision-making processes in ICT companies of Brazil and Estonia. The empirical data was analyzed trough the theoretical support of authors from the area of cultural anthropology, sociology and management. The countries studied are located in the extremities of the globe and have contrasting cultural differences, which is evidenced in theories and supported by the results. Brazil and Estonia culturally perceive authority and relations between superiors and subordinates in a completely distinctive way. Whilst Estonians do not give importance for statuses or hierarchic structures, Brazilians, on the other hand, not only feel the need for a strong hierarchic structure but also praise status. In spite of having similar types of decision-making, their attitudes within work environment differs on how much freedom, support and initiatives they have for suggesting or even implementing decisions.en
dc.description.urihttp://tartu.ester.ee/record=b2660879~S1*estet
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10062/32635
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherTartu Ülikoolet
dc.subject.othermagistritöödet
dc.subject.otherrahvuskultuuret
dc.subject.otherkultuurierinevusedet
dc.subject.otherkultuuriantropoloogiaet
dc.subject.otherjuhtimineet
dc.subject.otherotsustamineet
dc.subject.otherinfotehnoloogia juhtimineet
dc.subject.otherBrasiiliaet
dc.subject.otherEestiet
dc.titleThe cultural influence on decision-making processes in ICT companies: case studies of Brazil and Estoniaen
dc.typeThesisen

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