Portuguese cultural standards from the French perspective

• Autor(a) principal: Almeida, Samuel Silva de
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10071/18297
• topic: Culture; Difference; Cultural standard; Portugal-France; Gestão cultural; Cultura; Portugal; França

The goal of current master thesis is to identify the Portuguese cultural standards from the perspective of French culture. The methodology that best suits this type of study is the Cultural Standards Method. It allows to determine cultural standards between two specific cultures through narrative interviews with representatives of one of the cultures. The data was gathered during interviews made with French people who have a significant experience of living and working in Portugal. The thesis is divided into two major parts: the first one concerns the theoretical framework of the investigation. Different researches of important authors with basis on crosscultural management were explained. The theoretical part is pursued by comparing Portugal and France according to Geert Hofstede’s cultural dimensions which give an initial overview. The chapter introducing the Cultural Standards Method concludes this section. The second part of the thesis presents the research sample and the subsequent Portuguese cultural standards that were obtained, which are then compared to the Hofstede’s dimensions. This part is completed with case studies based on real experiences, a Portuguese business guide for French people, and the conclusion. The research is valuable for any French person who plans on moving to Portugal and has to be prepared for the encounter with the Portuguese culture.