| USA | MEXICO | FRANCE | OTHER |
| - Power Distance
impersonal, rule-oriented, flat organization central authority |
+ Power Distance
personal power, benevolent dictator hierarchy democratic |
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| + Individualism, wants autonomy, focus on person, initiative valued | - Individualism, wants directions, focus on group, conformity valued | ||
| - uncertainty avoidance, likes flexible work roles | + uncertainty avoidance, prefers defined work roles | ||
| + masculinity, clear sex roles, men are dominant, high performance = $$ | + masculinity, clear sex roles, men are dominant, high performance = $$ | ||
| Merit pay | Harmony, loyalty, daily/weekly pay | ||
| Health care not all covered | Health care covered, + MORE for whole family | All health + dental covered | |
| No commuting costs | Buses to work | Commuting costs paid | |
| Meals on your own, 30-60 minutes | 2 meals included, 30-45 minutes | 2-hour lunches paid/subsidized | |
| 1 week vacation/yr | 1 week vacation/yr | 4 weeks/yr, Canada = 3 | |
| Firing: At Will, no reason needed | Firing: Difficult after first 28 days, for dishonesty/violence | 6 weeks pay after 1/2yr work (Mexico | |
| The Impact of 'Inpats' by Joinson, in HR Magazine, April 1999 | Managing HR in Mexico,by Schuler, Jackson, Jackofsky & Slocum, Business Horizons May/June 1996 |