2025 Williams Blog

 Hello guys! Today I will be talking about long term and short term orientation. When it comes to Japan ive come to understand they are very long term oriented. This means they prioritise future satisfaction instead of directly. I think this can be noticed clearly in Japans rapid economic growth after WW2 as companies was working with the future in mind. Also one of the signs of the long term orientation is rapid economical growth. Another characteristic of long term orientation is modest view of yourself. This is also sonething heavily connected to Japanese culture as modesty or Kenkyo which its called is a big part of their culture. Kenkyo means that Japanese people often emphasize humility, group harmony and respect (Japan intercultural consulting).  When it comes to Sweden we are more of the short term orientation according to Hofstede. Now maybe im confused about the meaning of the different orientations but I would like to say that its very uncommon to meet someone in Sw...

 Hello guys, Today I will be talking about everyones favorite subject, politics. When it comes to how Japan is being ruled ive come to understand they have multiple parties however there is only one that always is in power, the Liberal Democratic Party. When it comes to comparing it to Sweden I would say there are several similarities. In Sweden we also have multiple parties. However the rulling party is often the biggest on the right or left block. In Sweden an election is held every 4th year and in my humble opinion the rulling block changes quite often. This can effect the country negatively since I feel no major changes can be made in a 4 year period as compared to the Japanese politics where the rulling party can make plans for many years ahead.  Sweden also shares other similarities with Japan. The biggest one being the similarity with the royal family in Sweden and the Emperor of Japan. Both are a symbolic head of state and have no real power. Fun fact by the way is tha...

 Hello guys, Today I will talk about uncertainty avoidance. As a swede I feel we are quite neutral in the question. It depends a lot on different lines of work. For me, I see Swedish people as people open to taking risk which can also be seen in the large amount of entrepreneurs and startups the country has. However I also feel Swedish people can be scared of taking risk as they don’t want to face the consequences if the risk were to play out bad. I feel a mix of the both can be a good way for a society to develop. I feel this differs from Japanese people because I feel the avoid risks and uncertainty at all costs. I feel people are not encouraged to for example start their own company and instead it’s better to for example stay in the family business as the ie system mentions. I feel the chance to take risks it’s very good thing because for me, I would feel more free.