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According to our research, our analysis and our experiences, we can assume that the pastime statements could help us to have a better understanding on how and wherefore there is such a big difference of suicide rate at workplace between two companies competing in the same sectorThe following statements are based on Geert Hofstede organizational dimensions model and on Trompenaars and Hampden-Turners different researches about organizational tillage and perplexity style. Between those two research projects, not all of the statements would be relevant for our research, so we will highlight the ones that can give us some answers about the reason of a high suicide rate in France Telecom than in Claro level off though both are competing in the same sector.1.Means vs Goal oriented cultureThis first aspect is directly related to the effectiveness of the organization. Hence, in a means oriented culture, people identify with the how, in other words, how they will hold on a project, while in a goal oriented culture, people identify with the what, that is to say that they need to achieve a specific project or results within the organization.According to our research, we can say that Claro (Colombia) is a means oriented culture while France Telecom (France) is a goal oriented culture, the what and the arrested development of achieving goals no matter how, gives stress and pressure to the employee.2.Internally driven vs externally drivenWith this aspect, the idea of satisfaction is not about the employee, but about the customer. In an internally driven culture, honesty and business ethics matters, while in an externally culture, the only important thing is to meet the customers requirements. In Colombia, the employee feel same(p) that if they r... ...anagement orders, while the solar system tends to have an impersonal bureaucracy and a high individualism within the different management levels.8.Deal vs relationship managementIn deal-oriented cultures, managers tend to focus on the task and on the project itself and want to keep the head down to business. At the extreme, some of those managers may even avoid discussions with their employees. France is a good example of deal oriented culture indeed, managers care more about business than about people. On the other hand, in a relationship oriented culture, as it is in Colombia, managers care more about people and put value on relation with them. It is important for managers to launch a trustworthy relationship with their employees and to get to know each of them in order to understand how each of them work and therefore create a pure atmosphere within the team.