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employee. Longterm employment is relatively more important for an employee of Sony Long term orientationThe fifth and last dimension in the extended framework is longterm vs. shortterm orientation. Countries which score high on this dimension value future obligations, and future opportunities. The countries which score low can be characterized as shortterm oriented. They are oriented towards the present and consider the following as important: experience and fulfilling social obligations. We find the following three factors as the most important polar extremes regarding to HRM. Table : Long Term OrientationLong Term OrientationShort Term OrientationOpportunities and relationships is evaluated on future possibilitiesOpportunities and relationships is evaluated on past experienceRelationships is more important then experience Experience is more important then relationships.Opportunistic behavior is often expostOpportunistic behavior is often exanteAs this dimension has not yet been measured in Danish corporations, we make an assumption that Denmark lies in between Holland and Germany in the interval of 31 to 44, which Hofstede categorizes as the medium group. The differences between Denmark and Japan on this dimensions is relatively large, as Japan scores 80. Its not surprising that Japan scores high on this dimension, keeping in mind, this dimensions is rooted in the values of Confucius, the Chinese philosopher of 500 BC. However, Japan does score lower than many of the Southeast Asian countries.Compared to Bamp。O, Sony has longer term orientation. But what implications does this have on HRM? We think the following could indicate a longer term orientation. Bamp。O believes that international experience outside of the pany is a plus to an employee. Sony values the importance of employee training as the pany expects to have the employee for a long term Sony180。s management is recruited from within the pany Bamp。O is more likely to hire experienced persons. SummaryAs discussed above, the cultural differences between Denmark and Japan are noticeable. These differences have background in history, geographic influence and several other factors. The Japanese culture profile could be overall defined as medium on Power Distance and Individualism and high on the remaining three dimensions. Denmark can be defined as having low Power distance and low Uncertainty Avoidance, high on Individualism, very feminine and medium term oriented. 6 /