Hofstedes Cultural Dimensions Individualismcollectivism Masculinityfemininity Power distance Uncertainty
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Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions Individualism-collectivism Masculinity-femininity Power distance Uncertainty avoidance
Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions (cont’d) Work-related value dimensions Most influential effort to group by cultural values Surveyed over 116, 000 employees in more than 70 countries Created maps of pairs of dimensions
Individualism-Collectivism Self-perception as individual or part of a group Most widely studied Most complex Dimensions different across cultures i. e. , Asian vs Latin American collectivism
Individualism-Collectivism (cont’d) Individualism Collectivism High value on autonomy Individual achievement High value on group Family, clan, organization Privacy Loyalty Devotion Conformity
Describes Importance of Achievement versus Relationships Success Equality of genders Assertive acquisition of Caring for disadvantaged money/power achievement harmony
Power Distance Acceptance of differences in power High-Power Distance Low-Power Distance Accept position Avoid concentration of Follow authority Concentrated & centralized authority Hierarchical authority Decentralized Fewer layers of management
Uncertainty Avoidance Reaction to ambiguous events Low Uncertainty Avoidance Embrace unpredictable Less adherence to rules, procedures, or hierarchies Risk taking desirable High Uncertainty Avoidance Threatened by ambiguity Need stable & predictable workplace Reliance on rules
Cultural Maps Individualism-Collectivism & Power Distance Uncertainty Avoidance & Masculinity-Femininity Uncertainty Avoidance & Power Distance
Individualism-Collectivism & Power Distance Large power distance and collectivism Asia and Latin America Small power distance and individualism Northern Europe and Anglo countries
Culture Map for Power Distance and Individualism
Uncertainty Avoidance & Masculinity. Femininity Achievement oriented-weak uncertainty avoidance & masculine values Security Motivation-high uncertainty avoidance & masculinity Social Motivation-feminine values & high uncertainty avoidance
Culture Map for Uncertainty Avoidance and Masculinity -Femininity
Uncertainty Avoidance & Power Distance Family-large power distance & weak uncertainty avoidance Pyramid of People-large power distance & strong uncertainty avoidance Well-Oiled Machine-small power distance & strong uncertainty avoidance Village Market-small power distance & low uncertainty avoidance
Culture Map for Power Distance and Uncertainty Orientation
Limitation of Hofstede’s Dimensions Missing countries Estimates values Ignores differences within clusters
Trompenaars’s Alternative Dimensions Focus on values and relationships Survey of 15, 000 managers Over 10 -year period From 28 countries Bipolar cultural dimensions
Trompenaars’s Alternative Dimensions (cont’d) Outer-directed—Inner-directed Universalism—Particularism Neutral—Emotional Specific—Diffuse Achievement—Ascription Individualism—Communitarianism
- Langtidsorientering
- Hall and hofstede cultural dimensions
- Magtdistance
- Anerkendelsesbehov
- Edward hall dimensions
- Triangle of power
- Trompenaars and hampden-turner cultural dimensions
- Acculturation studies ib psychology
- Hall cultural dimensions
- Hofstede and trompenaars cultural dimensions
- Edward hall cultural dimensions
- Trompenaars dimensions germany
- 7d cultural dimensions model
- Five cultural dimensions
- Mr tood
- The ratio of input distance to output distance
- How to solve for displacement
- Role playing dimension power bi