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Chapter 2Dimensions of culture: Hofstede and GLOBE... Hofstede’s cultural dimensionsFour aspects of national culture that affect our thinking about organisations: 1.Power distance 2.Un

Chapter 2

Dimensions of culture:

Hofstede and GLOBE

Hofstede’s cultural dimensions

Four aspects of national culture that affect our

thinking about organisations:

1.Power distance

2.Uncertainty avoidance

3.Individualism/Collectivism

4.Masculinity/Femininity

5.Short-term versus long-term orientation

1 Low/High power distance dimension

Table 2.2 Extremes of Hofstede’s ‘power distance’ dimension

2 Collectivist/Individualist dimension

Table 2.3 Extremes of Hofstede’s ‘collectivist/individualist’ dimension

3 Masculine/Feminine dimension

Table 2.4 Extremes of the ‘masculine/feminine’ dimension

Table 2.5 Extremes for Hofstede’s ‘uncertainty avoidance’ dimension

5 Short-term orientation versus

Long-term orientation

Table 2.6 Hofstede’s fifth dimension