Hofstede's Five Cultural Dimensions of a Specific Culture
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Describe Hofstede's Five Cultural Dimensions of a specific culture of your choice. Identify at least one continuum of each dimension and describe the degree of influence that they have on cultural process.
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Describe Hofstede Five Cultural Dimensions of a specific culture of your choice. Identify at least one continuum of each dimension and describe the degree of influence that they have on cultural process
According to Hofstede, culture refers to programming of mind that distinguishes one category of people from other category of people. Hofstede identified that all national cultures can be placed on five continua, each measuring different dimension of that culture. These dimensions are, power distance, uncertainty avoidance, individualism/collectivism, masculinity/femininity, and long-term/short-term orientation.
Power distance: It reflects the kind of leadership which is most likely to be effective in the nation. In countries with lower power distance scores, there is greater acceptance of leadership style that is even more participative than ...
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