Five Dimensions of Hofstede



Five Dimensions of Hofstede

Power Distance

Power- distance as the extent to which the less powerful members of institutions or organizations in a country expect and accept that power is distributed unequally. This dimension indicates the power distance / inequality in the culture; this can be between parent and child, boss and employee or husband and wife. The entire society is often set to this degree of power distance. A large power distance can be found in e.g. Asian, Arab and Latin American countries. A small power distance can be found in the Netherlands, Germany and Scandinavia. In the ...