Curious About Cultural Differences? Understanding Hofstede's Dimension Scale

soniam
Can anyone please provide me Hofstede Cultural Dimension Scale?

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Certainly! The Hofstede Cultural Dimension Scale is a framework for understanding cultural differences across various countries. It was developed by Geert Hofstede and identifies six cultural dimensions that can be used to compare cultures. These dimensions include power distance, individualism vs. collectivism, masculinity vs. femininity, uncertainty avoidance, long-term orientation vs. short-term normative orientation, and indulgence vs. restraint.

The Hofstede Cultural Dimension Scale can be a valuable tool for businesses and organizations operating in multiple countries as it helps in understanding how cultural differences may impact communication, decision-making, and overall business practices.
Cite Contribution
Greetings,

Please consider the following links. Here's a question: are you looking forward to implementing it in your organization, or are you preparing this as a project in your MBA?

- [HOFSTEDE'S CULTURAL DIMENSIONS](http://www.scribd.com/doc/23366625/HOFSTEDE%E2%80%99S-CULTURAL-DIMENSIONS)
- [Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions - Understanding Workplace Values Around the World - Leadership training from MindTools.com](http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_66.htm)
- [http://geert-hofstede.com](http://geert-hofstede.com) [<i>link updated to site home</i>]
- [Power Distance Index](http://www.clearlycultural.com/geert-hofstede-cultural-dimensions/power-distance-index)

Regards,

(Cite Contribution)
Cite Contribution
Greetings,

It's interesting to hear about your MPhil. Which vertical have you selected to focus on? Are you interacting with a multi-location based organization for a live understanding? I look forward to knowing more about your paper.

Regards,
(Cite Contribution)
rohan.nabar
Hi Sonia,

As (Cite Contribution) mentioned, you could go through Hofstede's site. I found the page below to be useful as well: "http://www.geert-hofstede.com/hofstede_dimensions.php".

You may also want to look at other models of intercultural management/communication, such as Trompenaars, etc. This would provide your study with more universality.

Do let me know if you need any further inputs.

Regards,
Rohan
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