Hofstede

Question 1

Power distance describes how people?

Answer 1

… belonging to a specific culture view power relationships between people

Question 2

Five attributes related to high power distance (HPD)

Answer 2

• Steep (Hierarchical) organization structure
• Autocratic management style
• Wide salary range
• Privileges and status symbols popular/normal
• Centralization

Question 3

Five attributes related to low power distance (LPD)

Answer 3

• Flat organization structure
• Democratic management style
• Narrow salary range
• Privileges and status symbols frowned upon
• Decentralization

Question 4

Comment some advantages of hierarchical structure

Answer 4

• Levels of responsibility are obvious
• Produces more specialists
• Promotion opportunities motivates the performance
• Employees become loyal to their departments and concern about their areas best interest

Question 5

Comment som advantages of flat structure

Answer 5

• Elevates the employees´ level of responsibility in the firm
• Produces lot of generalists, not specialists
• Fewer levels of management encourage an easier decision-making process among employees

Question 6

LPD cultures adapt to authorities in which way?

Answer 6

Question authority and expect to participate in decisions that affect them

Question 7

HPD cultures adapt to authorities in which way?

Answer 7

Generally accept an unequal distribution of power. Believe everyone has a specific place and thinks power is a reality of life.

Question 8

Individualism or Collectivism;

Expect absolute loyalty to group.

Answer 8

Collectivism.

In individualistics cultures people are taking care of them self.

Question 9

Individualism or Collectivism;

Every customer should get the same treat.

Answer 9

Individualism.

In Collectivistic cultures group customers get better treatments.

Question 10

Individualism or Collectivism;

“We” mentality.

Answer 10

Collectivism.

Question 11

Individualism or Collectivism;

Shame culture.

Answer 11

Collectivism.

In Collectivistic cultures they practice guilt culture.

Question 12

Individualism or Collectivism;

Employee relationship is basically moral, like a family link.

Answer 12

Collectivism.

In individualistics employee relationship is a contract between parties in a labour market.

Question 13

Which dimensions relate following quotation to;

Should we try to control the future or let it happen?

Answer 13

Uncertainty avoidance

Question 14

HUA or LUA;

Few rules, little structure.

Answer 14

LUA

Question 15

HUA or LUA;

Hectic and stressful life.

Answer 15

HUA

Question 16

HUA or LUA;

Entrepreneurial, starting your own business.

Answer 16

LUA

Question 17

Showing your emotions is seen as a way to blow off steam in HUA or LUA?

Answer 17

HUA

Question 18

Consider a minor car collision in Rome vs London, which of them are high scoring on the Uncertainty avoidance dimension?

Answer 18

Rome (high scoring)

London (low scoring)

Question 19

Describe how Hofstede thoughts about how people in cultures think.

Answer 19

Hofstede draws patterns how people in the cultures think, he is giving the impresson of whats going in their mind, he refers to them as computers, they are being programmed by the culture they live in.