Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions

Below are the cultural dimensions identified by Geert Hofstede, except:

• Power Distance Culture

• Collectivist & Individualist Cultures

• Polychronic & Monochronic Cultures

• Masculine & Feminine Cultures

According to Hofstede, power distance is the extent to which the less powerful members of society expect and accept that power is distributed unequally.

• True

• False

Fabian is a supervisor in a retail company. Whenever he encounters a problem, he never decides the solution himself. He always consults his superior, no matter how urgent the situation is. From what culture does Fabian likely come from?

• Low power distance culture

• Hugh power distance culture

• Masculine culture

• Feminine Culture

Gary respects his lecturer, but he has a quite friendly relationship with him. He doesn't hesitate to call him or visit his house for academic matters. Gary comes from _________.

• Low power distance culture

• High power distance culture

• Masculine culture

• Feminine culture

Here's one of the countries having a high power distance culture:

• Russia

• Canada

• Sweden

• Germany

Here are the characteristics of a feminine culture, except?

• relationships are important

• people work to live

• competitions and performance are important

• conflicts solved by negotiation

Here are the characteristics of a masculine culture, except ______.

• equality, solidarity, & quality are important

• material success is important

• people live to work

• women deal with domestic chores

In feminine cultures, the roles of men & women overlap.

• True

• False

These are the roles of men in a masculine culture, except:

• men are supposed to be tough

• men are assertive

• men can take care of superficial things

• men are required to be materially successful

Which country is more likely to have a masculine culture?

• Germany

• France

• Sweden

• India