Hofstede’s Six Dimensions

The perceived gap between the top and the bottom of the organisation's hierarchy

• Masculinity vs Femininity

• Uncertainty avoidance

• Power distance

• Individualism vs collectivism

The extent to which employees prefer rules, routines and rituals

• Masculinity vs Femininity

• Uncertainty avoidance

• Power distance

• Individualism vs collectivism

The levels of competition amongst employees in comparison to the levels of teamwork and nurturing

• Masculinity vs Femininity

• Uncertainty avoidance

• Power distance

• Individualism vs collectivism

The degree to which employees are focused on their own goals as opposed to meeting objectives better for the group

• Masculinity vs Femininity

• Uncertainty avoidance

• Power distance

• Individualism vs collectivism

Which is one of Hofstede's cultural dimensions?

• Power avoidance

• Long vs short term orientation

• Masculine collectivism

• Dilemma practitioners

Employees in individualist countries or more likely to be motivated by

• profit related pay

• performance related pay

• job rotation

• teamwork

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

• Power Distance Culture

• Collectivist & Individualist Cultures

• Polychronic & Monochronic Cultures

• Masculine & Feminine Cultures

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 are the characteristics of a feminine culture, except?

• relationships are important

• people work to live

• competitions and performance are important

• conflicts solved by negotiation

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