M204 Cross Cultural Communication - Remember Hofstede?

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Understanding Hofstede's Dimensions of Culture

Test your knowledge about Hofstede’s Dimensions of Culture and explore the intricacies of cross-cultural communication. This quiz assesses your understanding of cultural values and how they impact international interactions.

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Hofstede’s Dimensions of Culture refers to “frameworks of values across academic disciplines” with “values” defined as the broad tendency to prefer certain states of affairs over others”.

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The four (4) value dimensions originally developed by Geert Hofstede are: Power Distance, Masculinity/Femininity, Uncertainty Avoidance, and Individualism/Collectivism.

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Professor Michael Minkov developed the fifth value dimension that was added on to Hofstede’s Dimensions of Culture. The fifth value dimension is:

Indulgence/Restraint
Femininity/Masculinity
Individualism/Collectivism
Long-/Short-Term Orientation

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Indulgence/Restraint is the most recent value dimension, developed and added to Hofstede’s Dimensions of Culture in 2020.

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In Figure 4.3 of your pre-lesson resource by Baldwin, based on Hofstede’s Dimensions of Culture, Germany has a more individualistic and lower power distance in culture than Jamaica.

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In Figure 4.3 of your pre-lesson resource by Baldwin, based on Hofstede’s Dimensions of Culture, individuals from Hong Kong may be less likely to make a decision based on personal interest, compared to individuals from Denmark.

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Power Distance is the extent to which the less powerful members of organizations and institutions (like the family) accept and expect that power is distributed unequally. According to Figure 4.3, students in United States are more likely to respect hierarchy and see their teacher as an expert of the subject, compared to those in Italy.

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According to Hofstede, in a more feministic culture, there is more emphasis on modesty and cooperation, compared to a masculine culture.

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Individuals from a culture of low Uncertainty Avoidance are more likely to want to have fixed habits and rituals, and to know the truth.

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In a short-time-oriented culture, individuals tend to see the world as it was created, so that the past provides a moral compass, and adhering to it is morally good

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M204 Cross Cultural Communication - Remember Hofstede?

Understanding Hofstede's Dimensions of Culture

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