EFFECTS OF CULTURE ON THE WORK VALUE

EFFECTS OF CULTURE ON THE WORK VALUE

Subject: Business    / Management
Question

Has to be only over 250 words and one resource

The GLOBE study built on another study conducted by Geert Hofstede, one of the most comprehensive studies of how values in the workplace are influenced by culture. In Hofstede’s study, he describes and measures 6 cultural dimensions – some of which were also used in the GLOBE study : Power Distance, Individualism, Masculinity, Uncertainty Avoidance, Long Term Orientation and Indulgence.

1) Go to this page: http://geert-hofstede.com/countries.html

and select United States.

2) Then select under Comparison Country any country of your choice.

3) What can you tell us about the difference between the U.S. and the other country?