Geert Hofstede Quotes
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Power distance is defined as the extent to which the less powerful members of institutions and organizations within a country expect and accept that power is distributed unequally.
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Individualism denotes the relationship between the individual and the collectivity which prevails in a given society.
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Collectivism stands for a society in which people from birth onwards are integrated into strong, cohesive in-groups, which throughout people's lifetime continue to protect them in exchange for unquestioning loyalty.
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All societies are unequal, but some are more unequal than others.
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Values are a broad tendency to prefer certain states of affairs over others.
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Individualism pertains to societies in which the ties between individuals are loose: everyone is expected to look after himself or herself and his or her immediate family.
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Culture is the collective programming of the mind distinguishing the members of one group or category of people from others.
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Culture is more often a source of conflict than of synergy. Cultural differences are a nuisance at best and often a disaster.
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Individualism implies a loosely knit social framework in which people are supposed to take care of themselves and of their immediate families only.
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People going from Southern Italy to the North say that they feel cold not only for the different climate, but for the less "warm" approach in relationships.