by Chris Smit | Nov 8, 2011 | Individualsism, Italy, Power Distance
Italian Culture; Why Berlusconi Will not Change Italy At the time of this writing, he has not yet resigned. Mr. Silvio Berlusconi. And even if he would or does, it will not make any difference to the Italian situation. The situation of (government) corruption, the... by Chris Smit | Nov 3, 2011 | Collecitivism, Individualsism
Cultural Awareness and the Second Primary Dimension of Culture Let’s start with a definition of Cultural Awareness: “Someone’s cultural awareness is their understanding of the differences between themselves and people from other countries or other... by Chris Smit | Nov 3, 2011 | Power Distance, Video
Power Distance explained by the words of Professor Geert Hofstede. Power Distance is one of the easiest dimensions to understand when it comes to understanding cultural differences from Professor Geert Hofstede’s 4 primary dimensions of culture. Sometimes it is...
by Chris Smit | Aug 24, 2011 | General
Parking in New York “You don’t change a country’s culture from the outside” – Lawrence Harrison “Why do diplomats at the UN from countries like Quawait, Egypt, Tchad, Sudan, Mocambique, Pakistan, Ethiopia, and Syria collect hundreds...
by Chris Smit | Nov 24, 2009 | General
Evolution in Culture Hungary has been a free country since 1989 (after the end of communism). But at this moment the country is living its “longest and darkest night”, according to the Hungarian president Mr. Gyurcsany.Thousands of people were protesting,...
