by Chris Smit | Mar 27, 2014 | General, Power Distance, Video
Hierarchy Differences account for the majority of cultural differences in the world. The word “Hierarchy” comes from the Greek hierarkhia, “rule of a high priest”, from hierarkhes, “president of sacred rites”. Read more about its... by Chris Smit | May 8, 2012 | Power Distance
One of the Characteristics of Power Distance is respect for the elderly. In other words, in countries that score high on Power Distance people, who are older (and greyer) get (and deserve) more respect than the young ones. A Story I was sitting on the couch a couple... by Chris Smit | Apr 26, 2012 | Power Distance
The dimension that matters most in Cultural Differences is often claimed to be Power Distance Index or PDI Even up to 80% of all cultural friction is attributed to this Power Distance index! There are 3 more dimensions of culture but let’s first focus on this...
by Chris Smit | Jan 27, 2012 | Power Distance
Informal Inspection by the Boss Imagine this setting: A small company consisting of about 8 people. They busy themselves with interim services (finding and placing candidates within companies). All this is in the country of Belgium. Most of them work remotely. There...
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 | Power Distance, Video
Power Distance explained by the words of Professor Geert Hofstede. Power Distance is one of the easiest dimensions to understand in when it comes to understanding cultural differences from Professor Geert Hofstede’s 4 primary dimensions of culture is. Sometimes...
