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 | Apr 24, 2012 | Video
Prof. Dr. Geert Hofstede. Meet the “Master” of Culture Cited more often in the Social Sciences Citation Index than Sigmund Freud, Geert Hofstede did his groundbreaking research in the 1960s when working with IBM. Statistical details can be found in the...
by Chris Smit | Dec 12, 2011 | Video
Working Internationally After doing a presentation on Personal Cultural Awareness Training in Amsterdam last month for Talk about IT, I was asked to comment on what 3 things someone can do to better understand “the other” culture. Watch this short 2-minute... 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...
