by Chris Smit | Jun 19, 2016 | Collecitivism
The country is Japan. The setting is a commuter train. The situations is a pregnant woman, wearing a badge telling people around her she is pregnant. The reason for this is so other sitting passengers will stand up (if they can, due to the crowded train!), and let the... 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 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 | 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...
