Articles related to "Professor Geert Hofstede"

American companies must respect the French culture's strong uncertainty avoidance, high individualism, centralized power structures and lower masculinity scores.

In global trade, the buyer or seller with the best understanding of an emerging business market's culture often negotiates the best deal.

International consultants & lawyers from Norway, Canada, U.S. and U.K. must consider the longer-term orientation of cultures like China, Japan, Vietnam, Brazil & India.

Even sales leadership training experts like Donald Trump have to respect the cultural sensitivities of the highly competitive Chinese marketplace.

America, Australia, the U.K., Canada, Netherlands & New Zealand rank as the most highly individualistic nations while Latin Americans cherish strong family loyalties.

Even a seasoned politician like Barack Obama needs to pay attention to this checklist of hints for the serious business of international trade negotiations.

Japan, Venezuela, Switzerland & Mexico rank as high masculine nations while Sweden, Norway, Netherlands & Denmark cultivate friendlier, more feminine work environments.

Malaysia, Guatemala, Panama & Philippines rank as the highest power distance nations while Israel, Denmark, Ireland & Norway prefer flatter organizational power setups.

Guatemala, Greece, Portugal, Uruguay & Japan rank as the highest uncertainty avoidance nations while Singapore, Jamaica, Denmark & Sweden tolerate new ideas more easily.