This week’s topics
Comparing cultures: Hofstede’s dimensions
- Power distance, individualism and more
- Using the dimensions on a case
What you will be able to do
- 2.4 Apply a cultural framework (e.g., Hofstede) to a case.
Activity
Compare Belgium with another country using Hofstede’s dimensions.
Study materials
Further resources
- Principles of Management, ch. 6.2: Hofstede's cultural framework · PDF · OpenStax (2019); pp. 144–151 · for registered students
- Business Communication for Success, ch. 18.4: Divergent cultural characteristics · PDF · Saylor (2012); pp. 696–703 · for registered students
- Culture, Institutions and the Wealth of Nations · Open-access article · Gorodnichenko and Roland (2017), Review of Economics and Statistics. Uses Hofstede's individualism–collectivism scores to explain differences in innovation and income. · for registered students
- Does Culture Affect Economic Outcomes? · Open-access article · Guiso et al. (2006), Journal of Economic Perspectives. How measured cultural values, as in Hofstede-style surveys, link to business and economic outcomes. · for registered students
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