Cultures and Organizations

Posted on 13 October 2018 by Geert Hofstede

Since its original hardcover publication in 1991, this trailblazing work has stirred a deep and wide response, selling over 100,000 copies around the world, with translations in 15 languages Professor Geert Hofstede s 30 years of field research on cultural differences and the software of the mind helps us look at how we think and how we fail to think as members of groups This newly revised and expanded edition is based on the latest data from Professor Hofstede ongoing field research, and provides detailed comparisons of cross cultural differences among 70 nations business, family, schools and political organizations Professor Hofstede explains phenomena such as culture shock, ethnocentrism, stereotyping, differences in language and humor Most importantly, he discusses the practical implications of the culture differences described in the book and how understanding these cultural differences can enable people from different cultures to work together productively parents Melding powerful intellectual analysis and hard social, cultural, and organizational research, Hofstede gives a sobering picture of a world perilously lacking in self knowledge unaware of serious difference between the businesses, organizations, cultures, and nations that populate our planet despite the fact of globalization But culture shock whether between an individual and a new country, between organizations, between the sexes, or between opposing diplomats can be turned to our advantage, Hofstede says if we understand it Cultures and Organizations helps to explain the differences in the way leaders and their followers think, offering practical solutions for those in business and politics to help solve conflict between different groups. Best Download Cultures and Organizations [ author ] Geert Hofstede [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr This is a book about culture, not stereotypes as much as statistically verified constants As usual, I m going to make my case on why you should read it rather than the Wikipedia summary oh, yes, there are a few cliffnotes on the author s cultural dimensions Wiki page This book represents several decades of research, all around the globe, so nothing is passed off as but those are the insert nationality here , they re crazy In his worldwide interviews and surveys, Hofstede discovered certain This is a book about culture, not stereotypes as much as statistically verified constants As usual, I m going to make my case on why you should read it rather than the Wikipedia summary oh, yes, there are a few cliffnotes on the author s cultural dimensions Wiki page This book represents several decades of research, all around the globe, so nothing is passed off as but those are the insert nationality here , they re crazy In his worldwide interviews and surveys, Hofstede discovered certain dimensions of cultural values that hold true for the majority of the population and thus provided a basis for understanding, if anything, the background of the individual.Those are Power Distance the psychological distance we feel to superiors government, boss, teacher, parents , Uncertainty Avoidance or how much a culture dislikes change and prefersrules , Masculinity vs Femininity no misogynism here, this value reflects competitiveness, among oth...The book gives you an insight of the cultural differences of nations and explains why behaviors values heroes symbols have a certain meaning and how they start to evolve from inside the family It is interesting to have a closer look into the power distance or the avoidance uncertainty concepts and understand how they reflect on people s mindsets and how they translate into organization s culture.Still, I do believe the book is too long and that the author could have make it acompact r The book gives you an insight of the cultural differences of nations and explains why behaviors values heroes symbols have a certain meaning and how they start to evolve from inside the family It is interesting to have a closer look into the power distance or the avoidance uncertainty concepts and understand how they reflect on people s mindsets and how they translate into organization s culture.Still, I d...Both practical and theoretical, this is the only book that I know of that really describes and explains cultural differences on various levels family, school, work AND on aor less universal scale While most other books on the matter either remain hopelessly vague, or loose themselves in academic abstractions, Hofstede really gets down to it In parts the book might be a bit dated, but imho Hofstede s cultural dimensions are still essential in understanding cultural diversity.In our g Both practical and theoretical, this is the only book that I know of that really describes and explains cultural differences on various levels family, school, work AND on aor less universal scale While most other books on the matter either remain hopelessly vague, or loose themselves in academic abstractions, Hofstede really gets down to it In part...Trudged Through ItI am currently working on my doctorate in global leadership, and I was hoping that this text would be a great resource for my program Though the book contains some very good information and some intriguing insights, much of it is a very long recount of the authors research, along with reasons why their research is so good and others so lacking The last few chapters were interesting but filled with so much opinion and culturally laden should and should not statements tha Trudged Through ItI am currently working on my doctorate in global leadership, and I was...Title may sound dry, but if you, like me, find cultural differences fascinating annoying you really must read this book, or something similar If you have an interest in international business or politics, you really should take advantage of this field of study I found Geert Hofstede while trying to research the cultural challenges of the NATO American effort in Afghanistan This is a non judgmental recognition of how different cultures provide for the psychological needs of human nature It Title may sound dry, but if you, like me, find cultural differences fascinating annoying you really must read this book, or something similar If you have an interest in international business or politics, you really should take advantage of this field of study I found Geert Hofstede while trying to research the cultural challenges of the NATO American effort in Afghanistan This is a non judgmental recognition of how different cultures provide for the psychological needs of human nature It addresses relative differences between culture The research, originally funded by IBM, is a landmark in cross cultural comparison and contrast The graphs and tables provided are very interesting The samples of questions used to compare contrast various points of view values are quite good If you have a group of multicultural friends and want some interesting discussion, then poor a few beers and make questions from the tables o...I ve read a lot of books about cultural differences or diversity, but Hofstede s masterwork is just on a different order than the rest It is a research based examination of national and organizational cultural differences across a number of domains, such as power distance differences, attitudes towards individualism and collectivism, gender cultures and several others He then goes on to discuss implications of this research to intercultural and interorganizational encounters.This is a must rea I ve read a lot of books about cultural differ...Cultures and Organizations Software of the Mind is considered to be a classic work on cultural differences The author has done ground breaking work using data comparing responses of IBM employees in various countries The data reveals that there are differences between cultures on preferences Interpretation of data is always tricky, because correlation doesn t imply causation and even when your explanation of the effect seems plausible to you, it doesn t mean it s correct Never trust your ow Cultures and Organizations Software of the Mind is considered to be a classic work on cultural differences The author has done ground breaking work using data comparing responses of IBM employees in various countries The data reveals that there are differences between cultures on preferences Interpretation of data is always tricky, because correlation doesn t imply causation and even when your explanation of the effect seems plausible to you, it doesn t mean it s correct Never trust your own assumptions, my professor used to say.His masculine feminine dimensions are based on for example the idea that assertiveness is a masculine trait, caring for the workplace as ...Quickly browsed this classic book again First read it about eight years ago and found it still stimulating One thing dawned on me this time is that among the six dimensions of culture Hofstede lists power distance, collectivism individualism, masculinity, uncertainty avoidance, long term orientation, and indulgence restraint, U.S and China are on the opposite side in five No won...This book taught me a lot, Hofstede s model can be used on so many basis to classify the different cultures and seek understanding them However, it s object to criticisms in some of its dimensions..A must read for anyone working in international relations Rather that be business or NGO work Hofstede gives tools to connect cultures and allow us to see our own ethnocentricity at work.

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Geert Hofstede