Explain, discuss and compare the Hofstede Cultural dimensions between any one Asian country and One European Country.
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Hofstede cultural dimensions involve five dimensions that are measured between different counties and provides an idea about the culture and the people of that country.
Here, we compare India and Germany on the five points of comparison.
1) Power distance
India and Germany have a score of 77 and 35 respectively. The score of Germany indicates power distribution among more and more citizens, that a decentralized system, while in India power actually rests only with a few, that is the hierarchy system exists.
2) Individualism
Germany has a score of 68, while India has 48 as score. This indicates that people in Germany are more independent and think about I or we. However, in India, people think about children and uncles and aunts equally.
3) Masculinity
Indian and Germany have 66 and 56 as their scores respectively. This means that both are competitive and powerful, but in different respects, of course.
4) Uncertainty
The scores are 65 and 40 for Germany and India, means that Germans plan their future more and avoid uncertainty.
5) Orientation
83 and 52 are Germany and India's score. Germany is a more practical society, while Indians believes in the previous life, karma, life chakra, etc.
Answer:
The measurement is manages the way that all people in social orders are not equivalent – it communicates the frame of mind of the way of life towards these disparities among us.
Power Distance is characterized as the degree to which the less ground-breaking individuals from establishments and associations inside a nation expect and acknowledge that control is disseminated unequally.