Culture′s Consequences: Comparing Values, Behaviors, Institutions and Organizations Across Nations

by Geert Hofstede

Geert Hofstede has completely rewritten, revised and updated Culture′s Consequences for the twenty-first century, he has broadened the book′s cross-disciplinary appeal, expanded the coverage of countries examined from 40 to more than 50, reformulated his arguments and a large amount of new literature has been included. The book is structured around five major power distance; uncertainty avoidance; individualism versus collectivism; masculinity versus femininity; and long term versus short-term orientation.

Genres: Nonfiction, Sociology, Cultural, Psychology, Business, Anthropology, Science

616 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1980

About the author

Gerard Hendrik Hofstede is an influential Dutch writer on the interactions between national cultures and organizational cultures, and is an author of several books including Culture's Consequences and Cultures and Organizations: Software of the Mind, co-authored by his son Gert Jan Hofstede. Hofstede's study demonstrated that there are national and regional cultural groupings that affect the behavior of societies and organizations, and that are very persistent across time.

Excerpted from Wikipedia.

Reviews

[Ad_blankestijn · Rating 4 out of 5]

The vast academic study that lies at the basis of Hofstede's more popular "Cultures and Organizations." I recommend the last one and suggest you only read this one if you have an academic purpose yourself. But it is a very interesting book for those who want to delve deeper in Hofstede's cultural dimensions.

[Rom Gayoso · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hofstede's work is brilliant! I really enjoyed learning about his dimensions of culture! they can be applied at the national culture level, but they can also be very useful in improving communications among people of various backgrounds. His "Dimensions" are still very powerful tools and to this date they help us better understand people of other cultures. I highly recommend this book.

[Nathan Metz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Although somewhat dated, I found the information to be incredibly useful to a study on contextualization and multicultural ministry. As a missionary, much of my work requires an understanding of the relationships between and within cultures. Hofstede's work provides a proven pathway to understanding the inner workings of culture behavior and development.

[N. Arda]

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[Marcus Goncalves · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's a bit of a heavy read, but well worth it. If you want or need to know what makes people from other parts of the World "tick," you should read it. It provides much food for thought.

[Rowynn Reads · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Rolf · Rating 2 out of 5]

I sincerely have trouble understanding how this became such an influential text on the role of culture in organizations. It reads like an anthropologist’s nightmare.

[Helen Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is like the tome of cultural research and with good reason. Really academic in approach but fascinating.

[Frank · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is rare to encounter a book in this genre thatis so empirically well founded, as well as being well written and important. Based on survey responses from hundreds of thousands of employees identfying their preferences and anxities, the author islates four dimensions (assertiveness, risk tolerance, power difference and indivicuality) which can be parameterised to account for a majority of the distinctive work culture in the world today.

[kismet · Rating 4 out of 5]

Understanding culture is an imperative in the diverse world we now live in. Tolerance is not the answer. Full appreciation, sharing, and understanding of how culture shapes people will determine if our future is one of peace or continued strife.

[Katy Dickinson · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very interesting analysis of culture and thinking across
nations and organizations. The book is rich with specifics and
references to other materials. An excellent reference book
which provides data-based perspective on complex social issues.

[Enrico · Rating 4 out of 5]

As all Hofstede's works, this is worth reading in order to understand us and the others better.