Culture's Consequences : International Differences in Work-Related Values

by Geert Hofstede

In his bestselling book Culture′s Consequences , Geert Hofstede proposed four dimensions on which the differences among national cultures can be Individualism, Power Distance, Uncertainty Avoidance and Masculinity. This volume comprises the first in-depth discussion of the masculinity dimension and how it can help us to understand differences among cultures. The book begins with a general explanation of the masculinity dimension, and discusses how it illuminates broad features of different cultures. The following parts apply the dimension more specifically to gender (and gender identity), sexuality (and sexual behaviour) and religion, probably the most influential variable of all. Hofstede closes the book

Genres: Business, Sociology, Cultural, Nonfiction, Leadership, Psychology, Management

328 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1984

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.

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