Cultural Dimensions
Cultural Differences/Similarities
Both France and Greece are Mediterranean countries in Europe. They are both part of the EU and have a shared Western Civilization heritage. Both have moderately high power distance and uncertainty avoidance. However, France scores much higher for individualism and Greece for masculinity. Hofstede does not outline time horizon for Greece; France scores as a short-term time horizon society.
II. Cultural Dimensions
There are five dimensions under Hofstede. Power distance "expresses the attitude of the culture towards the inequalities amongst us." A high power distance country would be more accepting of these differences. The second dimension is individualism. This reflects "the degree of interdependence a society maintains among its members." A high individualism society has members who reflect their self-image as I, rather than we. The third dimension in masculinity/femininity. This dimension defines masculinity as desiring achievement and success, with femininity oriented towards caring for others and quality of life. The fourth dimension is uncertainty avoidance. This reflects "the extent to which members of a culture feel threatened by ambiguous or unknown situations and have created beliefs and institutions that try to avoid these." The fifth dimension is long-term orientation, which is "the extent to which a society shows a pragmatic future-orientated perspective rather than a conventional historical short-term point-of-view."
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France and Greece both have relatively high power distances. These cultures are generally accepting of inequalities among people. Hierarchy is valued in both cultures. Power in both countries can be centralized, and those who hold the power are inaccessible to lower-level managers. This stands in contrast to the American system, and both French and Greek managers might expect to deal with their American equivalents, as opposed to managers of a different hierarchical level.
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France is a highly individualistic society, albeit not as much as the U.S. Greece is a collectivist society. In France, the individual has responsibilities that lie mostly within his or her immediate group, rather than society at large. In Greece, the extended family...
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