Discussion Forum B: Hofstede
Consider your own country and discuss how Hofstede’s Cultural Dimension scale applies and assess L, M, and H for each category. Make your post and respond to someone else's post.
(Country : Pakistan)
DISCUSSION FORUM 2
Consider your own country and discuss how Hofstede’s Cultural Dimension scale applies and assess L, M, H for each category. Make your post and respond to someone else's post.
(Country: Pakistan)
I have come across many people in my lifetime who belonged to different nationalities. All of them exhibited different cultural habits, behaviors and traits. I am aware of how much my culture reflects in the way I eat, what I eat, how I dress, how I talk and basically everything that I do in my daily life. We have immense cultural diversity worldwide, and it is hard to understand the cultural differences using a theoretical model; however, Hofstede's Cultural Dimension model is one of the most powerful frameworks used to understand cultural differences. It helps the organizations understand the critical aspects while developing the cross-cultural policies (Shi and Wang, 2011, pp. 96). It differentiates countries based on strong parameters like-