I really enjoyed this video. From the definition of culture as the collective programming of the mind of a group of people. The dimensions of culture, power distance, individuality versus collectivism, masculinity versus femininity, risk avoidance actually ambiguity and stress avoidance and finally long term versus short term orientation. Bravo Prof. Geert Hofstede.
This is fantastic. Thank you so much! Fantastic interview, great questions, and a good understanding. The only critique I have might be that the 2nd dimension may have been explored further, but really a great job! And clear quality. x
I am not easily impressed, reading dozens and dozens of books about a variety of subjects, this is one of those exceptions...amazing insights!!! Food for more info!
It's fascinating that uncertainty avoidance doesn't include known risks, like speeding on roads. It only refers to unknown risks. Driving dangerously is more common in high uncertainty avoidance countries like France, Italy, Spain, etc.
This video is very interesting and with great gaining of knowledge about culture. I am doing my masters thesis on superstitions and i would like to know whether Prof. Hofstede had ever researched on superstitions, because i am unable to find it anywhere on the internet. Thank you..
Just for information : Hofstede's example at 17:00 about the difference between German and French students is so true. As a French student abroad, this phenomenon happen everyday.
That is one way to looking at it though. Another one could relate the bashfulness of the French to the pressure of the group to which they belong as students.
Este video tiene muchos conocimientos. Es muy interesante lo del país de china y su quinta dimension. Y al fin para aquellos que quieren ver el mundo que persiga una ideología de un país erran en eso. Todos somos una cultura y no la cultura en la que hemos vivido.
Wonderful interview: I believe as well we are all cultural to our ethnic race group. However we can learn different cultures and incorporate them into yourself without losing their is only gain! How you use your new found energy is up to you! But it should be used for good understanding.
Hi! The captioning on this video is quite horrible. Just turn on the Captions and pause at around 00:32 and you will see what I mean. Could you please ensure that the captions are corrected?
These are automatic captions, brought to you by RU-vid/Google's snazzy software algorithm. Thus the uploader can't "ensure that the captions are corrected", without transcribing the actual interview, setting the timing and adding a new set of captions, which is an incredibly time consuming activity for your regular RU-vidr.
I agree with Arnie, Hofstede is talking about his son Gert-Jan's brother marrying an Indonesian dutch woman, thats why he says "my daughter in law's mother"was having a party.. (Gert-Jan is also a researcher who works with Hofstede)
Could someone explain to me what differs personality from culture in GH's pyramid? How do you define the boundary between those two layers? How and where to draw the line between personality and culture?
You do not share your personality with anyone - it is yours. You share your culture with all members of that particular cultural group - a country, for instance. So the difference is not a boundary; it is a level of analysis.
He always makes clear that all of his research only refers to the mass of people in a country. You can't use it to predict how an individual person will be. So a random individual person in France may not be anything like what French people are like in general.
I could be wrong, but it may be to show off how expensive the area is. In other words, it's like a man showing off a Rolex watch or Lamborghini to a crowd of people to display financial dominance. I think masculine traits tend to lean towards trying to exert how the person is better than others in a multitude of ways (could be because they have more money, high value possessions, or physically stronger).
Quoting from the Hofstede website "The Masculinity side of this dimension represents a preference in society for achievement, heroism, assertiveness, and material rewards for success. Society at large is more competitive". So, i think when people show the ability to buy an item at a certain price, indicating that someone have material rewards view. JMO
16:12 - it is not by chance that we usually speak of "paternalistic politicians" (and, specularly, of sheep-like citizens/subjects... sorry: "lamb-like", in this case...)
+danielle gamage because this is a professor who questions everything he knows.....he knows that with more knowledge things might change.....and this is as well a cultural difference.....for some this means weakness, i think it is a signal of great strength, knowledge and experience!
This interview is really boring and cryptic. In the sense that Hofstede doesn't really appear to have a narrative. What's this about, specifically? Culture, shmulture. Is this how academics lure people into reading their essays? :p
