UK described in 6 Hofstede dimensions
1. Today I would like to present you the United Kingdom described in six Geert Hofstede's dimensions.
2. Separated from the European continent by the North Sea and English Channel, the United Kingdom includes England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. England and Wales were united in 1536. The United Kingdom is the 22nd-most populous country, with an estimated 64.1 million inhabitants. It is a constitutional monarchy and has a parliamentary system of governance. Its capital city is London, an important global city and financial centre with the second-largest urban area in the European Union
3. The culture of the United Kingdom is the pattern of human activity and symbolism associated with the United Kingdom and its people. The UK has been described as a "cultural superpower", and London has been described as a world cultural capital. If we explore the British culture through the lens of the 6-D Model, we can get a good overview of the deep drivers of British culture relative to other world cultures. Let us consider each dimension.
4. Power distance
At 35 Britain sits in the lower rankings of Power distance index that means that a society that believes that inequalities among people should be minimized. Interestingly is that research shows PD index lower among the higher class in Britain than among the working classes. The PDI score at first seems incongruent with the well established and historical British class system and its exposes one of the inherent tensions in the British culture – between the importance of birth rank on the one hand and a deep seated belief that where you are born should not limit how far you can travel in life. A sense of fair play drives a belief that people should be treated in some way as equals.
5. Individualism
At a score of 89 the UK is among the highest of the individualistic scores, beaten only by some of the commonwealth countries it spawned like Australia and the USA. The British are a highly individualistic and
2. Separated from the European continent by the North Sea and English Channel, the United Kingdom includes England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. England and Wales were united in 1536. The United Kingdom is the 22nd-most populous country, with an estimated 64.1 million inhabitants. It is a constitutional monarchy and has a parliamentary system of governance. Its capital city is London, an important global city and financial centre with the second-largest urban area in the European Union
3. The culture of the United Kingdom is the pattern of human activity and symbolism associated with the United Kingdom and its people. The UK has been described as a "cultural superpower", and London has been described as a world cultural capital. If we explore the British culture through the lens of the 6-D Model, we can get a good overview of the deep drivers of British culture relative to other world cultures. Let us consider each dimension.
4. Power distance
At 35 Britain sits in the lower rankings of Power distance index that means that a society that believes that inequalities among people should be minimized. Interestingly is that research shows PD index lower among the higher class in Britain than among the working classes. The PDI score at first seems incongruent with the well established and historical British class system and its exposes one of the inherent tensions in the British culture – between the importance of birth rank on the one hand and a deep seated belief that where you are born should not limit how far you can travel in life. A sense of fair play drives a belief that people should be treated in some way as equals.
5. Individualism
At a score of 89 the UK is among the highest of the individualistic scores, beaten only by some of the commonwealth countries it spawned like Australia and the USA. The British are a highly individualistic and