Question

Please review the GLOBE Cultural Taxonomy. Based on YOUR own intercultural experience, how does the GLOBE taxonomy of cultural patterns hold up?

Answer 1

The GLOBE CULTURAL TAXONOMY review

Power distance refers to the degree to which cultures believe that social and political power should be distributed disproportionately, shared unequally, and concentrated among a few top decision makers.Uncertainty avoidance is the extent to which cultures feel threatened by the unpredictability of the future and therefore try to establish more structure in the form of rules, regulations, rituals, and mandatory practices.Ingroup collectivism reflects the degree to which people express pride, loyalty, and solidarity with their family or similar group, and it is similar to what Hofstede calls individualism-collectivism.Institutional collectivism represents the degree to which cultures support, value, and prefer to distribute rewards based on group versus individual interests.

The GLOBE categories Gender egalitarianism is the extent to which a culture minimizes differences in gender expectation for men versus women.The assertiveness dimension describes the extent to which people value and prefer tough aggressiveness or tender non agressiveness. The performance orientation dimension refers to the degree to which a culture encourages and rewards people for their accomplishments.The future orientation dimension refers to the extent to which a culture plans for forthcoming events.The humane orientation dimension refers to the extent to which cultures encourage and reward their members for being benevolent and compassionate toward others or focused on self-interest and self-gratification.