Question 1

Below, match Hofstede's five dimensions of culture with the appropriate definition:
-______ Extent to which roles are distributed along gender lines: "masculine" (assertive, tough, achievement oriented) versus "feminine" (relationship-, helping-, or quality-of-life oriented).

Accepted Answer

Achievement orientation (ACH) directly relates to Hofstede's Masculinity vs. Femininity dimension, which describes the distribution of roles across gender lines and the value placed on achievement or quality of life.

Question 2

Below, match Hofstede's five dimensions of culture with the appropriate definition:
-_______ Extent to which people feel are comfortable with ambiguity and less reliant detailed plans and formalized roles and responsibilities.

Accepted Answer

Uncertainty avoidance refers to the degree to which members of a culture feel uncomfortable with uncertainty and ambiguity, leading them to support beliefs and behaviors that promise certainty and to avoid situations that are uncertain or unknown.

Question 3

Below, match Hofstede's five dimensions of culture with the appropriate definition:
-_______ Extent to which members seeking immediate results and gratification versus continuing benefits and later results and gratification.

Accepted Answer

Long-term orientation (LTO) refers to the extent to which a society values long-term commitments and respect for tradition, which includes the focus on future rewards rather than seeking immediate gratification. This dimension contrasts cultures that plan for the future with those that value short-term outcomes.

Question 4

Below, match Hofstede's five dimensions of culture with the appropriate definition:
-______ Extent to which people tend to hold superiors or leaders in high regard and not question their directives or actions.

Accepted Answer

Power distribution (PD), also known as power distance, refers to the extent to which less powerful members of organizations and institutions (like the family) accept and expect that power is distributed unequally. This dimension deals directly with the level of acceptance among people for a hierarchy in which everybody has a place without further justification, including the aspect of how society handles inequalities among people when they occur. High PD cultures tend to accept a hierarchical order in which everybody has a place that needs no further justification. In such cultures, subordinates are more likely to follow the directives of their superiors without questioning them.

Question 5

Below, match Hofstede's five dimensions of culture with the appropriate definition:
-________Extent to which people believe they are expected to look out for themselves versus being looked after by a group to which they are loyal.

Accepted Answer

Individualism (IND) refers to the degree to which people in a society are integrated into groups. In individualistic societies, the ties between individuals are loose: everyone is expected to look after themselves and their immediate family. In contrast, in collectivist societies, people are integrated into strong, cohesive in-groups, often extended families (with uncles, aunts, and grandparents) which continue protecting them in exchange for unquestioning loyalty, fitting the description provided.

Quiz 20: International Project Management

Below, match Hofstede's five dimensions of culture with the appropriate definition: -______ Extent to which roles are distributed along gender lines: "masculine" (assertive, tough, achievement oriented) versus "feminine" (relationship-, helping-, or quality-of-life oriented) .

Below, match Hofstede's five dimensions of culture with the appropriate definition: -_______ Extent to which people feel are comfortable with ambiguity and less reliant detailed plans and formalized roles and responsibilities.

Below, match Hofstede's five dimensions of culture with the appropriate definition: -_______ Extent to which members seeking immediate results and gratification versus continuing benefits and later results and gratification.

Below, match Hofstede's five dimensions of culture with the appropriate definition: -______ Extent to which people tend to hold superiors or leaders in high regard and not question their directives or actions.

Below, match Hofstede's five dimensions of culture with the appropriate definition: -________Extent to which people believe they are expected to look out for themselves versus being looked after by a group to which they are loyal.