Framework

Hofstede's six cultural dimensions

The question it answers

When a manager leads change in a multinational team, how does each member's national culture shape the way they receive that change?

Origin
Hofstede, 1983; Hofstede, 1980
Diagram type
Hub diagram
Level of analysis
Individual
Topics
Change managementStrategy & leadership
Clay steps with a looping glass arrow, icon for change management

Diagram

Hofstede's six cultural dimensions

National culture
Individualism–collectivism
Uncertainty avoidance
Power distance
Masculinity–femininity
Long-term orientation
Indulgence–restraint

Sources

References

Listed A–Z by author surname, Harvard style. A source with a DOI links to https://doi.org/…; one without links to its page or says plainly that it has no DOI.

  1. Hofstede, G. (1980) Culture's Consequences.No DOISource page
  2. Hofstede, G. (1983) ‘National cultures in four dimensions: a research-based theory of cultural differences among nations’, International Studies of Management & Organization, 13(1–2), pp. 46–74.doi:10.1080/00208825.1983.11656358Source page