Framework

Meyer's culture map

The question it answers

When leading a multinational team, where do members' cultures differ in how they communicate, give feedback, decide and disagree?

Origin
Meyer, 2014
Diagram type
Comparison table
Level of analysis
Team
Clay steps with a looping glass arrow, icon for change management

Diagram

Meyer's culture map

CriterionOne poleOther pole
CommunicatingExplicitImplicit
FeedbackDirectIndirect
LeadingEgalitarianHierarchical
DecidingConsensualTop-down
TrustingTask-basedRelationship-based
DisagreeingConfrontationalAvoiding confrontation
SchedulingLinearFlexible
PersuadingPrinciples firstApplications first

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. Meyer, E. (2014) The culture map: breaking through the invisible boundaries of global business. New York: PublicAffairs.No DOISource page