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
- Topics
- Change management

Diagram
Meyer's culture map
| Criterion | One pole | Other pole |
|---|---|---|
| Communicating | Explicit | Implicit |
| Feedback | Direct | Indirect |
| Leading | Egalitarian | Hierarchical |
| Deciding | Consensual | Top-down |
| Trusting | Task-based | Relationship-based |
| Disagreeing | Confrontational | Avoiding confrontation |
| Scheduling | Linear | Flexible |
| Persuading | Principles first | Applications 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.
- Meyer, E. (2014) The culture map: breaking through the invisible boundaries of global business. New York: PublicAffairs.No DOISource page