The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Dutch social scientist Geert Hofstede famously developed the Power Dimension Index, which compares a number of characteristics that allows us to compare different cultures. Hofstede argued that these cultural differences can explain around half of the differences observed in how we react to various situations as managers.

Hofstede 80

Hofstede Leadership Styles Environment Power 80

The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Speaking up could help to expose bias or prejudice, it could promote innovations that go against the status quo, or simply suggest strategies that differ from one’s line manager. New research from the University of Pennsylvania explores why employees tend to be uncomfortable with speaking up, and what managers can do about it.

Hofstede 138

Hofstede Edmondson Construction Innovation 138

The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 15, 2022

“It is hoped this will inspire and encourage SMEs and mid-sized companies to harness their potential in becoming a major driver of sustainable and inclusive economic growth and innovation by focusing on several core dimensions of future readiness: sustainable growth, societal impact and adaptive capacity,” the authors conclude.

Company 127

Company Hofstede Supply Chain Agility 127

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2015

Many politicians and commentators mention two critical factors in accomplishing this: increasing innovative capacity and reducing bureaucracy. The cultural dimensions identified by Hofstede have been used by more than a 1,000 academic studies. But Greece cannot stop there. National competitiveness Economics & Society Europe'

Uncertainty 8

Uncertainty Hofstede Innovation Bureaucracy 8