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

The importance of organizational agility was reaffirmed in a second report , from the Institute for Management Development’s (IMD) Future Readiness Centre. It brings to mind the groundbreaking work of Dutch sociologist Geert Hofstede. Organizational agility.

Company 127

Company Hofstede Supply Chain Agility 127

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2018

So we relied on a setting where firms faced an unexpected competitive shock, one that directors could not have anticipated and selected specific CEOs to manage it, and one that forced CEOs to make complex, non-routine, and unstructured decisions — decisions where CEOs’ characteristics are likely to affect how they respond.

Banking 13

Banking Sample Hofstede Chief Financial Officer 13