While writing a paper for my International Business class, I came across an interesting website that discusses the Geert-Hofstede Cultural Dimensions for a given country. Of course, one that I had to consider in my paper was the United State and I was surprised by some of the rankings. Take a look for yourself:
http://www.geert-hofstede.com/hofstede_united_states.shtml
I used this information mostly to write about how to start a business in a foreign country, and as a Spanish minor I usually find all things about country differences intriguing. The dimensions include a Power Distance Index, Individualism, Masculinity, Uncertainty Avoidance Index and Long-Term Orientation. These dimensions provide powerful insight into the cultural aspects of each country.
I chose to compare the US to Costa Rica (wonder why, huh?) for my research. Needless to say I enjoy the information gathering process and I actually feel like I learned a lot. I say this because there have been many other times where I take required classes and feel like they are a mindless waste of my time. It's nice to feel like I am doing some quality learning every once in a while.
Feel free to click on Costa Rica on the side navigation bar in the earlier link to check them out as well.
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