Project GLOBE's Power Distance explained (Photos)

Power Distance (PD), one of the most interesting among Project GLOBE’s nine dimensions, refers to unequal distribution of power within a society. In fact, all GLOBE societies wish to be lower in PD, and it’s on this dimension that we see...

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See also:

Performance Orientation

Uncertainly Avoidance

Future Orientation

Assertiveness

In-Group Collectivism

Institutional Collectivism

Humane Orientation

Gender Egalitarianism

Source Material
House, R, Hanges, P, Javidan, M, Dorfman, P, Gupta, V. (2004). Culture, leadership, and organizations: The GLOBE Study of 62 Societies. Thousand Oaks, London, New Delhi: Sage.

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Jan Aylsworth is the author of "The Cultural Psyche of India: Guidance for the U.S. Marketer" and "Downsizing, Stress and Forgiveness: A U.S. Perspective," a chapter appearing in The Human Side of Outsourcing (John Wiley & Sons), published in 2009 in the United Kingdom. She holds a master's in...

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