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.
Jan Aylsworth,
Organizational Psychology Examiner
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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