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Geert Hofstede

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Dutch social psychologist and organizational anthropologist, well known for his pioneering research on cross-cultural groups and organizations.

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Birth Year
1928 1
Death Year
2020 1
Nationality / Culture
Dutch 1
Defining Contribution
Analyzing a large-scale survey of IBM employees across more than 40 countries, described national cultures along six dimensions, including power distance, individualism, uncertainty avoidance, masculinity, long-term orientation, and indulgence versus restraint. 1
Notable Work
Culture's Consequences (1980); Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions Theory 1
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