Power Distance
This is the extent to which differences in status, hierarchy, class, etc., are accepted and preserved. In low-PD cultures, attempts are made to minimize inequality, people in subordinate positions find it easy to access people in superior positions, and equal rights are emphasized. In high-PD societies, power holders are entitled to privileges and power is considered a basic fact of society. Austria and Norway are considered low-PD societies, and Spain and Indonesia are examples of high-PD societies.