The Six Different Types of Hoftede's Dimension
Geert Hofstede is a professor who researched how people from different countries and cultures interact based on six different categories of cultural dimensions. Those categories are:
Power Distance: This dimension expresses the degree to which the less powerful members of a society accept and expect that power is distributed unequally.
Individualism vs. Collectivism: This dimension focuses on the questions about whether people prefer a close knit network of people or prefer to be left alone to fend for themselves.
Masculinity vs. Femininity: Masculinity represents a preference in society for achievement, heroism, assertiveness and material reward for success. Its opposite, femininity, stands for a preference for cooperation, modesty, caring for the weak and quality of life.
Uncertainty Avoidance: This dimension expresses the degree to which the member of a society feels uncomfortable with uncertainty and ambiguity.
Long-term vs. Short-term Orientation: Long-term orientation dimension can be interpreted as dealing with society's search for virtue. Societies with a short-term orientation generally have a strong concern with establishing the absolute truth.