The way in which people experience their environment differs from culture to culture. People in western cultures are mainly outer-directed and they want to control their environment as much as possible. In many non-western cultures it is more about living in harmony with the environment; there are forces that cannot be controlled or influenced and therefore you have to adapt yourself to these external circumstances.
According in Figure 12.4 in textbook on page 259 graph 1 Latins Vs Europeans in section external control and particularism you will see the European has high external control and particularism than the Latin America approximately at 0.5 point. Because of people believe that nature, or their environment controls them, they must work with their environment to achieve the goals at work or in relationships. They focus their actions on others, and they avoid conflict where possible. People often need reassurance that they are doing a good job.