Table 1 Cultural dimensions of the Culture Map
Dimensions of Culture Map (Meyer) | Related Dimensions of other Authors | |
|---|---|---|
Communicating | Low vs. High Context | Low vs. High Context (Hall) |
Evaluating | Direct vs. Indirect Negative Feedback | Masculinity vs. Femininity (Hofstede), Assertiveness (GLOBE) |
Leading | Egalitarian vs. Hierarchical | Egalitarian vs. Hierarchical (Trompenaars/Hampden-Turner), Power Distance (Hofstede), Power Distance (GLOBE) |
Deciding | Consensual vs. Top-down | Power Distance (Hofstede), Power Distance (GLOBE) |
Trusting | Task vs. Relationship-based | Task vs. Relationship-based, Achievement vs. Ascription, Specific vs. Diffuse (Trompenaars/Hampden-Turner), Individualism vs. Collectivism (Hofstede), Performance Orientation (GLOBE) |
Scheduling | Linear Time vs. Flexible Time | Sequential vs. Synchronic Time (Trompenaars/Hampden-Turner), Monochronic Time vs. Polychronic Time (Hall) |
Disagreeing | Confrontational vs. Avoid Confrontation | Affective vs. Neutral (Trompenaars/Hampden-Turner), Masculinity vs. Femininity (Hofstede), Assertiveness (GLOBE) |
Persuading | Principles vs. Applications | Universalism vs. Particularism (Trompenaars/Hampden-Turner) |