Hofstede argued, for example, that cultures can be
usefully distinguished according to how much they expect individuals to look after themselves. He called that measurement the "individualism-collectivism scale." The country that scores highest on individualism end of that
scale is the United States.
Belgium and Denmark are only an hour or so apart by
airplane, for example. Danes look a lot like Belgians, and if
you were dropped on a street corner in Copenhagen, you
wouldn't find it all that different from a street corner in
Brussels. But when it comes to uncertainty avoidance, the
two nations could not be further apart. In fact, Danes have
more in common with Jamaicans when it comes to tolerating ambiguity than they do with some of their European
peers.
Culled from Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Abdulkareem,Taoheedah kehinde
usefully distinguished according to how much they expect individuals to look after themselves. He called that measurement the "individualism-collectivism scale." The country that scores highest on individualism end of that
scale is the United States.
Belgium and Denmark are only an hour or so apart by
airplane, for example. Danes look a lot like Belgians, and if
you were dropped on a street corner in Copenhagen, you
wouldn't find it all that different from a street corner in
Brussels. But when it comes to uncertainty avoidance, the
two nations could not be further apart. In fact, Danes have
more in common with Jamaicans when it comes to tolerating ambiguity than they do with some of their European
peers.
Culled from Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Abdulkareem,Taoheedah kehinde
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