Explain Hofstede's Cultural Value Dimensions

Hofstede's Cultural Dimension Name: Instructor: Institution: Date: The cultural dimensions theory plays a significant role in facilitating the understanding of the practices and values among different people based on their respective backgrounds. Through a research carried out by Hofstede's on global cultures, he concluded that the determination of these values was specifically based on some cultural dimensions. These dimensions are; collectivism versus individualism, indulgence versus restraint, uncertainty avoidance versus uncertainty tolerance, power distance, temporal orientation, and finally, masculinity versus femininity (Mind Tools, n.d.). Power distance is how people, with or without the power; accept inequality. A society with a high power index is one that embraces the hierarchical method of doing things. People will, therefore, depend on the leader to show them the way. A society with a low power index is the opposite. Members don't easily embrace inequality in the distribution of power. Individualism versus collectivi...