Geert Hofstede: Society

Geert Hofstede is Dutch psychologist. Explore interesting quotes on society.
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“Collectivism stands for a society in which people from birth onwards are integrated into strong, cohesive in-groups, which throughout people's lifetime continue to protect them in exchange for unquestioning loyalty.”

Geert Hofstede

Source: Culture's consequences: International differences in work-related values (1980), p. 51.

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“Individualism denotes the relationship between the individual and the collectivity which prevails in a given society.”

Geert Hofstede

Source: Culture's consequences: International differences in work-related values (1980), p. 148.

“Individualism pertains to societies in which the ties between individuals are loose: everyone is expected to look after himself or herself and his or her immediate family.”

Geert Hofstede

Source: Culture's consequences: International differences in work-related values (1980), p. 51.

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“All societies are unequal, but some are more unequal than others.”

Geert Hofstede

Source: Culture's consequences: International differences in work-related values (1980), p. 137.

“Cross-cultural studies presuppose a systems approach, by which I mean that any element of the total system called ``culture’’ should be eligible for analysis, regardless of the discipline that usually deals with such elements. At the level of (national) cultures, these are phenomena on all levels: individuals, groups, organizations, or society as a whole may be relevant. There is no excuse for overlooking any vital factor because it is usually treated in someone else’s department at the university.”

Geert Hofstede

Source: Culture's consequences: International differences in work-related values (1980), p. 32; As cited in Low Sui Pheng & Shi Yuquan. "An exploratory study of Hofstede’s cross-cultural dimensions in construction projects." Management Decision 40.1 (2002): 7-16.

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