Germany
发布时间：2023-04-13 09:13:39
WhataboutGermany?IfweexploretheGermanculturethroughthelensofthe5-DModel,wecangetagoodoverviewofthedeepdriversofGermanculturerelativetootherworldcultures.Powerdistance权力距离Thisdimension方面dealswiththefactthatallindividualsinsocietiesarenotequal–itexpressestheattitudeoftheculturetowardstheseinequalitiesamongstus.Powerdistanceisdefinedastheextenttowhichthelesspowerfulmembersofinstitutionsandorganisationswithinacountryexpectandacceptthatpowerisdistributedunequally.Highlydecentralisedandsupportedbyastrongmiddleclass,Germanyisnotsurprisinglyamongthelowerpowerdistantcountries(score35.Co-determinationrightsarecomparativelyextensiveandhavetobetakenintoaccountbythemanagement.Adirectandparticipativecommunicationandmeetingstyleiscommon,controlisdislikedandleadershipischallengedtoshowexpertiseandbestacceptedwhenit‟sbasedonit.IndividualismThefundamentalissueaddressedbythisdimensionisthedegreeofinterdependenceasocietymaintainsamongitsmembers.Ithastodowithwhetherpeople´sself-imageisdefinedintermsof“I”or“We”.InIndividualistsocietiespeoplearesupposedtolookafterthemselvesandtheirdirectfamilyonly.InCollectivistsocietiespeoplebelongto„ingroups‟thattakecareoftheminexchangeforloyalty.TheGermansocietyisatrulyindividualisticone(67.Smallfamilieswithafocusontheparent-childrenrelationshipratherthanauntsandunclesaremostcommon.Thereisastrongbeliefintheidealofself-actualization.Loyaltyisbasedonpersonalpreferencesforpeopleaswellasasenseofdutyandresponsibility.Thisisdefinedbythecontractbetweentheemployerandtheemployee.Communicationisamongthemostdirectintheworldfollowingtheidealtobe“honest,evenifithurts”–andbythisgivingthecounterpartafairchancetolearnfrommistakes.Masculinity/FemininityAhighscore(masculineonthisdimensionindicatesthatthesocietywillbedrivenbycompetition,achievementandsuccess,withsuccessbeingdefinedbythewinner/bestinfield–avaluesystemthatstartsinschoolandcontinuesthroughoutorganisationalbehaviour.Alowscore(feminineonthedimensionmeansthatthedominantvaluesinsocietyarecaringforothersandqualityoflife.Afemininesocietyisonewherequalityoflifeisthesignofsuccessandstandingoutfromthecrowdisnotadmirable.Thefundamentalissuehereiswhatmotivatespeople,wantingtobethebest(masculineorlikingwhatyoudo(feminine.Withascoreof66Germanyisconsideredamasculinesociety.Performanceishighlyvaluedandearlyrequiredastheschoolsystemseparateschildrenintodifferenttypesofschoolsattheageoften.Peoplerather“liveinordertowork”anddrawalotofself-esteemfromtheirtasks.Managersareexpectedtobedecisiveandassertive.Statusisoftenshown,especiallybycars,watchesand
technicaldevices.UncertaintyavoidanceThedimensionUncertaintyAvoidancehastodowiththewaythatasocietydealswiththefactthatthefuturecanneverbeknown:shouldwetrytocontrolthefutureorjustletithappen?Thisambiguitybringswithitanxietyanddifferentcultureshavelearnttodealwiththisanxietyindifferentways.TheextenttowhichthemembersofaculturefeelthreatenedbyambiguousorunknownsituationsandhavecreatedbeliefsandinstitutionsthattrytoavoidtheseisreflectedintheUAIscore.Germanyisamongtheuncertaintyavoidantcountries(65.InlinewiththephilosophicalheritageofKant,HegelandFichtethereisastrongpreferencefordeductiveratherthaninductiveapproaches,beitinthinking,presentingorplanning:thesystematicoverviewhastobegiveninordertoproceed.Thisisalsoreflectedbythelawsystem.Detailsareequallyimportanttocreatecertaintythatacertaintopicorprojectiswell-thought-out.IncombinationwiththeirlowPowerDistance,wherethecertaintyforowndecisionsis
