TY - BOOK AU - Hofstede, Geert TI - Culture's consequences: : comparing values, behaviors, institutions and organizations across nations SN - 9780803973244 U1 - 155.89 PY - 2001/// CY - California PB - Sage Publications, Inc. KW - Ethnopsychology KW - National characteristics KW - Organizational behavior N1 - Table of content Values and Culture Data Collection, Treatment and Validation Power Distance Uncertainty Avoidance Individualism and Collectivism Masculinity and Femininity Long versus Short-Term Orientation Cultures in Organizations Intercultural Encounters Using Culture Dimension Scores in Theory and Research N2 - The long-anticipated Second Edition of a true classic is thoroughly updated with an expanded coverage and scope. This excellent work explores the differences in thinking and social action that exist between members of more than 50 modern nations and will be the new benchmark for scholars and professionals for years to come. It argues that people carry `mental programmes' which are developed in the family in early childhood and reinforced in school and organizations, and that these mental programmes contain a component of national culture. They are most clearly expressed in the different values that predominate among people from different countries ER -