...1: Wesrern conceptions of management (Laurent 1983) Hofsrede defined power distance as 'the exrent to which the less powerful members of institutions...organizations within a country expect and accept that power is distribured unequally'. 44 According to Hofsrede, in large power distance cultures, subordinares expect...

...are "power distance" and "individualism/collectivism." Power distance concerns "the extent to which less powerful members of institutions and organizations...accept that power is distributed unequally" (Hofstede, 1991: 28). Chinese respondents expect and accept more inequality in power than do Western respondents....

...their culture has evolved to maintain social order. In Hofstede's words, Power distance can ... be defined as the extent to which the less powerful members...expect and accept that power is distributed unequally. "Institutions" are the basic elements of a society like the family, school, and the community; "organizations"...

...below. Power Distance and WebDocument Design Hofstede defines the cultural dimension of POWER DISTANCE as "the extent to which the less powerful members...expect and accept that power is distributed unequally" [9. p. 28). Since social inequalities among individuals exist in all cultures to varying degrees, Hofstede...

...but he also finds a positive effect of some cultural variables, notable "power distance," which is "the extent to which the less powerful members of...expect and accept that power is distributed unequally." opment takes place, the political culture will become more egalitarian, but that is not something that...

...avoidance. Power distance was defined as "the extent to which the less powerful members of institution and organizations within a country expect and accept that power is distributed unequally" (Hofstede, 1991: p. 28). Thus, people in a country high in power distance accept the unequal distribution of power...

...to measure this construct. Power Distance (PD) is the extent to which the less powerful members of organizations within a country expect and accept that power is distributed unequally. In large PD situations, superiors and subordinates consider themselves unequal; hierarchy is important....

...orientation, in contrast, predominates in low uncertainty avoidance cultures. Power Distance Power distance is "the extent to which the less powerful members of institutions and organizations accept that power is distributed unequally" (Hofstede & Bond, 1984, p. 419). We begin with cultural-level...

...distance refers to 'the extent to which the less powerful members of institutions and organisations within a country expect and accept that power is distributed unequally' (Hofstede, 1991: 28). Thailand is a high power distance culture as reflected in its strongly hierarchical and...

...Power Distance This (PD) refers to the distribution of power within society and its organizations. It is defined as the extent to which the less powerful...expect and accept that power is distributed unequally. In societies with large PD values, greater inequalities of power distribution are expected and accepted...