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In Asia, Power Gets in the Way

Harvard Business Review

"Siew Tian, why don't you speak up? Professor Geert Hofstede calls the phenomenon " power distance." It has the highest power distance of any country in the world: a staggering 104 on the Hofstede comparative power distance index. What follow-up can you provide in those moments of truth? Take action.

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Have Democracies Been Less Effective At Tackling COVID-19?

The Horizons Tracker

People are more willing to follow the rules if they trust their government, which they are more likely to do if the government is accountable. The researchers used Geert Hofstede’s invididualist-collectivist spectrum alongside data from the World Value Survey to gauge the response of countries to policy directives.

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