The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 15, 2022

About 90% of firms globally are considered small- and medium-sized enterprises, with such firms representing around 70% of all jobs. Our global assessment showed no significant differences of future readiness of SMEs at the regional or the industry level,” the authors say. Becoming future-ready. Organizational agility.

Company 100

Company Hofstede Supply Chain Agility 100

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 15, 2018

In a global organization, you may have colleagues that come from a different country. For example, the Dutch social psychologist, Geert Hofstede outlined a number of dimensions that highlight ways that cultures differ. Rolfo Brenner/EyeEm/Getty Images.

Globalization 8

Globalization Team Hofstede Meyer 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 10, 2012

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. When businesses fail to address issues of power, they remain vulnerable to failure. What makes it particularly relevant in Asia?

Power 14

Power Hofstede Follow-up Learning-by-Doing 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2015

Geert Hofstede, the author of the pioneering book Culture’s Consequences , makes that point when he talks about how his Dutch modesty failed to win him the job he wanted with an American firm.) Leadership Managing yourself' And the entire idea of sharing such stories with total strangers made her cringe.

Hofstede 8

Hofstede Charisma Seminar Diversity 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2012

Sure, there are language issues and not everyone likes the way other people manage their time, but the most insidious and intractable problems between coworkers from different parts of the world often arise from variations in how colleagues perceive (literally) and prefer to use space. Great Britain, and the Scandinavian countries.

Hofstede 11

Hofstede Objective Retail Resistance 11