Blog Project Assignment 2 / Hofstede's cultural dimensions theory

 



 I would like to analyze the Hofstede’s 5 variables in the three countries of East Asia: China, Japan, and South Korea.

 The first is power distance. In fact, it is important not to let people know that there is a difference in power within a country, but how much people are "aware" of the difference in power. In some countries, many people may think that power is not so great, but we can see that more than half of South Korea, China, and Japan all said they recognized the power distance. 

 Secondly, individualism. In countries with individualistic cultures, individual rights and freedoms are fully guaranteed. In countries where collectivism is strong, group interests and values are more important than individuals. The graph shows that individualism in South Korea, China and Japan is quite low. Japan is located in the middle, but it is closer to collectivism.

 Third, it's masculinity. Masculinity is a society that is self-assertive and competitive. You can see that Japan is the country with the greatest masculinity, followed by China and South Korea.

 Fourth, the uncertainty avoidance is a propensity not to want to change but to change under a systematic system. You can see that South Korea and Japan, except China, have very high uncertainty avoidance. In the case of China, we can see that the avoiding uncertainty is low and that it tends to accept rapid changes well.

 Fifth, long-term orientation. Long-term orientation means that the future is more important than the past, and people think a lot about the future. On the other hand, short-term orientation is more focused on the past and present. We can see that South Korea, China and Japan have long-term orientations.

 Sixth, indulgence. Countries with high indulgence generally place great importance on happy, optimistic, friendship-like relationships. Countries with low indulgence need strict social norms. South Korea and China have less indulgence. Japan is located in the middle, but you can see that it belongs to a less indulgence part.

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