Question

Ben & Jerry’s Homemade, Inc., the Vermont-based manufacturer of ice cream, frozen yogurt, and sorbet, was known for having a rule that the compensation for the highest paid employee (i.e., the CEO) could not be more than seven times the pay of the lowest paid employee. Applying Hofstede’s model of cultural influence, which of the five cultural dimensions is most closely related to this rule?

Answer 1

Answer:

Five Cultural Dimension are discussed as under:                    

Explanation:

Geert Hofstede's five cultural dimensions standard is used for understanding cultural differences and highly valued because it provides the understanding of the culture of a particular market and these are as under:

Number 1. Power Distance

The Power Distance talks about how much inequality is accepted in the culture by the dominant players of the society. The way the society handles the issues tells about how they handle inequalities.

Number 2. Individualism versus collectivism

The individualism dimension is talks about how much an individual interest are important as opposed to the group interests. The higher value of individual as opposed to the group interest is Individualism and lower value of individual as opposed to the group interest is Collectivism. It basically represents how much the individual values the interest of a group when these interest are in conflict with their interest. Similarly it also tells how much the group values the interest of an individual when these interest are in conflict with their interest.

Number 3. Masculinity

The masculinity dimension is all about the things and values in a culture that are considered very important and has greater influence of masculine side. The dimension basically considers the preference of values in the society which includes social work, heroism, Patriotism, etc.

Number 4. Uncertainty Avoidance

The uncertain avoidance dimension tells about the risks and uncertainty that the dominant players of the society considers in policy reforms and are concerned with the issues mitigation.

Number 5. Indulgence

The indulgence dimension means how much an individual or the society as a whole are are capable to control their desires and impulses. This also means how much their desires are valuable than others and how they are going to achieve it in practical life.