Question

Sam visits Mexico for a business meeting. At the meeting, Sam addresses the vice president of the firm by his first name rather than using his title. This is considered offensive. In the context of Hofstede's cultural dimensions, this difference in cultures is part of the _____ dimension.

Answer 1

Answer:

power distance        

Explanation:

Power distance dimension: In social psychology, the term "power distance dimension" was proposed by one of the social psychologists named Gerard Hendrik Hofstede and he has mentioned five different dimensions related to national culture apart from power distance i.e, lone-term orientation, masculinity versus femininity, individualism versus collectivism, and uncertainty avoidance.

Power distance dimension is referred to as the degree to which different "less powerful" individuals or members of particular organizations or institutions accept and expect that specific power is being distributed "unequally" among the members.

In the question above, the given statement represents the "power distance dimension".