Question

Japanese people are well known for their tendency to develop beliefs, rituals, and rules to avoid feeling threatened by ambiguous situations. This suggests that Japan is high in which of the following Hofstede's cultural dimensions:____________

Answer 1

Answer:

Uncertainty Avoidance.

Explanation:

The cultural dimension of Hofstede's Uncertainty Avoidance is the tendency to develop beliefs, rituals, and rules to avoid feeling threatened by ambiguous situations.

It includes countries with population who do not take risks and are unwilling to venture into new risks and challenges. They instead look for high security and strongly rely on experts and other professionals.

High uncertainty avoidance can be seen in countries like Japan which have rigid structure of organizational set-ups, low risk taking authorities, strict written rules, less innovative employees, etc.