Geert Hofstede
Academic
1928 –
Who is Geert Hofstede?
Gerard Hendrik Hofstede is a Dutch social psychologist, former IBM employee, and Professor Emeritus of Organizational Anthropology and International Management at the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands, well-known for his pioneering research of cross-cultural groups and organizations.
His most notable work has been in developing cultural dimensions theory. The five dimensions are; Power Distance, Individualism, Uncertainty avoidance, Masculinity, and Long Term Orientation. He is known with his books Culture's Consequences and Cultures and Organizations: Software of the Mind, co-authored with his son Gert Jan Hofstede.
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- Born
- Oct 2, 1928
Haarlem - Also known as
- Geert H. Hofstede
- Nationality
- Netherlands
- Education
- Delft University of Technology
- University of Groningen
- Employment
- IBM
- Lived in
- Haarlem
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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