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Hi Jeanine,

You might check the GLOBE scores on these cultural dimensions. That study assessed nine cultural dimensions. See Javidan et al.'s (2006) article in Academy of Management Perspectives for a starting point.

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Marc

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Dear Colleagues,

I am normally careful when using Hofstede's scores now because they are from over 30 years ago and cultures do change.  Some change faster than others. If we were to collect the data again today, some of the scores for some countries/societies  might different today when compared to the original scores. For example, it might be possible that the score on masculinity might be lower for the US today, after all the changes in demographics and women's roles in society today.  Who knows?

Thanks,

Ivan

Jeanine;

Don't know how you might estimate scores. But, have you tried either of his web site at: www.geert-hofstede.com/ or www.geerthofstede.nl/

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