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GEERT HOFSTEDE MODELANALYSIS OF ROYAL DUTCH


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GEERT HOFSTEDE MODEL ANALYSIS OF ROYAL DUTCHSHELL

Topic: Hofstede

Cultu!l Model"National Culture

Professor Geert Hofstede

conducted one of the

most comrehens!"e

stud!es of ho# "$%ues !n

the #or&%$ce $re

!n'uenced () cu%ture* He

de+nes cu%ture $s ,the co%%ect!"e ro-r$mm!n- of the m!nd

d!st!n-u!sh!n- the mem(ers of one -rou or c$te-or) of eo%e from

others.*The s!/ d!mens!ons of n$t!on$% cu%ture $re ($sed on e/tens!"e

rese$rch done () Professor Geert Hofstede0 Gert 1$n Hofstede0

M!ch$e% M!n&o" $nd the!r rese$rch te$ms*

Dimensions of national culture

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The mode% of n$t!on$% cu%ture cons!sts of s!/ d!mens!ons*

#$ %o&e Dist!'ce I'de( )%DI*+$ I'di,idu!lis- ,esus Collecti,is- )ID.*/$ M!sculi'it0 ,esus Fe-i'i'it0 )MAS*1$ U'cet!i't0 A,oid!'ce I'de( )UAI*2$ Lo'3 Te- Oie't!tio' ,esus S4ot Te- No-!ti,e

Oie't!tio' )LTO*56$ I'dul3e'ce ,esus Rest!i't )IND*

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What about the Netherlands?

The Netherlands Dutch: Nederland is the main "constituent

country" (Dutch: land) of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

t is a small! densely oulated country located in Western

#uroe$ith three island territoriesin the Caribbean.

The #uroean art of the Netherlands borders %ermany to

the east! &elgiumto the south! and the North 'eato the

north$est! sharing maritime borders $ith &elgium!

the nited Kingdomand %ermany.

Net4el!'ds

Nederland )Dutc4*

Fl!3 Co!t of !-s

C!pit!l

!'d l!3est cit0

A-sted!-

O7ci!l l!'3u!3es National:Dutc4

egional:

8est Fisi!'

E'3lis4

%!pi!-e'to

Reco3'i9ed e3io'!l l!'3u!3es

Li-u3is4 Dutc4 Lo& S!(o'

So,eei3' st!te ;i'3do- of t4e Net4el!'ds

Go,e'-e't U'it!0p!li!-e't!0

co'stitutio'!l -o'!c40

< Mo'!c4 8ille-=Ale(!'de

< %i-e Mi'iste M!> Rutte

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_languagehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constituent_countryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constituent_countryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_languagehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_the_Netherlandshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Europehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Europehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Netherlandshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbeanhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgiumhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Seahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maritime_boundaryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdomhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_languagehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_Netherlandshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Netherlandshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdamhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_languagehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Frisian_languagehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_languagehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papiamentohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limburgish_languagehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Low_Saxonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_the_Netherlandshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_the_Netherlandshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitary_statehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentary_systemhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_monarchyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy_of_the_Netherlandshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willem-Alexander_of_the_Netherlandshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_Netherlandshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Ruttehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constituent_countryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constituent_countryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_languagehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_the_Netherlandshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Europehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Europehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Netherlandshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbeanhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgiumhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Seahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maritime_boundaryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdomhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_languagehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_Netherlandshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Netherlandshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdamhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_languagehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Frisian_languagehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_languagehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papiamentohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limburgish_languagehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Low_Saxonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_the_Netherlandshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_the_Netherlandshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitary_statehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentary_systemhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_monarchyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy_of_the_Netherlandshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willem-Alexander_of_the_Netherlandshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_Netherlandshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Ruttehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_language


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Le3isl!tue St!tes Ge'e!l

< Uppe 4ouse Se'!te

< Lo&e 4ouse House of Repese't!ti,es

I'depe'de'ce fo- Sp!i'< %ocl!i-ed +6 ?ul0 #2@#

< Reco3'ised / ?!'u!0 #61@

< ;i'3do- est!lis4ed #6 M!c4 #@#2

< Co'stitue't cou't0 #2 Dece-e #B21

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States_General_of_the_Netherlandshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_househttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senate_(Netherlands)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_househttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Representatives_(Netherlands)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spainhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_of_Abjurationhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_of_M%C3%BCnsterhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charter_for_the_Kingdom_of_the_Netherlandshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States_General_of_the_Netherlandshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_househttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senate_(Netherlands)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_househttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Representatives_(Netherlands)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spainhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_of_Abjurationhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_of_M%C3%BCnsterhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charter_for_the_Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands


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*ofstede Cultural +odel of Netherlands:

If #e e/%ore the Dutch cu%ture throu-h the %ens of the 67D Mode%0 #e c$n-et $ -ood o"er"!e# of the dee dr!"ers of Dutch cu%ture re%$t!"e to other

#or%d cu%tures*

,o$er Distance

Th!s d!mens!on de$%s #!th the f$ct th$t $%% !nd!"!du$%s !n soc!et!es $re

not e8u$% 9 !t e/resses the $tt!tude of the cu%ture to#$rds these

!ne8u$%!t!es $mon-st us* Po#er D!st$nce !s de+ned $s the e-tent to $hich the less

o$erful members of institutions and organiations $ithin a

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country e-ect and accet that o$er is distributed

une/ually*

0o$ ,o$er Distance in Netherlands:

The Nether%$nds scoes lo& o' t4is di-e'sio' )scoe of /@* #h!ch

me$ns th$t the fo%%o#!n- ch$r$cter!;es the Dutch st)%es Aout Net4el!'ds:

As $ =r$;!%!$n -ener$% m$n$-er %!"!n- !n the Nether%$nds rem$r&ed0 >I

$m h$) th$t m) Dutch ersonne% d!d not thro# me out of m) o?ce

the +rst #ee& I #or&ed !n Amsterd$m* As to m$n$-er !n R!o0 I ($re%)

so&e to m) %o#er ersonne%* I #$s used to -!"!n- orders $nd (e!n-

ser"ed*

>In Amsterd$m I %e$rned to e/ch$n-e some #ords d$!%) #!th the

c%e$n!n- %$d)0 to d!scuss $%% the #or& #!th m) m$n$-ers $nd to &!nd%)

$s& m) secret$r) #h$t hone c$%%s c$me !n for me* I $m no# used to

m$&!n- m) o#n hotoco!es $nd co@ee* Once )ou &no# the ru%es


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here !t !s "er) %e$s$nt $nd roduct!"e to #or& !n such $n oen

soc!et)*>

A "!s!t!n- 1$$nese CEO $s&ed0 >If the CEO !s our!n- h!s o#n co@ee0

#h$t &!nd of o#er c$n he ho%d !n the com$n)B>

ndi1idualism 2ersus Collecti1ism

The fund$ment$% !ssue $ddressed () th!s d!mens!on !s the degree

of interdeendence a society maintains among its members *

It h$s to do #!th #hether eo%es se%f7!m$-e !s de+ned !n terms of

,I. or ,e.*In Ind!"!du$%!st soc!et!es eo%e $re suosed to %oo& $fter

themse%"es $nd the!r d!rect f$m!%) on%)*In Co%%ect!"!st0 soc!et)s eo%e (e%on- to !n -rous th$t t$&es c$re

of them !n e/ch$n-e for %o)$%t)*

ndi1idualism in Netherlands:

The Nether%$nds0 #!th the "er) h!-h scoe of @!s $n Ind!"!du$%!st soc!et)*

Th!s me$ns there !s $ h!-h reference for $ %oose%)7&n!t soc!$% fr$me#or& !n

#h!ch !nd!"!du$%s $re e/ected to t$&e c$re of themse%"es $nd the!r

!mmed!$te f$m!%!es on%)* So the Dutch Soc!et) !s ch$r$cter!;ed $s

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