Criteria
Long term and short term orientation,
Linear-active, multi-active, reactives cultures,
Past, present or future orientation,
Non-verbal communication.
Power distance
What Italians are used to do
quite high power distance
status symbol
hierarchies in all organisations
salaries according a position in the hierarchy (wide salary range between top and bottom of organisation)
centralization in the organisations
What Dutch are used to do
low power distance
Recommendations
try to speak with the highest person available
apply salaries according to position in the hierarchy in the organisation
give direct tasks to your subordinates, they expect to be told what to do.
Individualism index
task prevails over relationship
identity is based in the individual
diplomas increase economic worth and/or self-respect
lower ranked Italian people do not speak in terms of ”I”.…
