Geert Hofstede Called the Extent to Which Less Powerful Members

question 28

Multiple Choice

Geert Hofstede called the extent to which less powerful members of institutions accept and expect an unequal power distribution ________.

• A) masculinity
• B) time framework
• C) individualism
• D) power distance
• E) tolerance for ambiguity

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