The 7 Dimensions of Culture World Map (based on Trompenaars’s model of national culture differences)

    by Joredditor

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    1. I found this nice little interactive visualisation of the Model of National Culture Differences, formulated in the 1990s by organisational theorist Fons Trompenaars (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trompenaars%27s_model_of_national_culture_differences).

      It distills different cultures into seven dimensions:
      (1) Universalism vs particularism
      (2) Individualism vs communitarianism,
      (3) Neutral vs emotional,
      (4) Specific vs diffuse,
      (5) Achievement vs ascription,
      (6) Sequential vs synchronic,
      (7) Internal vs external control.

      I am curious whether you all agree with the scores on the map, or if you think the model has much validity at all!

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