Source pages: Library Quotes Analysis: Batch 5 (Books 51-63 Selection) On Power & Decision Making
“Power Distance can be defined as the extent to which the less powerful members of institutions and organizations within a country expect and accept that power is distributed unequally.” (p. 61)
“In high power distance countries, bypass is a sin; in low power distance countries, bypass is frequently a necessity.” (p. 75)
“The way power is exercised is a social decision rooted in the cultural history of the population.” (p. 82)
On Uncertainty & Critical Thinking
“Uncertainty avoidance can be defined as the extent to which the members of a culture feel threatened by ambiguous or unknown situations.” (p. 191)
“Uncertainty avoidance is not the same as risk avoidance… It is a matter of anxiety rather than risk.” (p. 197)
“In cultures with strong uncertainty avoidance, there is an emotional need for rules, even if these rules will never work.” (p. 216)
“Common sense is the most fairly distributed commodity in the world, for every man is convinced that he is well supplied with it.” (p. 25, quoting Descartes to illustrate cultural bias)
On Society & Change
“The core of culture… is formed by values. Values are broad tendencies to prefer certain states of affairs over others.” (p. 9)
“Social systems cannot be understood without the cultural values that gave them birth.” (p. 24)
“National culture is part of our mental software; organizational culture is only a matter of shared practices.” (p. 346)
“Cultural relativism affirms that one culture has no absolute criteria for judging the activities of another culture as ‘low’ or ‘noble’.” (p. 26)
“The world is full of confrontations between people, groups, and nations who think, feel, and act differently.” (p. 3)
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