Power distance
9 important questions on Power distance
What is meant with the term power distance?
Where is power distance learned?
- At home
- At school
How are the European countries rated with the power distance?
- Ausstria--> Very low
- Slovakie--> very High
- The Netherlands, Germany, Uk, Switzerland--> low
- Belgium, Portugal--> high
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How are the countries rated in North and South America with the power distance?
- United States and Canada--> low
- South America --> High
How are the countries rated in Asia with power distance?
- China, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam--> high
- Malesia and Filipine--> very high
What are the influences of high Power Distance on the workplace?
- Managers and employees consider their positions and power as unequal
- As an employee you follow th boss' orders
- You do not take your own initiative
- You do not share your opinion with your boss
- If you want to say something you ask for permission (often with apologies)
What are the influences of high Power Distance on leadership and decision-making ?
- Autocratic--> the boos tellsyou what to do without much explanation
- Pesuasive --> the boss convincingly sells the decisio made
- Consultative--> the boss consults the employees before making the decision
- Democratic--> the boss invites employees for discussion and prefers consensus in decision-making
What are influences of high Power Distance on the workplace?
- Big ofices
- Hard to approach
- Bigger salary gaps
- Authoritative language (tone and words)
What are influences of low PD on the workplace?
- Managers and employees consider their role and position equally important
- More democratic decision-thinking
- The so-called 'polder model' in the Netherlands
- Consultative, servant leadership
- Critique and discussion is wellcome
- Own initiative is appreciated
- The door of the manager is always open
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