How to interpret uncertainty avoidance scores: a comparative study of Danish and French firms
Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal
ISSN: 1352-7606
Article publication date: 1 December 2000
Abstract
Addresses the cultural dimension of uncertainty avoidance (UA), of US and German staffing decisions – but uses a different viewpoint. Discusses and challenges the hitherto accepted meaning of individual positions of countries UA, using Höfstede’s guide. Adumbrates the concept of UA at the two levels of society and organization, linking the two levels. Concludes that low Höfstede UA index does not necessarily mean no or little need for certainty even in France and Denmark.
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Citation
Schramm‐Nielsen, J. (2000), "How to interpret uncertainty avoidance scores: a comparative study of Danish and French firms", Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal, Vol. 7 No. 4, pp. 3-11. https://doi.org/10.1108/13527600010797129
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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