The revolutionary study of how the place where wegrew up shapes the way we think feel and
act--with new dimensions and perspectives Based on research conducted in more than seventy
countries over a forty-year span Cultures and Organizations examines what drives people
apart-when cooperationis so clearly in everyone's interest. With major new contributions from
MichaelMinkov's analysis of data from the World Values Survey as well as an account ofthe
evolution of cultures by Gert Jan Hofstede this revised and expanded edition: Reveals the
"moral circles" from which national societiesare built and the unexamined rules by which people
think feel and act Explores how national cultures differ in the areas of inequality
assertiveness versus modesty and tolerance for ambiguity Explains how organizational cultures
differ from nationalcultures-and how they can be managed Analyzes stereotyping differences in
language cultural rootsof the 2008 economic crisis and other intercultural dynamics
