[OT] On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 13:34, Sebastian Moleski <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 12:48 PM, Delphine Ménard <[email protected]> wrote: >> It is interesting how the "power distance" thing is playing out here. :) > > I'm not getting the reference. Can you help?
For Germans, power distance [1] [2] is small, which means, for example, that it's easy for the employees to go to their boss and talk about things and make decisions on their own, it makes delegation easier. For the French, power distance is big, which means hierarchy is much stronger, and chain of command is more important, which makes delegation harder. Of course, there are millions of other factors coming into play at any given time. But I thought it was interesting to see yours and Florence's reaction on this. Delphine [1] http://www.geert-hofstede.com/ (scroll down the page) [2] and for a little self promotion: http://blog.notanendive.org/post/2008/07/25/Distance-to-power-somewhere-in-the-middle -- ~notafish NB. This gmail address is used for mailing lists. Personal emails will get lost. Ceci n'est pas une endive - http://blog.notanendive.org _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
