Zusammenfassung der Ressource
4. Uncertainty Avoidance
- Typically for cultures that AVOID uncertainty
- Uncertainty is perceived as a
constant threat, that must be fought
- Public and private life is
influenced by rules and laws
- Aggression and emotions in appropriate
opportunities are discharged
- Fear of ambiguous
situations and risks
- What is unknown is
considered dangerous
- The following applies:
Time is money
- Precision and punctuality
are natural features
- Germany, Greece, France, Spain and Israel
are countries that avoid uncertainty
- Typically for cultures that ACCEPT uncertainty
- Uncertainty is a normal
phenomenon in life
- Aggression and emotions
must not be show
- Ambiguous situations with
unknown risks are accepted
- What is different, is
considered to be strangely
- There should be not more rules
than absolutely necessary
- Time is a guiding
framework
- Precision and punctuality
must be learned
- Tolerance of
deviant behaviors
- China, Hong Kong, Singapore,
Malaysia, Philippines and the US are
countries that accept uncertainty