A million thanks.....getting into the country where I work MAY be
another problem.....censorship and all that!
Anyway, I really appreciate your prompt reply. I may try to order it whn
I go on leave to Oz next month.
Thanks again, PMR :-)
Joel Morley wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> A good book outlining this work is:
>
> Hofstede, G. (1991). Cultures and Organizations: Intercultural
> Cooperation and Its Importance For Survival. London: Harper Collins.
> (ISBN 0 00 637740 8).
>
> It explains all of Hofstede's original dimensions developed from the IBM
> studies and describes some further work on organizational culture.
>
> Hope it helps.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Joel.
>
> At 03:02 PM 13/06/98 +0300, you wrote:
> >
> >Hi,
> >
> >Does anyone have any further information on the work of Gert Hofstede
> >(Individualism Index:Power Distance Index)? In my operating environment
> >it's worthy of serious consideration in the refinement of CRM
> >programmes, particularly in developing better understanding of
> >cross-cultural relationships and their impact on effective crew and team
> >resource management strategies.
> >
> >An article appeared in Flight International 24-30 August 1994,
> >mentioning work carried out by the Aerospace Psychology Research Group
> >at Trinity College. Capt. Neil Johnston (Aer Lingus) worked with this
> >group and quoted Hofstede's (and other studies) along this line of
> >thought, but so far I've been unsuccessful in getting further
> >information.
> >
> >Any help would be much appreciated!
> >
> >Regards, PMR
> >