Hofstede’s
cultural Pakistan
dimensions
Pakistan has score 55 in power
distance. This means that their
culture is a bit more masculine
in nature.
Power Distance
The superiors are oriented
towards directing rather than
coaching and decision making
is more centralized
Pakistan has scored 14 in
individualism. This means that
Pakistan is a collectivist
society,
Individualism
they make decisions based on
their family or relatives. This
is more of a “group culture”
based on loyalty and trust.
Pakistan has scored 50 in
masculinity which is a
balanced score. It indicates
that the society has mix
Masculinity masculine and feminine values
that does not jeopardize well-
being and relationships
amongst the society
Pakistan has scored 70 in UA;
this indicates that individuals
in the society don’t like to
make decisions based on
unknown variables or risks,
Uncertainty
Avoidance they make decisions based on
strong codes of belief, and
hard work is done to reinforce
security, rules, and structure to
work and life.
Pakistan has scored a neutral
score of 50 in LTO, this means
that their culture may not have
a specific inclination towards
Long-term
either short-term or long-term
orientation
orientation.
Pakistan scored 0 in
Indulgence indulgence, which means that
Denmark
Denmark has a low score of 18
in power distance. This means
that their culture in more
feminine in nature.
The superiors are oriented
towards coaching and
mentoring rather than directing.
Denmark has scored 74 in
individualism. This means that
individualism is high in their
culture.
They make decisions solely on
the basis of themselves, they
are more independent and self-
reliant in nature.
Denmark has scored 16 in
masculinity, it means that it is
more of a feminine society
which focuses on well-being,
involvement, and support rather
than competition.
Denmark has scored 23 in UA;
this indicates that individuals in
the society are risk takers, they
do not require predictability or
uniformity to make decisions.
This can mean that individuals
in the society are encouraged to
be more curious and creative in
nature.
Denmark has scored 35 in
LTO, which means that it is a
short-term oriented culture.
The culture focuses on
immediate gains, personal
steadfastness, bottom-line
results, absolute truths, and
saving face (avoid humiliation(
Denmark scored 70 in
Recommendations
Denmark’s culture has more
decentralized decision making,
it is more feminine in nature so
in order to reduce the cultural
gap Saeed needs to increase
communication between the
seniors and subordinates and
incorporate a more collective
decision-making strategy.
Denmark’s culture is more
individualistic in nature, so
Saeed needs to give more
power of autonomy of decision
making to their employees, so
they don’t seek consistent
approval from their superiors.
Since, Denmark’s culture is
more feminine in nature, Saeed
needs to incorporate a culture
which is more supportive in
nature, it should ensure well-
being of employees and
requires equal involvement
from employees in decision
making.
Since Denmark’s culture
promotes creativity and risk
taking, Saeed should promote
innovate and flexible decision-
making skills in the employees,
he should encourage employees
to be more inventive and
imaginative and appreciate new
ideas and strategies.
Since Denmark’s culture is
more short-term oriented,
Saeed should promote decision
making that involves
Saeed should encourage debate
and dialogue in meetings or
decision making.
it is a highly restrained
society, it has strict social
norms and less gratification.
There is more control over
people’s conduct and
behavior.
indulgence, this means that He should prioritize feedback,
gratification is encourages in coaching and mentoring.
the society, people focus on He should promote flexible
freedom of speech, they working and work life balance
actively engage in enjoying life
and invest time in recreational
activities.