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Power Distance is defined as the extent to which the less powerful members of institutions and organisations within a country expect and accept that power is distributed unequally. Please select a country in the dropdown menu below to see the values for the 6 dimensions.
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Hofstede’s Power distance Index measures the extent to which the less powerful members of organizations and institutions (like the family) accept and expect that power is distributed unequally. This represents inequality (more versus less), but defined from below, not from above.
Countries with highly structured high indices are regarded as high power distance countries. Basically, they have a PDI score of 80-100. They include: Malaysia (PDI of 100), the Philippines (PDI of 94), Russia (PDI of 93), China (PDI of 80), and Indonesia (PDI of 78).
Determine your perspective by using a touchscreen, or toggle to a world map (top right). A special case is the world map for two dimensions: Power distance PDI / Uncertainty avoidance UAI (giving market - machine - family - pyramid quadrants; see chapter 9 of Cultures & Organizations ).
1. Power Distance Index (PDI) This refers to the degree of inequality that exists – and is accepted – between people with and without power. A high PDI score indicates that a society accepts an unequal, hierarchical distribution of power, and that people understand "their place" in the system.
Power Distance is the extent to which the less powerful members of organizations and institutions (like the family) accept and expect that power is distributed unequally. Read more
24 paź 2023 · Power-Distance Index. The power distance index describes the extent to which the less powerful members of an organization or institution — such as a family — accept and expect that power is distributed unequally.
