Almost everyone agrees that national cultures differ, but they disagree on what the differences are and the importance of them. Recall that power distance is a measurement of employee preferences of interaction between superiors and subordinates. Evidence suggests that people perform better when these interactions fit their preferences, thus companies should consider aligning relationship styles effectively. With this in mind, and according to Hofstede, societies that accept strong hierarchical boss-subordinate relationships likely score high on the dimensionality of ________. A) subordination   B) collectivism   C) long-term orientation   D) uncertainty avoidance   E) power distance

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Almost everyone agrees that national cultures differ, but they disagree on what the differences are and the importance of them.

Recall that power distance is a measurement of employee preferences of interaction between superiors and subordinates.

Evidence suggests that people perform better when these interactions fit their preferences, thus companies should consider aligning relationship styles effectively.

With this in mind, and according to Hofstede, societies that accept strong hierarchical boss-subordinate relationships likely score high on the dimensionality of ________.

A) subordination
 
B) collectivism
 
C) long-term orientation
 
D) uncertainty avoidance
 
E) power distance
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