Power Distance

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Culture

Foundational Lexiconaccepting hierarchy
Executive Parlanceauthority acceptance
Scholarly Discoursehierarchical tolerance
Babel ZenithPower Distance
Origin: Geert Hofstede

Etymology & Meaning

The degree to which inequality is accepted.

In the Boardroom

How much employees defer to their bosses.

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