Uncertainty Avoidance

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Category: Culture

Foundational Lexiconneeding certainty
Executive Parlanceambiguity discomfort
Scholarly Discourserisk intolerance
Babel ZenithUncertainty Avoidance
Origin: Geert Hofstede

Etymology & Meaning

The degree to which people feel uncomfortable with uncertainty.

In the Boardroom

Cultures that need clear rules versus those comfortable with ambiguity.

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