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the Romanian culture relative to other world cultures.

Power distance

This dimension deals with the fact that all individuals i n societies are not equal it expresses the attitude of the culture

towards these inequalities amongst us. 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 inequally.

Romania scores high on this d imens ion (s core of 90) which m eans that people accept a hierarchical order in which

everybody has a place and wh ich needs no further jus tification. Hierarchy in an organization is s een as reflecting inherent

inequalities, centralization is popular, subordinates expect to be told what to do and the ideal boss is a benevolent autocrat

Individualism

The fundamental issue addressed by this dimension is the degree of interdependence a society maintains among its

members.It has to do with whether people s self-image is defined in terms of I or We. In Individualist societies people

are s upposed to look after thems elves and their direct family only. In Collectivist societies people belong to in groups that

take care of them in exchange for loyalty.

Romania, wi th a s core of 30 i s considered a collectivistic society. This is m anifest in a close long-term comm itment to the

mem ber 'group', be that a family, extended family, or extended relationships . Loyalty in a collectivist culture is paramount,and over-rides most other societal rules and regulations. The society fosters strong relationships where everyone takes

respons ibility for fellow m embers of their group. In collectivist s ocieties offence leads to sham e and loss of face,

employer/employee relationships are perceived in moral terms (like a family link), hiring and promotion decisions take

account of the employees in-group, management is the management of groups.

Masculinity

A high score (mas culine) on this dimens ion indicates that the society will be driven by competition, achievement and

success, with success being defined by the winner / best in field a value system that starts in school and continues

throughout organisational behaviour.

A low s core (fem inine) on the d imension means that the dominant values in s ociety are caring for others and quali ty of life.

A feminine society is one where quali ty of life is the s ign of success and standing out from the crowd is not admirable. The

fundamental issue here is what motivates people, wanting to be the best (masculine) or liking what you do (feminine).

Romania scores 42 on this dimens ion and is thus cons idered a relatively feminine s ociety. In feminine countries the focus

is on working in order to live, managers s trive for consensus , people value equality, solidarity and quality in their working

lives. Conflicts are resolved by compromis e and negotiation. Incentives such as free time and flexibility are favoured. Focus

is on well-being, status is not shown.

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Uncertainty avoidance

The dimension Uncertainty Avoidance has to do with the way that a society deals with the fact that the future can never be

known: should we try to control the future or jus t let it happen? This am biguity brings with it anxiety and different cultures

have learnt to deal with this anxiety in different ways. The extent to which the members of a culture feel threatened by

ambiguous or unknown situations and have created beliefs and institutions that try to avoid these is reflected in the

UAI score.

Romania scores 90 on this dimension and thus has a very high preference for avoiding uncertainty. Countries exhibiting

high uncertainty avoidance maintain rigid codes of belief and behaviour and are intolerant of unorthodox behaviour and

ideas. In thes e cultures there is an em otional need for rules (even if the rules never seem to work) time is m oney, people

have an inner urge to be busy and work hard, precis ion and punctuality are the norm, innovation may be resis ted, security

is an im portant element in individual motivation.

Pragmatism

This dimension describes how every society has to maintain some links with its own past while dealing with the

challenges of the present and future, and s ocieties prioritise these two existential goals differently. Normative societies

who s core low on this dim ension, for example, prefer to m aintain time-honoured traditions and norms while viewingsocietal change wi th suspicion. Those with a culture which scores high, on the other hand, take a more pragmatic

approach: they encourage thrift and efforts in modern education as a way to prepare for the future.

Romania has an intermediate score of 52 on this dimension.

Indulgence

One challenge that confronts humanity, now and in the pas t, is the degree to which little children are socialized. Without

socialization we do not become human. This dimension is defined as the extent to which people try to control their

desires and impulses, based on the way they were raised. Relatively weak control is called indulgence and relativelystrong control is called restraint. Cultures can, therefore, be described as indulgent or restrained.

With a very low score of 20, Romanian culture is one of restraint. Societies with a low score in this dimension have a

tendency to cynicism and pessim ism . Also, in contrast to indulgent societies, res trained societies do not put much

emphas is on lei sure time and control the gratification of their desires. People with this orientation have the perception that

their actions are restrained by social norms and feel that indulging thems elves is som ewhat wrong.

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