Study Veenhoven (1996c): study ZZ 1990
- Public:
- Adults, general public, 48 nations, around 1990
- Sample:
- Respondents:
- N = 75000
- Non Response:
- Assessment:
- Interview: face-to-face
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Value: Autoritarism (Distance from power)
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- Data: Hofstede, G. : Cultures and organisations, 1991, Table 2.1
- Operationalization
- Average response to 3 survey questions among employees of an international company (IBM) in different nations.
a: Answers by nonmanagerial employees on the question: How frequently, in your experience, does the following problem occur: employees being afraid to express disagreement with their managers? (mean score on a 1-5 scale from 'very frequently' to 'very seldom')
b: Subordinates' perception of their boss's actual decision making style (percentage choosing either the description of an autocratic or of a paternalistic style out of 4 possible styles plus a 'none of these' alternative).
c: Subordinates' preference for their boss's decision-making style (percentage preferring an autocratic or a paternalistic style, or, on the contrary, a style based on majority vote, but not a consultative style)
Combined in Power Distance Index