The 7 Dimensions of Culture World Map (based on Trompenaars’s model of national culture differences)

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1. I found this nice little interactive visualisation of the Model of National Culture Differences, formulated in the 1990s by organisational theorist Fons Trompenaars (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trompenaars%27s_model_of_national_culture_differences).

   It distills different cultures into seven dimensions:
   (1) Universalism vs particularism
   (2) Individualism vs communitarianism,
   (3) Neutral vs emotional,
   (4) Specific vs diffuse,
   (5) Achievement vs ascription,
   (6) Sequential vs synchronic,
   (7) Internal vs external control.

   I am curious whether you all agree with the scores on the map, or if you think the model has much validity at all!

2. Fascinating visualization! How does the map represent the specific dimensions like individualism vs. collectivism or universalism vs. particularism?

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