Hofstede’s 6 Organizational Cultural Dimensions Explained in 60 Seconds

Swedes pay 50% taxes—and rank among the happiest on Earth. Americans call it theft. Hofstede's cultural dimensions research explains why: Nordic societies prioritized collective wellbeing before the welfare state existed. The culture created the policies, not the reverse. Transplant Sweden's system to a culture that sees taxes as oppression—and it collapses. You can copy a country's laws. You can't copy its soul. Which cultural model produces better outcomes—and for whom? Full breakdown at Cultu