Hofstede differentiated culture into five dimensions. ______ refers to "the extent to which a society feels threatened by uncertain and ambiguous situations and tries to avoid these situations by providing greater career stability."

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Uncertainty avoidance refers to the extent to which a society feels threatened by uncertain and ambiguous situations and tries to avoid these situations by providing greater career stability, establishing more formal rules, and avoiding unstructured situations. The other dimensions are individualism/collectivism (referring to the degree of interdependence a society maintains among its members), power difference (referring to the extent to which power is distributed equally in a society), and masculinity-femininity (referring to the values placed on traditionally masculine or feminine traits).

Hofstede Differentiated Culture into Five Dimensions