Scenario: Global Trading,Inc.
Global Trading,Inc.(GTI) is a company that manufactures and markets in over 40 countries and has 75 000 employees.GTI is concerned about understanding and managing not only its employees abroad,but also its suppliers and customers.Jamie,a consultant with Diversity Training International,is supervising a cross-cultural project for GTI and proposes using the Hofstede framework for analyzing cultures.Executives with GTI are interested in the framework,but they have many questions.
-Which of the following dimensions would most likely help executives understand the degree to which employees accept social inequality in different countries?

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The dimension of power distance would most likely help executives understand the degree to which employees accept social inequality in different countries. Power distance refers to the extent to which individuals in a society accept a hierarchical distribution of power. In countries with high power distance, employees are more likely to accept social inequality and respect authority figures, while in countries with low power distance, there is more of an emphasis on equality and questioning authority.

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