Cultural Dimension for Australia

a. Power Distance

Australia scores 36 which is low score on this dimension. Within Australian organizations, hierarchy is established for convenience, superiors are always accessible and managers rely on individual employees and teams for their expertise. Both managers and employees expect to be consulted and information is shared frequently. At the same time, communication is informal, direct and participative.

b. Uncertainty Avoidance

Australia scores a very intermediate 51 on this dimension. Ambiguity brings with it anxiety and different cultures have learnt to deal with this anxiety in different ways.

c. Individualism

Australia has a score of 90 on this dimension, which is a highly Individualist culture. This translates into a loosely-knit society in which the expectation is that people look after themselves and their immediate families. In the business world, employees are expected to be self-reliant and display initiative. Also, within the exchange-based world of work, hiring and promotion decisions are based on merit or evidence of what one has done or can do.

d. Masculinity

Australia scores 61 on this dimension and is considered a “Masculine” society. Behavior in school, work, and play are based on the shared values that people should “strive to be the best they can be” and that “the winner takes all”. Australians are proud of their successes and achievements in life, and it offers a basis for hiring and promotion decisions in the workplace. Conflicts are resolved at the individual level and the goal is to win.

Compare the Australia’s cultural value dimension with Hong Kong

a. Power Distance

in this dimension, Australia scores 36 and Hong Kong scores 68. Hong Kong is a society that believes that inequalities amongst people are acceptable. Individuals are influenced by formal authority and sanctions and are in general optimistic about people’s capacity for leadership and initiative. Individuals in Australia involved more participation and informal authority.

b.Uncertainty Avoidance

In this dimension, Australia scores 51and Hong Kong scores 29.
People in Hong Kong are comfortable with ambiguity, the Chinese language is full of ambiguous meanings that can be difficult for Western people to follow. Also, they are adaptable and entrepreneurial. While Australia may has different ways to deal different ambiguous meanings, which is easier for foreign people to follow and to learn their language.

c. Individualism

In this dimension, Australia scores 90 and Hong Kong scores 25
Hong Kong has a collectivist culture where people act in the interests of the group and not necessarily of themselves. Whereas relationships with colleagues are cooperative for in-groups they are cold or even hostile to out-groups. Australia has an individualist culture where they are able to look after themselves and their immediate families and be able to work independently.

b. Masculinity

In this dimension, Australia scores 61 and Hong Kong scores 57.Both are Masculine societies which means they want to be the best in the society. Both countries are success oriented and values driven
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