Table 2.
Cultural dimensions | China | Switzerland |
Relationship with the environment | Harmony | Mastery |
Social organization | Collectivist+ | Individualist |
Power distribution | Hierarchical | Egalitarian |
Rule orientation | Relationship-based | Rule-based+ |
Time orientation | Polychronic | Monochronic+ |
aAll ratings are comparative, with a “+” sign indicating a stronger tendency toward a particular dimension.