Hofstede’s model serves to identify the cultural patterns of each group, the behavioral discrepancies and improve our understanding of other cultures by examining how cultural values affect this behavior.
Power distance: Hofstede’s model says that Colombia has a high score, which it means that there is great social inequality. This inequality is accepted in all layers of society, so a union leader will have a lot of power focused on comparison with their union management team, and they in turn will have more power than others union members. While Pakistan has an intermediate score, it is therefore not possible to determine a preference in this dimension.
Individualism: both Colombia and Pakistan have a low score in this dimension, so which can be considered as collectivist societies. This means that it is very important to belong to a group and align with the opinion of that group. Relationships are more important than attending the task in question, and when a group of people has a opinion on a topic, all who feel part of that group will join. Loyalty in one collectivist culture is paramount and overrides most other rules and regulations social. Society fosters strong relationships where everyone takes responsibility for members of your group.
Masculinity: with a score of 64, Colombia is a highly oriented, masculine society to success and oriented. Colombians are competitive and status-oriented, but collectivist instead of individualists. Instead, Pakistan has a score of 50, which means that they don’t have preference in this dimension.
Uncertainty avoidance: both cultures have a high score in this dimension. Colombia has a score of 80, which means that they are looking for mechanisms to avoid ambiguity, from the way they express their emotions, to the rules that are created for all. Just like Pakistan, which has a score of 70, that is, they maintain rigid codes of belief and behavior and are intolerant of behavior and little ideas Orthodox, people have an internal impulse to be busy and work hard, precision and punctuality is the norm, innovation can be resisted, security is an element important in individual motivation.
Long-term orientation: Colombian culture is classified as normative, having a score under (13), people care about establishing an absolute truth, they respect the traditions and do not usually save for the future, but focus on achieving fast results. Otherwise, Pakistan has a score of 50, so you cannot determine your preference in this dimension.
Indulgence: with a score of 83, it can be said that Colombia is an indulgent country. People get carried away by their impulses and desires, act as they please, are optimistic and have a positive attitude, moreover, free time is important to them. On the contrary, Pakistan has a score of 0, that is, it is an extremely restricted society. People they usually control the satisfaction of their desires, are pessimistic, and think that their actions are restricted by social norms and it is wrong to please.
A view of Pakistan 