Russia and Sweden’s cultural dimensions are distinct to each other for every factor such as Power distance, Individualism, Masculinity, Uncertainty Avoidance, Long Term, and Short-Term orientation, or Indulgence.
Power distance- Russia, rating 93, is a country of powerholders quite isolated in society. The big difference between the smaller and the more influential citizens contributes to influential status symbols. Sweden scores low on this factor (score of 31), indicating that the following portrays the Swedish style: being separate, leadership for comfort only, fair rights, open subordinates, coaching boss, management encourages and empowers. Control is autonomous, so administrators rely on team leaders’ expertise. Employees demand a consultation. Power is despised and approach to management is casual, focused on the first name. Relations are transparent and participatory.
Individualism- Russia’s Scoring 39 represents relationships as vital to extracting knowledge, facilitating, or effective negotiations. They need to be specific, genuine, and trustworthy before one can concentrate on tasks and build on the recipient’s cautious, implicit style of communication. Sweden, 71, is an individualist community. This indicates a strong desire for a loosely-knit social system in which people are required to take care only of themselves and their immediate families. In individualistic society offense induces shame and lack of self-esteem, the employer/employee partnership is an arrangement founded on reciprocal benefit, recruiting and selection decisions will be made purely on merit, management is the managing of people.
Masculinity and Femininity- Russia’s comparatively low score of 36 may shock with its selection for symbols indicator, but these are high-power distance-related in Russia. At second thought it would seem that both at work and while approaching an outsider, Russians understate their personal accomplishments, efforts, or capacities. Dominant actions may be recognized by the supervisor, but not valued by peers. Sweden ranks 5 on this measure because it’s a feminine culture. Successful management respects his / her staff and takes choices by participation. Managers aim for unity and in their working lives, citizens respect equity, harmony, and consistency. Disputes are settled by mediation and dialogue, and Swedes are renowned for their lengthy debates before finding agreement.
Uncertainty Avoidance- Scoring 95 Russians feel unsafe by uncertain circumstances, as well as building one of the world’s most dynamic bureaucracies. Russians prefer history and background details. So soon when Russians communicate with others deemed foreign, they remain rather structured and detached. Simultaneously, formality has been used as a mark of respect.
Sweden scores 29 on this measure, therefore providing a very small choice to escape ambiguity. Low UAI communities have a more casual mentality under which action matters more than values and is more readily accepted. For cultures with low UAI, citizens feel there can be no further laws than required and should be ignored or modified if they are unclear or do not function.
Long-Term & Short-Term Orientation- With a rather high score of 81, Russia is certainly a pragmatic-minded country. People in cultures with a realistic outlook assume the reality depends heavily on the circumstance, meaning, and time. They display a willingness to adjust customs to evolving circumstances, a clear tendency to save and reinvest. Springiness and perseverance in obtaining outcomes. Sweden’s intermediate score of 53 indicates no strong preference for this factor.
Indulgence – Russian culture’s constrained essence is clearly seen via its very low 20 scores on this factor. Across this aspect, low-score cultures appear to be negative and depressive. Often, unlike Indulgent cultures, Controlled communities don’t place much focus on leisure time and regulate their impulses’ gratification. A strong 78 score suggests the Swedish society is one of Indulgence. People in communities rated by a high Indulgence score are usually able to understand their instincts and wishes to experience life and pleasure. They have an optimistic outlook and strive toward hope. They even put greater emphasis on free time, behave as they like, and invest the money as they wish.
