Cross Cultural Web Tools For Countries With High Power Distance Cultural Behaviors

Last updated 16 August 2008

There are 5 different scales of cultural behavioral traits.

• High Individualism versus High Collectivism Behavior
• Uncertainty Avoidance versus Low Uncertainty Avoidance Behavior
• High Power Distance versus Low Power Distance Behavior
• High Masculinity versus High Femininity Behavior
• High Context versus Low Context Behavior

Important: Read the Basic Guidelines For Using Cross Cultural Communication Web Tools before implementing any of these web tools.

Today we are only going to look at the web tools for the high end of the power distance behaviors. This is part of the high versus low power distance behavior scale.

Traits Of Cultures High In Power Distance

Some cultures are described as being high on a scale of uncertainty avoidance and are compared to cultures at the other end of the scale with a low score in uncertainty avoidance traits. The cultures high in uncertainty avoidance are stimulated more with:

Some cultures are described as being high on the power distance scale and are compared to cultures at the other end of the scale with a low score in power distance traits. These cultures high on the power distance scale have a strong belief in:

• Authority
• Hierarchy

Cross Cultural Web Tools For High Uncertainty Avoidance Cultures

There is more than one cross cultural communication web tool you can use to appeal to each of the different cultural behavioral traits.

Here are the web tools you can use on your website to communicate better with cultures who score high on the behavioral scale of power distance:

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These web tools respond well to the traits for cultures high on the cultural behavioral power distance scale.

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Important Notice

Basic Guidelines For Using This Web Tool

If you have not read the Basic Guidelines For Using Cross Cultural Communication Web Tools as mentioned in the very beginning of this article, please do so before implementing any of these web tools.

You need to look at the whole picture of all five cultural behaviors before tweaking how you use the specific web tools outlined here.

Use these cross cultural web tools to inspire you to improve your web communication with your international clients.

Cindy King is a Cross-Cultural Marketer and International Sales Specialist, with over 25 years field experience in international business development. Learn how you can get more international sales