Usa Vs Netherlands

When comparing the Hofstede’s 5 cultural dimension between the USA and the Netherlands, we found that there are not only some differences between the two countries, but some similarities as well. We found that both countries have a high number of individualism. The high number of individualism means that they truly only care for themselves and their immediate family. The power distance for both countries have a low score meaning that people in the Netherlands are independent and hierarchy is for convenience. In the USA power distance has to do with the fact that the followers endorse a society’s inequality as much as by the leaders. When it comes to the uncertainty avoidance section, the USA scores below average. Americans are open to new ideas and tend to be more tolerant of ideas/opinions from someone else since they do allow the freedom of expression. The Netherlands has a higher score and tends to avoid uncertainty. They avoid new ideas and follow the general rules and regulations that have already been implemented. The USA has a high masculinity score compared to the Netherlands. …show more content…
The Netherlands consist of mostly coastal lowland and is the land reclaimed from sea, having almost 25% of its land at or below the sea level. The Netherlands, on the coast of the North Sea, is twice the size of New Jersey. The Netherlands has a mild climate, similar to England; summers are generally warm, but excessively hot weather is a rare situation to happen. Winters can be fairly cold, windy, with rain and some snow occurring during the season. However, the possibility of extreme cold weather during the winter is rare as well. In addition, rain occurs throughout the whole year, spring being the driest season. Some of the natural resources in the Netherlands consists of natural gas, petroleum, peat, limestone, salt, sand, gravel, and arable