Case Discussion Questions

How do you think the lack of experience with democracy in Russia$-$and a long history of authoritarian rule$-$have shaped that country's culture?

How do you think Russians, on average, would score on Hofstede's four original cultural dimensions: power distance, uncertainty avoidance, individualism versus collectivism, and masculinity versus femininity? What does this tell you about Russian culture?

Given what you know about Russian culture, how do you think it might impact business activity within the country?

If a group of managers in an American company were about to visit Russia for the first time to negotiate a business deal, what advice would you give the managers about the cultural differences between America and Russia?