Top 4 Quotes & Sayings by Geert Hofstede

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Dutch psychologist Geert Hofstede.
Last updated on April 21, 2025.
Geert Hofstede

Gerard Hendrik (Geert) Hofstede was a Dutch social psychologist, IBM employee, and Professor Emeritus of Organizational Anthropology and International Management at Maastricht University in the Netherlands, well known for his pioneering research on cross-cultural groups and organizations.

Culture is the collective programming of the mind which distinguishes the members of one group from another. — © Geert Hofstede
Culture is the collective programming of the mind which distinguishes the members of one group from another.
Culture is more often a source of conflict than of synergy. Cultural differences are a nuisance at best and often a disaster.
The way in which a group of people solves problems.
People going from Southern Italy to the North say that they feel cold not only for the different climate, but for the less "warm" approach in relationships.
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