Geert Hofstede

“Culture is more often a source of conflict than of synergy. Cultural differences are a nuisance at best and often a disaster.”

“...in the unique case of a country’s geographic position, it is difficult to consider this factor as anything other than a cause, unless we assume that in prehistoric times peoples migrated to climates that fit their concepts of power distance, which is rather far-fetched.”

“We are; therefore, we evolve.”