Compléter Words in phrases.Version en ligne Words in phrases: prepositions. par Lorena Mariana Perales 1 on of of in on of to at of to of to to between at with of between At IMPROVING CQ : UNDERSTANDING CULTURAL VALUES knowledge cultural values is essential for cultural intelligence . Thomas and Inkson give two ways to look cultural values . The first is from Geert Hofstede , a Dutch social scientist . In a study first published in 1980 , Hofstede analyzed answers on paper and pencil questions about the values of more than 100 , 000 employees . . . Statical analysis of the country differences showed these to fall into four separate areas . ( " dimensions " ) : Individualism . In individualism cultures , people think themselves as individuals and prefer work alone or do activities in small " private interactions with friends . " They base their decisions their own ideas what is appropriate . In collectivistic cultures , people think themselves as " members group " and prefer group activities . They base decisions the needs of the group . Power distance . In a culture with high power distance , people expect a big difference people high status and people with low status . For example , at work , they expect the boss make all the decisions . In a culture with low power distance , people are more equal . There isn't as much difference people high and low status . work the boss listens people all levels the company .