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Compare cultures that have high uncertainty avoidance with cultures that have low uncertainty avoidance.

Uncertainty Avoidance

A cultural dimension that describes the extent to which people within a culture are made nervous by situations they perceive as unstructured, unclear, or unpredictable.

  • Differentiate between cultures with high and low uncertainty avoidance.
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Zybrea KnightJul 05, 2024
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Answers will vary. Cultures with high uncertainty avoidance are concerned with security and tend to avoid conflict. People in such cultures tend to seek consensus in an effort to moderate the threat of life's inherent uncertainty. Cultures with low uncertainty avoidance tolerate ambiguity better. People are more willing to take risks and are more comfortable with individual differences. Conflict is seen as constructive, and people accept dissenting viewpoints. Accordingly, Norwegians and Australians value job mobility because they have low uncertainty avoidance; Japan and Italy are characterized by high uncertainty avoidance, and so, not surprisingly, their cultures emphasize career stability. Please see the section "Cultural Differences and Work-Related Attitudes" for more information.