CREATED BY

GROUP 5

SHORT-TERM VS. LONG-TERM ORIENTATION

THE 5TH CULTURAL DIMENTION BY GEERT HOFSTEDE
 W HAT ISTHE 5 TH CULTU
RAL DIM EN SIO N ?

This component links the relationship between the past and the
present-day actions and difficulties. A lesser degree of this
index (short-term) suggests that persistence is prized while
traditions are respected and upheld. Cultures that score highly
on this index (over the long term) see adaptation and realistic,
contextual problem-solving as essential. Short-term focused
poor nations typically have little to no economic growth, while
long-term focused nations continue to develop to a level of
prosperity.
W H Y I S T H E R E A5
T H
CULTURALDIM EN SIO
N?
The fifth dimension, which is based on
Confucianism, was added to highlight the
vary.
ways Long vs. Eastern
in which short term
and normative
Western
orientation
thought was identified as the fifth
cultural component from the findings of a
Chinese value survey that was sent to 23
nations.
EX AM PLE O
F SHO RT- TE
RM O RIEN T People in shot-term oriented
culture are more concern
ATIO N
with truth than virtue
They care about present virtue
and do not necessarily follow
traditions They are more to
spend on the present
good partnership are not
necessarily equivalent to
long- term relationships
EX AM PLE
O F LO N G- T
ERM the issue in virtue is
particularly important in Asia
O RIEN TATI
ON People in long-term oriented
culture tend to concern
about future virtues and
traditions they are willing to
save for the future
They value long-
term partnership
 DIFFEREN
CE
SHORT-TERM ORIENTATION LONG-TERM ORIENTATION
A short-term orientation fosters
virtues related to the past and
present
in particular, respect for tradition,
preservation of "face," and personal
steadiness and stability. The short-
term orientation cultures embrace of
tradition and focus on "saving face"
may influence how an individual and
caretakers approach re/habilitation.
Individuals may have a sense of
shame or feel strongly that it is
necessary to "hide" a disability.
A long-term orientation fosters virtues
directed toward the future in
particular, perseverance and thrift and
ordering relationships by status.
Individuals from a long-term
orientation culture tend to
relationships order to
according
which status,
may influence how an
individual and caretakers respond to
a diagnosis.