Religion: Orthodox and Roman Catholic Christian cultures (except the Philippines and Ireland) score high. Judaic and Muslim cultures tend to score in the middle. Protestant Christian cultures score low. Eastern religion cultures score medium to very low (except Japan). History: cultures with a Romance language and history of Roman codified laws score high on uncertainty avoidance. Cultures with Chinese-speaking populations and Confucian tradition tend to score lower.
What will be an ideal response?
Confucian work dynamism is now more commonly called long-term orientation versus short-term orientation to life. Long-term orientation encourages thrift, savings, perseverance toward results, and a willingness to subordinate oneself for a purpose. Short-term orientation is consistent with spending to keep up with social pressure, less savings, preference for quick results, and a concern with face.
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