Cultures and Organizations：Software of the Mind

GerardHendrikHofstede(born3October1928,Haarlem)isaninfluentialDutchwriterontheinteractionsbetweennationalculturesandorganizationalcultures,andisanauthorofseveralbooksincludingCulture'sConsequencesandCulturesandOrganizations,SoftwareoftheMind,co-authoredbyhissonGertJanHofstede.Hofstede'sstudydemonstratedthattherearenationalandregionalculturalgroupingsthataffectthebehaviourofsocietiesandorganizations,andthatareverypersistentacrosstime.