Hofstede’s Uncertainty Avoidance

 Hello guys,

Today I will talk about uncertainty avoidance. As a swede I feel we are quite neutral in the question. It depends a lot on different lines of work. For me, I see Swedish people as people open to taking risk which can also be seen in the large amount of entrepreneurs and startups the country has. However I also feel Swedish people can be scared of taking risk as they don’t want to face the consequences if the risk were to play out bad. I feel a mix of the both can be a good way for a society to develop. I feel this differs from Japanese people because I feel the avoid risks and uncertainty at all costs. I feel people are not encouraged to for example start their own company and instead it’s better to for example stay in the family business as the ie system mentions. I feel the chance to take risks it’s very good thing because for me, I would feel more free.