Poland

Poland, in Polish Polska is an old country in central Europe plagued by its history. Very focused on religion and its history, Pole people are still influenced by East and West.
The famous Polish ballets represent the new Poland, however we can still found in this country people who practice folklore.

UNESCO defines culture as "in its broadest sense, the whole complex of distinctive spiritual, material, intellectual and emotional features of society or social group. It encompasses, in addition to art and literature, lifestyles, fundamental rights of human beings, value systems, traditions and beliefs. "

Each country has its own culture, each population has its own behaviour and its own way of acting, but which is it Poles?
In a first part we will spoke about Poland, then about the Hofstede dimension in Polish company, to finish by the corporate cultures toward John Mole dimensions.

I) What is Poland?

The name Poland comes from the Slave word “pole” which means “lowland”.
Poland is a country surrounded by Germany, Lithuania, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and the Baltic Sea on the north. The country covers 312 700 sq km and is divided in 16 regions.

With a population of 39 million inhabitants, Poland is rank 32nd biggest country in terms of population. The population is growing since 1960.
Until the Second World War, Poland was a country of various religions, but with the holocaust and expulsion of Ukrainian and German populations, Poland became a predominantly Catholic country.
Poland is a 1000years old country which lacks of natural boundaries. So it extremely exposed to invasions. Indeed his history is a succession of wars, battles and conquest by neighbouring countries.
Its country has been removed from the map several times. But the conviction and the will of its inhabitants make it surviving.

II) Hofstede Dimensions

The Hofstede dimensions can be used to analyse a country’s