Hofstede’s Cultural Dimesnion and Five Bases of Power

The essay provides an insight on organizational change management. The essay includes a comparison of Singapore and Australia in terms of Hofstede’s cultural dimension. This theory is based on the cross cultural communication. This theory focuses on the cultural influence on the value of members and also describes how values affect the behaviors of other. This essay also includes how this national culture influences the five bases power framework of French and Raven. The authors define five powers as legitimate power, coercive power, referent power, reward power and expert power. The essay also highlights the role of power in efficient and inefficient way if organizational change is happening in Australia or Singapore.