Gert Jan

Lost in translation People answer questionnaires differently depending on the language in which they anser it. Typically, answers are more bland in foreign languages. Some meaning is lost in translation, because the heart is more closely connected with a mother tongue. This is why creating good translations of questionnaires can be important in cross-cultural reasearch. … Read more

GRASP agents In his job at Wageningen University, Gert Jan is involved in Artificial Intelligence. He argues that in our time of robots and Internet of Things we need not only artificial intelligence; more urgently, we need artificial sociality. He proposes the GRASP acronym for artificial agents that know how to behave across groups and … Read more

Gert Jan Hofstede will speak twice in Shanghai next week. Cleveringa Event 29 November On 29 November, Gert Jan will speal at the Dutch consulate. Alumni of Leiden University, Wageningen University and other Dutch universities are invited. More information, and registration: http://www.luf.nl/cleveringa; select ‘Shanghai’ and register.  Gert Jan will speak under the title ‘Homo fabricatus’ or … Read more

Audra Mockaitis provided a Lithuanian version of the VSM. You can find it here.

We received a version of the VSM2013 in Hong Kong Chinese. It can be downloaded from here.

Are you in any way connected with contacts between old Europeans and immigrants? Foundation connect2us aims to help newcomers to Europe find their way. They offer materials such as cartoons and stories that help both older residents and newcomers understand issues around leadership, negotiation and communication. The training is available in English and Dutch. It … Read more

(n.b. the item below is from 2017. As of October 2020, itim lost its licence to use the brand “Hofstede Insights”, as you can read here: partners) itim, the Institute for Training in Intercultural Management based on the work of Geert Hofstede,  has just launched its new brand “Hofstede Insights”. The name symbolizes the fact … Read more

This year’s itim international conference titled Conference Software of the Mind 2.0 – Cultural Diversity builds Innovation will take place in Amsterdam on 29 September 2017. the venue is…IBM Netherlands. Register here. Geert Hofstede will speak, linking the origins of his work, a large study at IBM in the nineteen sixties, with today’s application of it. … Read more

The IMPACT project has investigated crowd behaviour in emergencies. It has a special focus on cross-cultural differences in crowd behaviour.  The project investigated a varied literature. Among many other outputs, it focuses on agent-based modelling of crowd behaviour, thus creating a virtual laboratory.  The IMPACT final event takes place in Rome on 21 September 2017. 

Recently Gert Jan’s group at Wageningen started a collaboration with North-West University (NWU) in Johannesburg, South Africa. He collaborates with them in creating agent-based models of socio-technical systems, for instance, about safety culture in industry. During a visit to NWU, Gert Jan was interviewed by Hermien Zaaiman.  Culture’s Causes You can hear him talk about his … Read more