Cultures and Organizations
The best-selling book, Cultures and Organizations, has been translated many times and counting. There are three editions (1991 by Geert, 2005 by Geert and Gert Jan, 2010 by Geert, Gert Jan, and Michael Minkov). Since 2014 an abbreviated version of the third edition is being translated into several languages. The table indicates which version or versions exist in each language.
3rd edition
Translations of "Cultures and Organizations: Software of the Mind", revised and expanded 3rd edition, by Geert Hofstede, Gert Jan Hofstede & Michael Minkov
Bulgarian | 2020 Kulturi i organizatsii- Softuer na uma. |
Chinese | 2019, by Century Wave Culture Development Co. Ltd. |
Corean | Hakjisa Publishers Seoul, 2014. |
Danish | Kulturer og organisationer: Overlevelse i en graenseoverskridende verden. Copenhagen: Handelshojskolens Forlag, 2010. ISBN 978-87-629-0377-7. |
Dutch | Allemaal andersdenkenden: Omgaan met cultuurverschillen. Amsterdam/Antwerpen: Uitgeverij Contact, 2011. ISBN 978-90-254-8089-9. Ook uitgebracht in verkorte editie sinds 2014. |
French | Cultures et organisations : Nos programmations mentales. Paris : Pearson Education France, 2010. ISBN 978-2-7440-7414-1. (original version, without chapter 12, "Evolution of cultures") |
German | Lokales Denken, globales Handeln: Interkuturelle Zusammenarbeit und globales Management (2018). Beck. ISBN 978-3-423-5-952-7 |
Italian | Culture e organizzazioni; valori e strategie per operare efficacemente in contesti internazionali (2014). Franco Angeli. (abbreviated version) |
Japanese | Tanbunka Sekai (Gensho-dai-san-han). Tokyo, Yuhikaku, 2013 |
Polish | Kultury i organizacje: Zaprogramowanie umyslu, Warszawa: Polskie Wydawtnictwo Ekonomiczne, 2011 |
Romanian | Culturi si Organizatii: Softul Mental. Bucuresti: Humanitas, 2012 |
Spanish (Mexico) | Culturas y Organizaciones: Software mental : cooperación intercultural y su importancia para la supervivencia (2019). Mexico : GIN group - ISBN 9780071664189 - 543 p (abbreviated version) |
Swedish | Organisationer och kulturer. Lund: Studentlitteratur, 2011. |
Turkish | Kültür ve Örgüt, Zihnin Yazιlιmι. Nobel, 2022. |
Vietnamese | Viet Nam National University Press, Ha Noi, 2012. |
2nd edition
Translations of "Cultures and Organizations: Software of the Mind", revised and expanded 2nd edition, by Geert Hofstede & Gert Jan Hofstede
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Chinese | China Renmin University Press, Beijing, 2010. ISBN 978-7-300-12208-3 |
Czech | Kultury a organizace: Software lidské mysli Praha: Linde nakladatelství s.r.o., 2006. ISBN 80-86131-70-X. |
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Danish | Kulturer og organisationer: Overlevelse i en grænseoverskridende verden Copenhagen: Handelshøjskolens forlag, 2006. ISBN 87-629-0252-0. |
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Dutch | Allemaal andersdenkenden: omgaan met cultuurverschillen Amsterdam: Contact, 29ste druk, november 2009. ISBN 978-90-254-2681-1. |
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German | Lokales Denken, globales Handeln: Interkulturelle Zusammenarbeit und globales Management, 5. durchgesehene Auflage München: Beck/DTV, 2011. ISBN 4. Auflage: 978-3-423-50807-0. |
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Georgian | Ilia State University Press, Tbilisi 2011 | |
Hungarian | Kultúrák és szervezetek: Az elme szoftvere Pécs: VHE Kft, 2008. ISBN 978-963-06-5897-3. |
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Polish | Kultury i organizacje: Zaprogramowanie umyslu. Warsaw: Polskie Wydawnictwo Ekonomiczne, 2nd edition 2007, ISBN 83-208-1685-8. |
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Swedish | Organisationer och kulturer - andra upplagan Lund: Studentlitteratur, 2005. ISBN 91-44-03563-2. |
1st edition
Translations of "Cultures and Organizations: Software of the Mind", first edition, by Geert Hofstede
Bulgarian | Kulturi i organizatsii- Softuer na uma Sofia: Klasika i Stil, 2001. ISBN 954-9964-13-2. |
Chinese | Beijing: Science Press, 1996. ISBN 7-03-004246-8.![]() |
Finnish | Kulttuurit ja organisaatiot - Mielen ohjelmointi. Helsinki: Werner Söderström Oy, 1992. ISBN 951-0-18575-2. |
French | Vivre dans un monde multiculturel: Comprendre nos programmations mentales Paris: Les Éditions d'Organisation, 1994. ISBN 2-7081-1406-9. |
Japanese | Tabunka sekai. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 1995. ISBN 4-641-07578-6.![]() |
Korean | Seoul: Hakjisa, 1995. ISBN 89-7548-057-7.![]() |
Norwegian |
Kulturer og organisasjoner. |
Portuguese | Culturas e organizações: Compreender a nossa programação mental. Lisboa: Edições Sílabo, 1997. ISBN 0-07-707474-2. |
Romanian | Managementul structurilor multi-culturale: Software-ul gândirii Bucuresti: Editura Economica, 1996. ISBN 973-9198-01-5. |
Spanish | Culturas y organizaciones: El software mental Madrid, Alianza Editorial, 1999. ISBN 84-206-6762-9. |
Exploring Culture
The training book Exploring Culture has been translated into several languages:
Translations of "Exploring Culture: Exercises, Stories and Synthetic Cultures"; by Gert Jan Hofstede, Paul Pedersen & Geert Hofstede
Bulgarian | Izsledvanye na kulturata: Yprazhnenya, istrorii i syntetichni kultury Sofia, Klasika i Stil, 2003. ISBN 954-9964-93-0 |
Dutch | Werken met cultuurverschillen. Amsterdam/Antwerpen: Business Contact, 2004. ISBN 90-254-1826-0. |
Estonian | Kultuuri uurides: Ülesanded, naïted, sünteetilised kultuurid. Eesti, Vaïke Vanker, 2nd edition, 2007. ISBN 9985-9556-0-9 |
Slovenian | Komuniciranje Raziskovanje kulture: Primeri, vaje in simulacije. Ljubljana, Druzba Piano, 2006, ISBN 961-91751-1-5. |