tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615496199721498323.post1267043283058964743..comments2024-03-22T08:29:51.173-05:00Comments on UM & Global: General Conference and the Hofstede Culture Country ComparisonDavid W. Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17024204453848260271noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615496199721498323.post-72464521607378630542020-04-16T08:03:38.218-05:002020-04-16T08:03:38.218-05:00I'll note that in addition to Hofstede's w...I'll note that in addition to Hofstede's work there is the somewhat more accessible work of David Livermore with the Cultural Intelligence Center. His work and that of Ang and Lee builds on Hofstede to more fully round out some of these implications, particularly in church and mission environments. <br /><br />It is one of the ironies of our last two failed General Conferences that the United Methodist Professors of Mission strongly recommended that the planners take into account expertise in cultural intelligence, the kind of expertise that virtually all international businesses rely on. But it was the wisdom of the UM hierarchy to rely on the usual gathering of ecclesiocrats working under naive assumptions about culture and cultural difference. We can all see the results. Robert Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12733025264316575349noreply@blogger.com