Hofstede 
Hofstede cultural dimensions analysis with multinational business management _______France, Britain, Germany , Italy
Today, the world economic integration process , the company's multinational operations has become an unstoppable trend . But the Eastern and Western cultures have a huge difference . It is easy to generate conflict in business management . Cross-cultural management refers to: multinational companies operating in the presence of various cultural differences of people and things , management mechanisms, and properly handle the cultural conflict, maximize the potential of employees and to achieve corporate strategic goals.
Hofstede cultural dimensions contains five areas ：power distance （PDI）、uncertainty avoidance （UAI）、individualism vs.collectivism （IDV)、masculinity vs. Femininity（MAS）、long term vs. short term （LTO）.
France China and France, as the East and the West has a long history and cultural traditions of the country, there are many differences between them on the Hofstede cultural dimensions. China & France Hofstede cultural dimensions
From the table we can know that : France can accept a large power distance(PDI) . They urgently required to prevent operation of the uncertainty .Therefore organizational structures tend pyramid . But the weakness of this pyramid structure is unwieldy information communication .So the manager must know:French prefer to accept hierarchy . They focus on the relationship between family members backup , And hierarchical relationship between monarch. France on individualism vs.collectivism (IDV) score far more than China . This means that in their society, individualism is the mainstream cultural values , and more respect for the value of the individual .So France is individualism . In sometimes French people do not like to be too intimate with others , in order to avoid loss of independence. In the Masculinity vs. Femininity
Today, the world economic integration process , the company's multinational operations has become an unstoppable trend . But the Eastern and Western cultures have a huge difference . It is easy to generate conflict in business management . Cross-cultural management refers to: multinational companies operating in the presence of various cultural differences of people and things , management mechanisms, and properly handle the cultural conflict, maximize the potential of employees and to achieve corporate strategic goals.
Hofstede cultural dimensions contains five areas ：power distance （PDI）、uncertainty avoidance （UAI）、individualism vs.collectivism （IDV)、masculinity vs. Femininity（MAS）、long term vs. short term （LTO）.
France China and France, as the East and the West has a long history and cultural traditions of the country, there are many differences between them on the Hofstede cultural dimensions. China & France Hofstede cultural dimensions
From the table we can know that : France can accept a large power distance(PDI) . They urgently required to prevent operation of the uncertainty .Therefore organizational structures tend pyramid . But the weakness of this pyramid structure is unwieldy information communication .So the manager must know:French prefer to accept hierarchy . They focus on the relationship between family members backup , And hierarchical relationship between monarch. France on individualism vs.collectivism (IDV) score far more than China . This means that in their society, individualism is the mainstream cultural values , and more respect for the value of the individual .So France is individualism . In sometimes French people do not like to be too intimate with others , in order to avoid loss of independence. In the Masculinity vs. Femininity