Morocco's Power Distance

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Morocco’s Power Distance

Taking off your shoes and bringing a gift along are just the basics of Moroccan Culture. A country located in Northern Africa bordering the North Atlantic Ocean between Algeria and Western Sahara. Location makes their country happen; in between of it all makes importing and exporting their main trade. The main business areas for , according to Morocco.com are Oil, Cannabis, Ferrying and Phosphate. The main question I want to ask is how they conduct business and how they feel about Power Distance? According to Geert Hofstede , Power Distance is the extent to which the less powerful members of the organization and institutions accept and expect that power is distributed unequally. In , power distance is very high. What does this mean? This means that the relationship between the boss and the employer is strictly ruled and dependent on the decisions on the boss. Usually these companies carry a very central organization and believe in a hierarchal structure. Subordinates are expected to be told what to do from their superiors because they know how unequal they are. The members with low power expect inequalities and privileges are seen as desirable by superiors. Members and their family usually evoke positive emotions to superiors and negative emotions to subordinates, according to via-web.de.Even though we see this ethically wrong because we live in the , in they have grown in this society and work in this kind of environment every day. In they see nothing wrong in this and in fact would be in shock to do otherwise.