Which of the following is NOT one of the nine cultural variables researched by the GLOBE Project?

a. Humane orientation

b. Power distance

c. Uncertainty avoidance

d. Performance orientation

e. Emotionality 2

Emotionality.

Explanation:

The Project GLOBE, or Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness Research) originated in 1980's from Hofstede's research findings. The aim of this project was to explore the differences of cultures through the research of organizations and middle management. Eventually it became an interdisciplinary study of the key elements that future organization leaders should acquire in order to accept the wide-ranging effects of globalization.

There are nine cultural competencies of GLOBE:

Performance orientation Assertiveness orientation Future orientation Humane orientation Collectivism I Collectivism II Gender Egalitarianism Power distance Uncertainty avoidance