¡Two models of Culture!

Colombia and Italy have many similarities from Lewis Model’s point of view, which says Colombia and Italy have many similarities from Lewis Model’s point of view, which says humans can be divided into 3 clear categories, based not on nationality or religion but on BEHAVIOR. he named his typologies Linear-active, Multi-active and Reactive. Colombia and Italy are in the multi-active group, this means that people in this countries are characterized by being emotion, talkativeness, rhetoric, drama, eloquence, persuasion, expressive body language, importance of religion or creed, etc. All of this, because Lewis model affirm that Southern Europe, Mediterranean countries, South America and another countries are in the group of Multi-active.

On the other hand, from the point of view of Hofstede model Colombia and Italy have many dimensions with a similar score, although there are some in which they don’t. Because this model affirm that national culture consists of six dimensions. The cultural dimensions represent independent preferences for one state of affairs over another that distinguish countries (rather than individuals) from each other. Dimensions like power distance, masculinity, uncertainty avoidance, Colombia and Italy have similar scores, but dimensions like individualism, long term orientation and indulgence they don’t have similar scores. This means that Colombia and Italy, as well as they have dimensions that express a similarity in these countries, you can notice the difference in the other dimensions that demonstrate that show differences.

Observing the above and taking into account the two models, I can say that I like the model of Lewis much more than the Hofstede model because the distribution of the different countries and continents of the world that made Lewis model is more objetive. I was researching and Lewis made a huge travel looking and learning about countries around the world to create his model, what makes his model more convince.