Numerous consultancies around the world use the work of Geert
Hofstede, which is part of the public domain. The quality and range
of applicability of their contributions, as we see it, varies
widely. Three organizations have our full support based on
their extensive experience, professionalism and thorough knowledge
of Geert's work. These consultancies have regular contacts on
content with Geert and Gert Jan. They are ITAP, headquartered
in the U.S.A., itim international, headquartered in Sweden, and
itim focus, based in the Netherlands and Finland. They describe
themselves as follows:
ITAP International, Inc. a full-service consulting firm, helps
clients improve organizational performance impacted by cultural
differences using approaches based on the research of professor
Geert Hofstede. The ITAP International Alliance is a worldwide
network of consulting companies that offer the ITAP/Hofstede
approach in areas such as:
Global Organizational Development: Diversity and Inclusion,
Global Call Center Development, Global Competency Development,
Finance Transformation, Global Leadership Development
Global Workforce Development: Cross-Cultural Learning and
Development, Global Team Development, Ethical Cultures practice,
Global Talent Potential Analysis, and Culture Audits
Global HRM: Outsourced HR start-up.
ITAP also licenses the Culture in the Workplace Questionnaire™
from Geert Hofstede. This tool allows respondents to discover their
own cultural preferences along Hofstede's dimensions and can be
useful in comparing teams, departments and organizations.
For more information or information about local contacts, please
visit our website at www.itapintl.com.
Itim is a global partner for global players. Our culture and
management consultants in 25 countries draw on 25 years of
experience in improving effectiveness, successfully extending the
global reach of companies large and small. Based on the research of
professor Geert Hofstede the itim-group offers clients insight in
corporate culture while demonstrating national cultural
differences.
We deliver solutions to:
- optimize international teamwork
- improve global co-operation
- find the right balance between standardization and
localization
We do this by providing an integrated approach to culture on
three levels - national, organizational and individual:
- consultancy and training in intercultural management
- insight into the dynamics of your company via an organization
x-ray to identify the gap between where you are and where you want
to be
- coaching of key managers on the intricacies of culture and
management
For more information or information about local contacts, please
visit our website at www.itim.org
itim focus applies the results of professor Geert
Hofstede's research on organizational cultures. This research
should not be confused with his major work on national cultural
differences . Itim focus provides change and transformation agents
with tools to help their client organizations change in the most
focused and cost effective way possible
In cooperation with
Feedbackdialog, an international software company based in
Helsinki, Finland, we offer the following tools online:
Data collection: A quick scan to measure actual organizational
culture
Data collection: A survey to assess optimal organizational
culture
Change tool: Input to define a change strategy based on actual and
optimal culture
Change tool: A set of change levers based on actual and optimal
culture
Change tool: A set of additional selection criteria, next to
criteria a client already uses, based on actual and optimal
culture
Data collection and change tool: 360 degrees feedback mirrored
against optimal culture
For more information, please visit our website at www.itimfocus.com