One night stand or a comitted relationship? Short-term vs long-term orientation

 Hello G'Day everyone!

Today we will discuss Hofstede's yet another index, and I can already feel that you are very very excited to read this blog. 

The index is called Long-Term Orientation Index (LTO), yet it has nothing to do with this blog's title. To be honest it was meant to mislead you and evoke an emotional reaction, so that you would be more attentive. LTO is also known as Confucianism Index, so it orients how cultures deal with change and how they react to it. 

I'm giving mic to Mr. Dutch:

In a long-time-oriented culture, the basic notion about the world is that it is in flux, and preparing for the future is always needed. In a short-time-oriented culture, the world is essentially as it was created, so that the past provides a moral compass, and adhering to it is morally good. [1]

 Congrats, now you became smarter by one more term!

 So as we usually do let us compare Japan (grey), Poland (blue? I honestly have no idea what is this color, don't judge me I'm a man, I have no ability to distinguish different colors. Best I can do is blue, green, white, black and red) and Canada (orange).

 

ahhhh 日本最高!!!!

Nah honestly now, how is it possible to get 100 out of 100 on a certain trait?! Crazy... But we see many examples of this index coming to fruition - building Shinkansen infrastructure, Shokunin spirit (artisans being extremely dedicated to singular craft eg. a chef leans how to cook rice properly for good couple years, before becoming a chef) and also numerous infrastructures prepared for potential disasters. 

On top of that I can add socially accepted lifetime employment and dedication to one company.

And here comes Canada and Poland (today's fusion is: CanLand). CanLand does invest in many initiatives with long term effects, such as highways, reliable transportation within the country (although it fails more often than not, yeah I'm looking at you AirCanada). CanLand also is known for programs supporting growth of their citizens from the youngest age - public schools, public healthcare and pension system etc. 

The LTO is also in a way correlated with spirituality, religion and education. [1] We can see that many people living in Japan still honor Shinto, despite not necessarily believing in it. Many Budo martial arts start their practice with honoring the shrine of the dojo, I think it says something. Same thing is in Poland with Catholicism. Canada, well it's different. 

Alright enough from me, hope you enjoyed see you in January! 


 [1] https://geerthofstede.com/culture-geert-hofstede-gert-jan-hofstede/6d-model-of-national-culture/

[2] https://www.theculturefactor.com/country-comparison-tool?countries=canada%2Cjapan%2Cpoland 

Komentarze

  1. Hayden15 grudnia 2025 22:18

    I also do not understand how it is possible to be scored 100 on LTO. Nice blog.

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  2. Zimnako15 grudnia 2025 22:19

    Nice blog. A lot of interesting information.

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  3. Felicia15 grudnia 2025 22:19

    Really liked the comparison, nice.

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  4. Emilija15 grudnia 2025 22:22

    A very entertaining blog with great ideas and thoughts.

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