High-power distance and low-power distance

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Our topic is “low-power distance and high-power distance”

Let’s see the introduction of power dist ance.

I t was put forwards by zh?'rɑ:d henzhuik

It refers to the inequality of social status between different people.It is used to judge the inequality of power distribution in social framework and organizations.

Ok,now let’s have a look at of the differences between high-power distance and low-power distance

In cultures with low power distance, people expect and accept power relations that are more consultative (k?n's?lt?tiv) 协商的or democratic [.dem?'kr?tik]. People relate to one another more as equals regardless粗心的of formal positions. Subordinates [s?'b?:dineit] are more comfortable with the right to contribute and critique [kri'ti:k]评论the decisions of those in power. In cultures with high-power distance, the less powerful accept power relations that are autocratic [.?:t?'kr?tik]专职独裁的or paternalistic [p?.t?:n?l'istik]家长作风的. Subordinates acknowledge the power of others based on their formal, hierarchical [.hai?'rɑ:kikl]按等级划分的positions. Thus, compared with high Power Distance，the low-power distance does not attempt to measure a culture's objective, "real" power distribution, but rather the way people perceive [p?'si:v]认知power differences.

We can summarize the differences in a couple of words.The characteristics of low-power distance are (k?n's?lt?tiv) [.dem?'kr?tik] equal and comfortable.The features of high-power distance are [.?:t?'kr?tik] [p?.t?:n?l'istik] formal and [.hai?'rɑ:kikl].

There’re many examples to show the differences .The first one is the example in political affairs.This picture is abou t the French prisident and a commoner curse each other in public

.This one show us the worship to the leader of the North Korea

.Now is the examples in school. This is……And this is……. Examples in business.

Now let’s welcome my parteners to tell you a funny story occurs in a company.

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T hrough the former part ,we roughly know the phenomenon of power distance.But why there’re so many differences? The reasons are complicated.I think two parts play a decisive [di'saisiv] role.First is tradition and civilization.As we all know during the Enlightenment [in'laitnm?nt],the ideologists like Voltaire began to

publicize['p?blisaiz] democracy and freedom.But in high-power distance countries

the sense of hierarchy['hai?rɑ:ki] is so strong that everyone has adapted[ it.

The other important reason is the assignmens of rights and duties. In low-power distance countries these assignments is clear,so what you should do is do your own duty.You needn’t to care others.But in high-power distance countries things are different.Without assignments ,power becomes the most important role .So instead of working hard,everyone would like to turn to power.Then high-power distance bocomes a common phenomenon.

Every coin has two sides.Now let’s see the advantanges and disadantages of them. [i'fi??nsi] [?n'zel?s]