Editing Power distance (section)

==Examples of high and low power distance cultures and their effects==
Power distance affects cultures all over the world and the interactions different cultures have with each other.

[[Malaysia]] is a country that scores high on the PDI.<ref name=":34">{{cite journal |last1=Schermerhorn |first1=John R. |last2=Harris Bond |first2=Michael |title=Cross-cultural leadership dynamics in collectivism and high power distance settings |journal=Leadership & Organization Development Journal |date=July 1997 |volume=18 |issue=4 |pages=187–193 |doi=10.1108/01437739710182287 }}</ref> Due to high power distance, it is a culture where one may not question someone in power like a manager, a professor, or a government official, because authority is valued and power is not equally distributed. When this country is compared to the United States, a country that scores lower on the Power Distance Index, there are many differences one may come across.<ref name=":34" /> The United States, having moderate power distance, allows a person to question a professor or give ideas to a boss.<ref name=":43">{{cite journal |last1=Smith |first1=Aileen |last2=Hume |first2=Evelyn C. |title=Linking Culture and Ethics: A Comparison of Accountants' Ethical Belief Systems in the Individualism/Collectivism and Power Distance Contexts |journal=Journal of Business Ethics |date=December 2005 |volume=62 |issue=3 |pages=209–220 |doi=10.1007/s10551-005-4773-1 |s2cid=144181957 }}</ref>

Due to many changes and advances in today's world, some organizations have expanded globally and send workers from country to country or students abroad.<ref name=":43" /> If an American manager travels to Malaysia to manage a company, they will run into situations that would be surprising to them. The American manager may ask the workers for their opinions on how to do something or improve something and the Malaysians may just sit still and not speak up because they do not feel as if they have the authority to do so.<ref name=":34" />

[[Egypt]] is another country that scores high on the Power Distance Index.<ref name=":5">{{cite journal |id={{Gale|A319614502}} |last1=Geier |first1=Denise |title=Cultural differences and the online classroom |journal=Journal of Interdisciplinary Collaboration |date=1 January 2013 |volume=1 |issue=1 |pages=29–41 }}</ref> Students in this country tend to respect their professors and not question them. The country also has exams that determine whether or not a student can continue studying; by doing this, a level of authority that cannot be surpassed unless done correctly is created.<ref name=":5" /> Students from this country when compared to students in [[Canada]], a country that scores lower on the Power Distance Index, cannot question a professor on a grade. Therefore, they would require clear guidelines of what is expected of them in order to succeed. Many international students experience culture shock when they study abroad in the United States, for example. They may be unfamiliar with a variety of things such as the differences in academic writing in America or the informality of certain relationships with "authority figures," like professors. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Beresin |first=Gene |date=2021-01-27 |title=International College Students: Challenges and Solutions |url=https://www.mghclaycenter.org/parenting-concerns/young-adults/international-college-students/ |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=MGH Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds |language=en}}</ref>