REaCT: Lessons of tolerance - Inclusive teaching of adults

Uncertainty avoidance reflects the degree to which a society feels threatened by ambiguous situations and tries to avoid them by formulating rules and refusing to tolerate deviance. Employees and managers pay attention to precise objectives and clear rules, detailed assignments and schedules set up well in advance.

Examples of high uncertainty avoidance countries are Greece, Belgium, Russia, Italy, Korea, Mexico.

Cultures that have a high level of uncertainty avoidance tend to be collective cultures as everyone knows their proper place and role in society.