April 2007
Intermediate to advanced
1200 pages
48h 41m
English
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Culture and Leadership in a Flat Country: The Case of the Netherlands
Summary
Dutch GLOBE data are presented in this chapter with an overview of the history of Holland and later the Netherlands. From the Middle Ages onward, Dutch cities had substantial local autonomy, which led their educated citizens and merchants to rule themselves to a large extent. This relative autonomy stimulated independent thought and judgment, a climate that helped Protestantism ...