SIGNIFICANCE OF THE GEERT HOFSTEDE'S CULTURAL DIMENSIONS MODEL FOR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
In the view of the ongoing attempts to reform the public administration in general, and public service in particular, the phenomenon of culture, both national and organizationnal, containing answers to topical issues existing in the system of public administration, is coming to the fore. This article analyzes the main provisions of Geert Hofstede's Cultural Dimension Model and identifies the possibility of employing it to understand the essence of public administration. Having defined culture as “software,” G.Hofstede formulates its basic parameters. Dimensions of the power distance, orientation for the short or long term perspectives and individualism / collectivism are taken as the basis of the analysis of the G.Hofstede's model in public administration. By examining these three cultural dimensions, it is concluded that the role of values prevails in the formation of culture and public administration as a cultural phenomenon.