Geert Hofstede, Ph.D., is professor emeritus of Organizational Anthropology and International Management at the University of Maastricht, the Netherlands. Gertjan HofstedE, Ph.D., is a biologist and professor of Information Systems at Wageningen University, the Netherlands, and the son of Geert Hofstede. Michael Minkov, Ph.D., is a lecturer at the International University College and at the University of Sofia "St.
Kliment Ohridski," Sofia, Bulgaria.