Dutch decision as rooted in Dutch culture: An ethnologic study of the Dutch decision process

Jacqueline de Bony (1)

1 LISE - Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire pour la Sociologie Economique

Consensus is a mode of regulation well adapted to globalisation as it provides a means to reach agreements and manage diversity at the same time. However, is it a universal decision mode? This study explores the co-existence of individualism and collectivism in Dutch consensus. A descriptive and interpretive analysis of the Dutch decision process allows to disentangle the mechanism by which individual autonomy and cooperation articulate. This mechanism is assisted by a series of social devices that. are described and discussed as deeply rooted in Dutch society. Viewed from a French perspective, consensus reveals a number of obstacles and a totally different patterns of collective representations. Consequences for intercultural management are stressed.

Mots clés: Individual autonomy; Cooperation; Netherlands

Domaines: Gestion et management; Science politique; Sociologie

Jacqueline de Bony. Dutch decision as rooted in Dutch culture: An ethnologic study of the Dutch decision process. 21th EGOS Colloquium, Jun 2005, Berlin, Germany. ⟨halshs-00113147⟩