Power Distance: South Africa has a score of 49 on the Hofstede Power Distance Index (PDI), meaning that the workforce in the country generally accepts that managers are way above them. Hierarchical systems are very popular, people prefer a benevolent autocrat. A benevolent autocrat is a leader who sees himself as a superior father figure who makes all the important decisions and then convinces his subordinates to go along with him. In situations of large power distance, superiors and subordinates view each other as unequal. While in small power distance situations they feel equal to each other, roles and responsibilities are all that separates them from each other; these can change at any time. In the South African mining sector, it seems that employees are very willing to accept that their boss has more power, as evidenced by the large salary difference between the two. Surely this huge wage gap should be addressed, as efforts will be made to improve the relationship between employees and employers. Miners earning a better base salary would do just that. The extent of power distance can be seen through the methods of communication between employees and employers. In small power distance situations, things like open-door policies by managers and open-plan offices where everyone works in the same workspace could help address power distance problems in organizations with large disparities. The assignment of team leaders and roles as supervisors can be worked out for small power distance situations, this is to ensure that no one is slowing down, as this may be the case in situations where everyone sees themselves as equal to each other. Power distance is seen through forms of communication......middle of paper......randomness, coincidentally, could employ femininity. Femininity has to do with the idea of ​​people being modest, thoughtful and thoughtful. Teamwork and how goals are achieved are addressed. Harmony is created in feminine cultures which in turn helps organizations achieve their goals better and more efficiently. However, femininity must not be adopted too quickly, as some masculine ideas are needed to ensure that, in the end, the organization does not forget its goals and what it needs to achieve. In South Africa, due to various labor laws, more and more women are joining the mining industry, the mining charter states that at least 10% of a company's workforce should be made up of women, spread over a variety of occupations within the mine. So in this field masculinity and femininity merge, which is good. Collectivism vs Individualism