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Detailed explanation-1: -Mexico is a high Power Distance country scoring 81 on Hofstede’s Scale.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mexico has always had a high power distance in their society. Even before the Spanish conquest the Mayan royalty had all the wealth available while the society depended on what their rulers said. After all these year’s people become frustrated about this inequality, but they have always accepted it.
Detailed explanation-3: -In general, more autocratic, or authoritarian, leadership exists when power distance is high and democratic leaders thrive when power distance is low.
Detailed explanation-4: -Spain. Spanish leaders, like French, are autocratic and charismatic. However, unlike the French, they work less from logic than intuition and pride themselves on their personal influence on all their staff members. Possessed often of great human force, they are able to persuade and inspire at all levels.