Individualism

Individualism: Like most eastern countries, China is more of a collectivistic society than an individualistic one. They are more concerned about the ‘We’ rather than the ‘I’. They have a tendency to consider their families, friends and colleagues before them. China highly values respect for the elderly and family. These kinds of societies are closely knit and they have well defined social networks. Businesses must maintain a work-life balance for its employees.
Canada has a more individualistic society which is more concerned about the individual. They focused inwardly and are only concerned about immediate family. Relationships between employees is strictly professional and usually do not extend to a personal level. They value their privacy and mostly keep to themselves. For Businesses, this means that one’s work life should not be mixed up with their personal life
Power Distance: In China, people have no objections with the unequal power of distribution. Organizations in China have many levels of hierarchies and superiors have full authority over their subordinates. They have centralized organizations where power is concentrated and limited to only a few people. Subordinates cannot approach their superiors freely as there are huge gaps between subordinate and superior. There is no small talk between superiors and subordinate, conversations are strictly professional.
However, this is not true in Canada. Hierarchies are only in place for the sake of it. They have flatter organizations where the employees feel at ease when around their superiors. There are no barriers between a superior and a subordinate; they are freely accessible at all times. Information is freely exchanged between superior and subordinate