IBUS2102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Stereotype, Ethnocentrism, Communitarianism
28 May 2018
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IBUS2102 LECTURE 1
• “Business is business. It’s the same all over the world.”
o Do you think it’s true? And why?
o It’s different
▪ Hierarchical structures, customs, culture, communication
o Similarity
▪ 同感の目標働き
o How culture affects orgs
• Aus
o Max 38 hours per week (7.6 hrs/day)
• UK
o Avg 37.6 hrs and up to 48 hours
• US
o 47 hours
• スーン
o 一日に六時間
o 週に三十時間
o 特徴は work life balance があること
カルチャーとは?
Tylor (1870)
• “compiles whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law
custom and other capabilities by man as a member of society”
Trompenaars & Hampden Turner 1997
• “the way in which a group of people solves problems and resolves
dilemmas”
Hofstede
• “collective programming of mind which distinguishes members of
one group or category of people from another…”
Schneider & Barsoux
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• “a powerful undercurrent in international business…. Powerful force
that can undermine or propel business success”
Key characteristics of culture
• learned
o acquired through interaction and experience
• shared
o by people through orgs and group membership
• symbolic
o based on human capacity to symbolise
• Adaptive
o Based on human capacity to change and adapt
o Culture isn’t fixed
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Document Summary
Tylor (1870: compiles whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law custom and other capabilities by man as a member of society . Trompenaars & hampden turner 1997: the way in which a group of people solves problems and resolves dilemmas . Hofstede: collective programming of mind which distinguishes members of one group or category of people from another . Schneider & barsoux: a powerful undercurrent in international business . Powerful force that can undermine or propel business success . Key characteristics of culture: learned, acquired through interaction and experience, shared, by people through orgs and group membership, symbolic, based on human capacity to symbolise, adaptive, based on human capacity to change and adapt, culture isn"t fixed. Four propositions: culture influences how we perceive, think, communicate and act. Significance of culture: global world, citizens of the world, you don"t just belong to one culture, why, what are the drivers, communication is of the essence, cultural sensitivity.
