COMMERCE 1BA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Masculinity, Assertiveness, Organizational Commitment

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Commerce
• Course: COMMERCE 1BA3
• Professor: Firat Sayin

Document Summary

A broad tendency to prefer certain states of affair over others what we should do and what we should not do. Values that we hols help us shape how we perceive other people. Work centrality-how much work is perceived to be a central life interest. Power distance the extent to which an unequal distribution of power is accepted by society. Level of inequality, accessibility of superiors, emphasis on power differences. Individual initiative, privacy, collective distribution of resources, loyalty. Countries where individualism prevails, privacy is a concern. The extent to which people are uncomfortable with uncertain and ambiguous situations. Masculinity vs femininity level of differentiation of gender roles, level of dominance of men, economic performance vs. quality of life. The basic questions are the same but the answers are different. The answer to how should i lead? is different in china than in canada. Ob theories and practices originate in different parts of the world.