ADMS 4480 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Social Inequality, Social Dominance Theory, Interpersonal Attraction

• School: York University
• Department: Administrative Studies
• Course: ADMS 4480
• Professor: Soosan Latham

Document Summary

Attributes and characteristics that differentiate societal cultures from each other may also suggest organizational practices and leader attributes and behaviors that will be frequently enacted and effective in that culture. Clusters offer a framework for handling the intricacies of multicultural ventures. Knowledge enables appreciation of application of particular management practices, policies, and human resources across cultural boundaries. Social cognition is the role mental representations play in the way information is processed about people & events. Cultural norms and scripts are acceptable standards of behavior shared among members of cultural groups. Cultural practice defines cultures as they now exist ( as is) Cultural values are defined as what societies desire in the future (should be) Specific features and rules that define the interrelationships between objects, events and situations. Selective perception is the process by which people interpret the messages received and give meaning to their environment.