GEO 334 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Intercultural Communication, Subculture, Social Loafing
6 Mar 2020
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Culture"s effects on organizations: environmental variables affecting management functions. Contingency management: requires managers to adapt to the local environment and people and manage accordingly, adaptation can be complex because managers may confront differences not only in culture but also in business practices. Geo334 exam 2 study notes: kinship: the system adopted by a given society to guide family relationships. In some countries, religious beliefs and practices permeate everyday business transactions and on-the-job behaviors. Critical operational value differences: time, differences in temporal values. In western hemisphere, time is valuable and of limited resource. Geo334 exam 2 study notes: uncertainty avoidance extent to which people in a society feel threatened by ambiguous situations, high uncertainty avoidance countries tend to have strict laws and procedures people adhere closely. In business situation, this resulted in formal rules and procedures designed to provide more security and greater career stability (lifetime employment is common)
