COMMERCE 1BA3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Individualism, Job Satisfaction, Centrality
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Definitions by society members uncertain and ambiguous situations individual initiative, and privacy. Collective cultures favour interdependence and loyalty to family or clan. Values a broad tendency to prefer certain states of affairs to others. Power distance the extent to which an unequal distribution of power is accepted. Uncertainty avoidance the extent to which people are uncomfortable with. Individualism vs. collectivism individualistic societies stress independence, Attitude a fairly stable evaluative tendency to respond consistently to some. Job satisfaction a collection of attitudes that workers have about their jobs. Discrepancy theory a theory that job satisfaction stems from the discrepancy. Distributive fairness fairness that occurs when people receive the outcome they. Equity theory a theory that job satisfaction stems from a comparison of the. Inputs anything that people give up, offer, or trade to their organization in. Outcomes factors that an organization distributes to employees in exchange for. Procedural fairness fairness occurs when the process used to determine work.