COMMERCE 1BA3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Minsk National Airport, Equity Theory, Job Performance
15 Sep 2016
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A broad tendency to prefer certain states of affairs over others. Socially reinforced y parents, teachers and representatives of religions. Generational values - traditionalists vs baby boomers vs generation x vs generation y. Cultural differences: lack of appreciation of basic differences in work-related values across cultures causes many failed business negotiations. Work centrality - work is valued differently across cultures, the extent to which people perceive work as a central life interest. Japan has high work centrality, americans have average, british have low. Dutch social scientist who questioned ibm employees in 40 different countries about work- related values. Discovered four basic work related-values differed: power distance, uncertainty avoidance, masculinity/femininity. Power distance - extent to which an unequal distribution of power is accepted by social members. Small = inequality is minimized, superiors are accessible, power differences are downplayed. Large = inequality is accepted as natural, superiors are inaccessible, power differences are highlighted.
