BUS 272 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Baby Boomers, Asian Values, Femininity
2 Dec 2012
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Chapter 3- values, attitudes, and diversity in the workplace. Values basic convictions that a way of conduct is personally or socially preferable judgement to what is right and what is wrong we make decision about any evaluations of behaviours and events. Terminal values - goals that individuals would like to achieve during their lifetime. Ethics - study of moral values or principals that guide our behaviour and inform right/wrong . Hofstedes framework for assessing cultures (globe"s 9 dimensions) . Power distance accepts that power in an organization is distributed unequally. Individualism people prefer to act as individuals rather than as members of groups. Femininity seeing little differentiation from men and women. Uncertainty avoidance society feels threatened by uncertain ambiguous situations and avoids them. Long- term orientation emphasizes future, thrift, and persistence. Short- term orientation - emphasizes the past and present, respect for tradition, a social obligations.
