MSCI211 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Baby Boomers, Centrality, Organizational Commitment
20 Jun 2019
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Values a broad tendency to prefer certain states of affairs over others. Preference aspect values have to do with what we consider good and bad. Broad tendency values are very general and do not predict behaviour in specific situations well. In japan, work goes late through the night which contrasts to canada. Hofstede found that 4 basic dimensions along which work-related values differed across cultures: power distance. The extent to which an unequal distribution of power is accepted by society members. In small power distance cultures, inequality is minimized, superiors are accessible, and power differences are downplayed: uncertainty avoidance. The extent to which people are uncomfortable with uncertain and ambiguous situations. Strong uncertainty avoidance cultures stress rules, hard work, conformity and security: masculinity/femininity. More masculine cultures differentiate gender roles and support dominance of men. More feminine cultures accept fluid gender roles, stress sexual equality and quality of life: individualism/collectivism. Individualistic societies stress independence, individual initiative and privacy.
