ADM 2336 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Job Satisfaction, Organizational Commitment, Minsk National Airport
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Chapter 4 values, attitudes, and work behaviours02/10/2012. Four generations in today"s workplace (chart displayed, refer to text) Generational differences in values (continued: generational differences in work values or the way values are expressed is important because a good fit between a person"s values and those of the organization. Cultural differences in values: there are basic differences in work-related values across cultures, a lack of understanding of cross-cultural differences can cause foreign assignments to terminate early and business negotiations to fail. Hofstede"s study: geert hofstede questioned over 116,000 ibm employees in 40 countries about their world=related values, he discovered four basic dimensions along which work related values differed across cultures, power distance, uncertainty avoidance, masculinity/femininity. Individualism/collectivism: subsequent work in canadian michael bond that catered more to. Eastern cultures resulted in a fifth dimension : long-term/short-term orientation. Organizational behaviour theories, research, and practices from north. American might not translate well to other societies.
