IRE260H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Minsk National Airport, Job Satisfaction, Performance Appraisal
15 Oct 2018
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Values: a broad tendency to prefer certain states of affairs over others. Tendency: has to do with what we consider good and nad. Values are motivational, since they signal the attractive aspects of our environment that we seek and the unattractive aspects that we try to avoid or change. Signal how we believe we should or should not behave. Broad tendency: values are very gemera and do not predict behavior in specific situations very well. Traditionalists (1922-1945): hard working, stable, loyal, thorough, detail- oriented, focused, emotional maturity. Baby boomers (1946-1964): team perspective, dedicated, experienced, knowledgeable, service-oriented. Generation x (1965-1980): independent, adaptable, creative, techno- literate, willing to challenge the status quo. Millennials (1981-2000): optimistic, able to multitask, tenacious, technologically savvy, driven to learn and grow, team-oriented, socially responsible. Japan has the highest work centrality, belgians and americans exhibited average work centrality, british scored low work. Cross-cultural differences in work centrality can lead to adjustment problems for foreign employees and managers.
