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Chapter learning goals Chapter 3 Understanding the role of Culture
1. To understand how culture affects all aspects of international management 2. To be able to distinguish the major dimensions which define cultural differences among societies or groups 3. To emphasize the need for international managers to have cultural intelligence in order to interact successfully in host countries 4. To recognize the critical value differences which frequently affect job behaviors 5. To be able to develop a working “cultural profile” typical of many people within a certain society, as an aid to expected attitudes toward work, negotiations, and so on 6. To understand the interaction between culture and the use of Internet
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Outline
Overview
The culture of a society comprises the shared values, understandings, assumptions & goals that are learned from earlier generations, imposed by present members of a society & passed on to succeeding generations
Social Culture
Culture’s effects on ORGANIZATION
Culture’s effects on ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESS
Organizational Culture
Organizational culture
Culture’s effects on MANAGEMENT Influence on NATIONAL CULTURE
Management focus
Cultural SUBSYSTEMS vs people’s behavior Culture VALUE DIMENSIONS
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CULTURE
Culture Clusters – GLOBE Research
Anglo
Social Culture
Latin Europe
Nordic Europe Germany
Eastern Europe Europe Confucian Asia Southern Asia Anglo
Arab Sub – Sahara Africa See Exhibit 3- 4
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Latin America
Cultures influence on organization (see more Exhibit 3-1)
Social Cultures
Attitudes
Work Time Change Individualism Materialism
Culture’s effects on Organizational Process
U.S. Culture Organizational Behavior Motivation Productivity Engagement Performance Individual influences future The environment is changeable Hark work leads to success Employment can be ended
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1. To understand how culture affects all aspects of international management 2. To be able to distinguish the major dimensions which define cultural differences among societies or groups 3. To emphasize the need for international managers to have cultural intelligence in order to interact successfully in host countries 4. To recognize the critical value differences which frequently affect job behaviors 5. To be able to develop a working “cultural profile” typical of many people within a certain society, as an aid to expected attitudes toward work, negotiations, and so on 6. To understand the interaction between culture and the use of Internet
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Copyright ©2011 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
Outline
Overview
The culture of a society comprises the shared values, understandings, assumptions & goals that are learned from earlier generations, imposed by present members of a society & passed on to succeeding generations
Social Culture
Culture’s effects on ORGANIZATION
Culture’s effects on ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESS
Organizational Culture
Organizational culture
Culture’s effects on MANAGEMENT Influence on NATIONAL CULTURE
Management focus
Cultural SUBSYSTEMS vs people’s behavior Culture VALUE DIMENSIONS
Page 3 Page 4 4
CULTURE
Culture Clusters – GLOBE Research
Anglo
Social Culture
Latin Europe
Nordic Europe Germany
Eastern Europe Europe Confucian Asia Southern Asia Anglo
Arab Sub – Sahara Africa See Exhibit 3- 4
Page 6
Latin America
Cultures influence on organization (see more Exhibit 3-1)
Social Cultures
Attitudes
Work Time Change Individualism Materialism
Culture’s effects on Organizational Process
U.S. Culture Organizational Behavior Motivation Productivity Engagement Performance Individual influences future The environment is changeable Hark work leads to success Employment can be ended
Alternative Life is