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Culture
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Everything that the people in a society have learned and share through traditions, pass on to children, and teach new members
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Examples of parts of culture
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Religion, beliefs, political ideologies, values, customs, foods language, gender roles, sexuality, and many other aspects of everyday life
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Values
Definition
Ideas that a person or group believes to be right or wrong, good or bad, attractive or undesirable
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Examples of value
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Freedom, truth, justice, sex, marriage, raising children
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Attitudes
Definition
A group of ideas, values, beliefs, and feelings that predispose a person to react to a thing, a situation, another person, or a group in a certain way
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Norms
Definition
Internalized standards for behavior that support agreed-upon ways of doing things and what people expect of one another within a cultural group
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Examples of norms
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How we dress/behave at formal gathering, how we greet one another,how we behave with friends vs family vs coworkers
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Folkways
Definition
Guidelines, routine conventions of everyday life
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Mores
Definition
Stricter social rules, norms that are central to the functioning of society
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Examples of folkways
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Appropriate dress and good social manners
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Examples of mores
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Society's stance on murder, rape, sexuality
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Violation of folkways vs mores
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Folkways: looked as odd or weird
Mores:face serious reprisals, face trial or jail
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Organizational culture
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A set of shared values, norms, and assumptions that guide peoples' behavior within a group, business, or institution
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Hofstede's five dimensions of culture
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Power distance, uncertainty avoidance, individualism vs collectivism, masculinity vs femininity, long-term vs short-term orientation
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Power distance
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Extent of which people in societies accept the idea that power is distributed unequally
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Uncertainty avoidance
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Degree to which people can tolerate unpredictable, ambiguous, or uncertain situations
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Individualism
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Degree to which people prefer to act in their own self-interest instead of acting on what is best for the group as a whole
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Collectivism
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Degree to which people prefer to act as members of a group (rather than as individuals) in exchange for loyalty and the benefits of membership
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Masculinity/femininity
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Extent to which society values achieving (masculine) versus nurturing (feminine)
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Long-term orientation
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Refers to a greater concern for the future and for values such as thrift, perserverance, and avoidance of shame
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Short-term orientation
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Refers to a desire for gratification of personal needs, as well as a focus on tradition and meeting social obligations
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GLOBE Project Value Dimensions
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Power distance, uncertainty avoidance, future orientation, institutional collectivism, assertiveness, gender differentiation, in-group collectivism, performance orientation, humane orientation
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GLOBE Power distance
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Degree to which members of a society expect an unequal distribution of power
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Uncertainty avoidance
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Extent to which members of a society rely on social norms and procedures to diminish unpredictability
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Future orientation
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Extent to which a society encourages and rewards future-oriented behaviors
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Institutional collectivism
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Extent to which the members of a society are encouraged and take pride in being part of collective actions
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Assertiveness
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Extent to which a society encourages people to be tough, assertive, and confrontational
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Gender Differentiation
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Extent to which a society maximizes gender role differentiation and how much status and decision-making responsibility is given to women
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In-group Collectivism
Definition
Extent to which members of a society take pride in being members of small groups within the society, such as families, close circles of friends, teams, and the organizations in which they work
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Performance orientation
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Degree to which a society rewards group members for performance improvements and excellence
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Humane orientation
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Degree to which a society encourages and rewards people for being members of small groups within the society, such as families, close circles of friends, teams, and the organizations in which they work
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Performance orientation
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Degree to which a society rewards groups members for performance improvements and excellence
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Human orientation
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Degree to which a society encourages and rewards people for being fair, altruistic, generous, and kind to others
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Power distance highs and lows
Definition
High: Focus on status and power, leaders expect deference from their subordinates
Low: Favor participative decision making and egalitarian relationships
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Uncertainty avoidance highs and lows
Definition
High: value structure and clear expectations
Low: Do not value rules and procedures and accept ambiguity
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Future orientation highs and lows
Definition
High: Plan for future and delay gratification
Low: focus on short-term results and seek instant gratification
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Institutional collectivism highs and lows
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High: Allocates resources so that all members can participate in economic,social, and political processes, greater emphasis on group goals than individual goals
Low: Encourages self-interest, rewards based on individual performance
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Assertiveness highs and lows
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High: Encourages and rewards toughness, a certain degree of forcefulness, and competitiveness
Low: Values gentleness and modesty
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Gender differentiation highs and lows
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High: Grant one gender higher status
Low: More equal status to men and women
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In-group collectivism highs and lows
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High: Provide benefits for families or have structures encouraging groups to get together to socialize
Low: Less emphasis on importance of the nuclear family and more on allegiance to country
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Performance orientation highs and lows
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High: Value training and development and believe in taking initiative
Low: Feel uncomfortable with feedback
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Humane orientation highs and lows
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High: Focus on human relations and sympathy
Low: Motivated by material possessions
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Competing values framework
Definition
Model that shows how cultures can be measured along two axes: structure (stability versus flexibility) and focus (internal versus external)
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Clan Culture
Definition
A culture that has an internal focus and encourages flexibility
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Hierarchy Culture
Definition
Culture that has an internal focus and encourages stability and control
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Adhocracy culture
Definition
Culture that has an external focus and encourages flexibility
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Market culture
Definition
Culture that has an external focus and encourages stability and control
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Balanced culture
Definition
Culture that has values linked to each of the culture domains of the competing values framework, and all of these values are perceived to be important and are held by organization members quite strongly
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Strong culture
Definition
Culture in which central values and norms are shared and strongly upheld by most members of the organization
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Weak culture
Definition
Culture in which the values and norms are shared by a limited group of people and employees' goals may not be in line with management's goals
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Edgar Schein's Levels of Culture
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Top: Observable artifacts
Middle: Values and attitudes
Bottom: Basic assumptions
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Observable artifacts
Definition
Aspects of a culture that can be seen, heard, or experienced by an organization's members
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Observable artifacts examples
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Dress code, language and jargon, interpersonal relationships, technology, workspace, ceremonies, rituals, awards
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Values
Definition
Espoused and enacted
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Espoused values
Definition
Explicit values that are preferred by an organization and communicated deliberately to the organization's members
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Enacted values
Definition
Values that are actually exhibited in an organization
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Basic assumptions
Definition
Core beliefs that are deeply embedded in the organization and that are largely invisible
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Myths
Definition
Exaggerated stories that are told and retold to communicate values and to emphasize norms
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Hero
Definition
Legendary person who embodies the highest values of culture
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Socialization
Definition
Process of teaching new members about a culture
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Taboos
Definition
Strong prohibitions against certain activities (food, sexuality, religious practice, death)
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Sacred symbols
Definition
Things, people, and events that are untouchable and unquestionable within a culture
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Language
Definition
How people use words, which native language is paramount in multicultural organizations, and even body language indicators of culture
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Ethnography
Definition
Systematic study of human cultures including observation and co-inquiry
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Co-inquiry process
Definition
People observe and collaborate with on another to truly understand what is happening within their group or organization (participant observation)
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Dynamic inquiry
Definition
Enables organization members to uncover cultural values and the basic assumptions that drive people's behavior as well as how leadership practices affect people and the organization
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Appreciative inquiry
Definition
Explores people's and the organization's strengths (interviews and meetings)
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