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Mgt 400
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Management
Undergraduate 3
02/26/2012

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Culture
Definition
The acquired knowledge people use to interpret experience and actions
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Surface level
Definition
things you can recognize easily
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Underwater Level
Definition
things that take time to recognize
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Deep level
Definition
things that you only recognize when familiar with the culture
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three levels of culture
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surface, underwater, deep
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High context culture
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The context in which what is spoken plays a major role in communication and the behavior of individuals
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Low context culture
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The information is very straightforward, and the context has less impact on how such information is likely to be spoken and interpreted
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Parochialism
Definition
Belief that the only way to do something is the way it’s done in one’s culture (may not know other ways)
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Ethnocentrism
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holds that an individual or a firm believe that their own way of doing things is the best and will not seek to adapt to local cultural practices (they are aware of other ways)
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polycentric view
Definition
holds that multinational enterprises should treat each international subsidiary as a separate national entity (When in Rome, do as the Romans do)
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culture sensitivity
Definition
State of heightened awareness for the values and frames of reference of the host culture
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Cognitive CQ
Definition
ability to notice cues to a cultures shared understandings
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Physical CQ
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Ability to mirror the customs and gestures of the people around you
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Emotional/Motivational CQ
Definition
Ability to maintain confident and motivated
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power-distance
Definition
The extent to which less-powerful members of institutions and organizations accept the unequal distribution of power and submit to authority.
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individualism-collectivism
Definition
Associate with a group or independent of a group
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uncertainty-avoidance
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The extent to which members of a culture feel threatened by uncertain situations or by ambiguity in a situations
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masculinity-femininity (product orientation)
Definition
The distribution of roles between genders and the more dominant role in a given society
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confucian dynamism
Definition
It emphasizes thrift, perseverance, a sense of shame, and following hierarchy
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universalistic
Definition
People believe that absolute values such as goodness or truth are applicable to all situations
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particularistic
Definition
each situation must be judged separately
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neutral-affective
Definition
Cultures tend to not show emotion, particularly in public. Cultures do not discourage the express of emotion
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culture shock
Definition
the psychological disorientation experienced by people who suddenly find themselves living and working in a radically different cultural environments
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symptoms of culture shock
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Confusion, Surprise, Hostility, Homesickness, Withdrawal
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four stages of culture shock
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honeymoon, irritation& hostility, gradual adjustment, biculturism
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honeymoon stage
Definition
People begin their foreign assignment with excitement and curiosity
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irritation & hostility
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things taken for granted at home simply don't occur
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gradual adjustment
Definition
gradually get through the crisis and start to recover
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biculturalism
Definition
develop the ability to function effectively at two different cultures
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culture re-shock
Definition
Expatriates can experience reverse cultural shock when returning home after overseas assignment
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three facets of expatriate adjustment
Definition
cultural, interaction, work
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Cultural facet
Definition
(dis)comfort with carious on-work factors (e.g., living conditions, food, health services in host country)
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Interaction facet
Definition
(dis)comfort associated with interacting with people in the host country both inside and outside of work
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Work facet
Definition
(dis)comfort associated with job assignments
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factors that affect expatriates adjustment
Definition
Anticipatory, Individual, Organization, Non-work
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Motivation
Definition
An internal state or condition that activates a person’s behavior and gives it direction toward accomplishing a task
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3 keys dimensions of motivation
Definition
direction, intensity, persistence
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"Direction" dimension of motivation
Definition
what you choose to do
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"Intensity" dimension of motivation
Definition
how hard you work at it
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"Persistence" dimension of motivation
Definition
how long you work at it
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motivators
Definition
primary cause of motivation and address the question “why work harder”
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hygiene factors
Definition
necessary conditions to achieve a state of neutrality and address the question “why work here”
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three basic human needs (McClelland's learned-needs)
Definition
Need for achievement, affiliation, power
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three components of expectancy theory
Definition
expectancy, instrumentality, valence
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self-efficacy
Definition
Belief that a person has the capabilities needed to execute the behaviors required for task success
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sources of self-efficacy
Definition
past accomplishments, vicarious experiences, verbal persuasion, emotional cues
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factors that hinder instrumentality
Definition
inaccurate measures of performance, inadequate budget, outcomes not ties to performance
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factors that affect outcome valence
Definition
universal needs hierarchy, individual needs, social/cultural background
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equity distress
Definition
an internal tension that can only be alleviated by restoring balance to the ratios (takes for of negative emotions: ANGER, ENVY)
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possible strategies for resolving inequity
Definition
change inputs, change outcomes, change perceptions, leave the field, change the referent
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distributive justice
Definition
Suggests that inequality is acceptable if employees have fair access to the resources and opportunities such that they recognize any equality to be the result of their own effort and not because of favoritism by management
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goal setting
Definition
The process of motivating employees and clarifying their role perceptions by establishing performance objectives
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What types of goals are generally more effective than others?
Definition
SPECIFIC AND CHALLENGING
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bounded rationality
Definition
Decision makers do not have the ability to process all available information and alternatives to make an optimal decision
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two primary modes of gathering information
Definition
sensing and intuition
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sensing
Definition
relies on facts and empirical evidence and is often more inductive
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intuition
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relies more heavily on images, emotion, and logic and is often more deductive
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satisficing
Definition
Alternatives that are acceptable or “good enough”, rather than the best possible solutions
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heuristics
Definition
Mental shortcuts that simplify the decision making process
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"anchoring" heuristic
Definition
rely on one piece of information as the key to decision making
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"availability" heuristic
Definition
rely on information that is readily available in memory
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"representativeness" heuristic
Definition
assess the likelihood of an event occurring based on one’s impressions about similar occurrences (Gambler’s fallacy)
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escalation of commitment
Definition
The tendency to repeat an apparently bad decision or allocate more resources to a failing course of action
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loss framing
Definition
people feel worse about a loss of a given amount than they would feel good about a gain of a similar amount
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social loafing
Definition
not work as hard thinking up ideas as would if were to turn in an individually generated list
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production blocking
Definition
waiting your turn, consumes time
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causes of poor brainstorming
Definition
social loafing, fear of criticism, production blocking
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nominal brainstorming
Definition
start as group outlining purpose, then individually write down ideas, then share in round-robin fashion and discuss to clarify and build on ideas. Then individually rank order ideas and submit to facilitator, who tabulates ideas and pronounces winners
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