Hill_chapter_3 Culture and the Workplace Hofstede’s Model Probably the most famous study of how culture relates to values in the workplace was undertaken by Hofstede. As part of his job as a psychologist working for IBM‚ Hofstede collected data on employee attitudes and values for over 100‚000 individuals. This data enabled him to compare dimensions of culture across 40 countries. Hofstede isolated four dimensions that he claimed summarized different cultures--power distance‚ uncertainty avoidance
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Individualism stems from a philosophy that people have freedom over their own economic and political choices. It is the opposite of collectivism‚ which puts an emphasis on the collective’s interests and not the individuals. It is supposed to give people the freedom to express themselves and to pursue their own self-interest. Even though people pursue their own self-interest under individualism‚ their choices usually benefit the social interest as well. An example of individualism is the United States
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INDIVIDUAL WORK VERSUS TEAM WORK Virtually every working person I’ve ever come across believes in teamwork. At least they say they do. Sadly‚ a scarce few of them make teamwork a reality in their organizations; in fact‚ they often end up creating environments where political infighting and departmental serenity are the norm. And yet they continue to flaunt their belief in teamwork‚ as if that alone will somehow make it magically appear. I think that only a small minority of companies truly understand
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When You Do Work You Give it Energy! Holly Beech Professor Evans SCI 110 Holly Beech Professor Evans SCI 110 31 January 2010 Whenever You Do Work You Give It Energy How would one know that working creates energy? Well the definition of energy might give a clue. “Energy can be defined as the ability to do work” (Tillery‚ Enger‚ and Ross‚ 2008‚ p. 59). If one were to think about this statement unscientifically‚ it might evoke the picture of some one being to tired‚ having no energy‚
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On Different Values of Individualism in Chinese and American Cultures 1. Introduction Everyone‚ every social class and every country have their own unique values. It is the fact that value is the core of cross-culture communication and the differences of culture among countries depend on different values. Value exerts great influence on everyone’s daily life. Scores of people rely on value to obtain knowledge‚ master the basic skills and foster correct world outlook. China and America are two
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a look at Organizational Culture Every organization‚ whether being a construction agency‚ a retail store‚ a manufacturing plant or a government agency has its own unique culture. Organizational culture is the collection of shared values‚ beliefs‚ rituals‚ stories and myths that foster a feeling of community among organizational members. The culture of an organization is in most cases‚ the reflection if the deeply held values and behaviors of a small group of individuals. In a large organization
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Resource Management High Performance Workplace When an organization wants to introduce the concept of high performance into their workplace‚ they must reinsure that everyone is on the same page as well as understanding what it takes to make the organization a high performance workplace. Gartner defines a high performance workplace as a physical or virtual environment designed to make workers as effective as possible in supporting business goals and providing value. A high-performance workplace
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and culture. Individuals‚ who are coined as “ethnocentric”‚ typically judge other cultures and groups with focus on a superior belief of their behavior‚ language‚ or religion. To apply this concept to the EuroDisney case‚ Disney’s lack of cultural analysis led it to believe that the products and characters which were large sellers in the United States would hold the same amount of success in Europe. The park in Paris was very much like the American parks and symbolized the American culture which
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Negativity of Excessive Emphasized Individualism In America Individualism is an ideal that most people have aspired to in America. The word itself has a very positive meaning in American cultures. Individualism is something that defines the United States; it is something that makes the United States unique compared to other countries; It is something positive‚ something good‚ something most people would want to obtain. Most Americans tend to over encourage the value of individuality. However‚ over
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The public believes that the discrimination against black people in the U.S has declined‚ while others feel that it is still prominent in today’s society. Individual discrimination continues to challenge American culture by creating a large divide between those who believe that we live in an equal society and those who believe that inequality is still present. Blacks have received unfair treatment in many different forms. They have had people act as if they were suspicious of them based on their
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