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International Dimensions of Organizational Behavior 5th Edition by Nancy Adler ,Allison Gundersen
Edition 5ISBN: 978-0324360745International Dimensions of Organizational Behavior 5th Edition by Nancy Adler ,Allison Gundersen
Edition 5ISBN: 978-0324360745 Exercise 2
National Cultural Self-Awareness. Describe your country's dominant culture on each of the six values orientations. What concrete evidence do you have supporting the position of your country's culture on each dimension? If managers from a foreign country were observing your culture for the first time, what would they observe that would convince them of your culture's position on each of the values orientations?
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Country I's dominant culture on each of the six value orientation lies in its traditional based culture. The six value orientation dimensions show the traditional based culture of country I and they are described one by one:
1. People qualities of individual dimension shows that they are accustomed towards the traditional cultural pattern;
2. People of the country have harmony relationship with the world.
3. People have laterally extended groups dimension human relationships with others.
4. Primary type of activities based on traditional culture is mostly agricultural and manufacturing based.
5. Time of the present and past is taken into consideration to work out the future processes of work.
6. Orientation towards space or gap is mixed. Some are private and some are public in dimensions.
People of the Country I is more concerned about their traditional and cultural background and hence behaves accordingly.
Concrete evidences for supporting the country I's culture on each of the value oriented dimensions are as follows:
People have a traditional lifestyle of behaving, serving food and ways of speaking to elders. There is harmony relationship with the other cultures inside the country and outside the country. There are diversification and good relationships among various groups of people. Country I have the agricultural activity as the traditional source of income for most number of people. Present and past ethics and culture followed are taken into consideration to frame the future strategies. There is mixed public and private sectors operating in the country.
Managers from the foreign country when observing the culture of country I for the first time would be satisfied. This is because the traditional culture and its positioning in the various mixed sectors have so well matched the value orientation. Managers will find there is smooth functioning of organizations with competent labor force dedicated to work on this traditional based culture.
1. People qualities of individual dimension shows that they are accustomed towards the traditional cultural pattern;
2. People of the country have harmony relationship with the world.
3. People have laterally extended groups dimension human relationships with others.
4. Primary type of activities based on traditional culture is mostly agricultural and manufacturing based.
5. Time of the present and past is taken into consideration to work out the future processes of work.
6. Orientation towards space or gap is mixed. Some are private and some are public in dimensions.
People of the Country I is more concerned about their traditional and cultural background and hence behaves accordingly.
Concrete evidences for supporting the country I's culture on each of the value oriented dimensions are as follows:
People have a traditional lifestyle of behaving, serving food and ways of speaking to elders. There is harmony relationship with the other cultures inside the country and outside the country. There are diversification and good relationships among various groups of people. Country I have the agricultural activity as the traditional source of income for most number of people. Present and past ethics and culture followed are taken into consideration to frame the future strategies. There is mixed public and private sectors operating in the country.
Managers from the foreign country when observing the culture of country I for the first time would be satisfied. This is because the traditional culture and its positioning in the various mixed sectors have so well matched the value orientation. Managers will find there is smooth functioning of organizations with competent labor force dedicated to work on this traditional based culture.
International Dimensions of Organizational Behavior 5th Edition by Nancy Adler ,Allison Gundersen
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