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IntroductionIntroduction
• National culture: the sum total of the beliefs, rituals, rules, customs, artifacts, and institutions that characterize the population
• National culture: the sum total of the beliefs, rituals, rules, customs, artifacts, and institutions that characterize the population
• A nation’s culture and sub-cultures effect how organizational transactions are conducted
• Learning to operate in a world influenced by national culture is becoming a requirement for effective management
• A nation’s culture and sub-cultures effect how organizational transactions are conducted
• Learning to operate in a world influenced by national culture is becoming a requirement for effective management
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2-4Organizational Culture and Society’s Values
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Organizational Culture and Society’s Values
(1 of 2)
• Values – the conscious, affective desires or wants of people that guide their behavior
• Organizations are able to operate efficiently only when shared values exist among the employees• An individual’s personal values guide
behavior on and off the job
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2-5Organizational Culture and Society’s Values
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Organizational Culture and Society’s Values
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• Values are a society’s ideas about what is right or wrong
• Values are passed from one generation to the next
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2-6Hofstede’s Four Value Dimensions
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Hofstede’s Four Value Dimensions
(1 of 2)Dimension Description
Power Distance The level of acceptance by a society of the unequal distribution of power in organizationsIn higher power distance cultures, employees acknowledge the boss’s authority and follow the chain of commandThe result is a more centralized authority and structure
Uncertainty Avoidance
The extent to which people in a society feel threatened by ambiguous situationsCountries with a high level of uncertainty avoidance tend to have specific rules, laws, and procedures
Managers in these countries tend towards low-risk decision-makingEmployees exhibit little aggressiveness
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2-7Hofstede’s Four Value Dimensions
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Hofstede’s Four Value Dimensions
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Dimension Description
Individualism The tendency of people to fend for themselves and their familyIn countries that value individualism, individual initiative and achievement are highly valued and the relationship of the individual with organizations is one of independence
Masculinity The extent to which assertiveness and materialism is valuedIn highly masculine societies, there is considerable job stress and conflict between job and family roles
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Cultural Values (1 of 4)Cultural Values (1 of 4)
Region / Country
Individualism-Collectivism
Power Distance
Uncertainty Avoidance
Masculinity-Femininity
Other Dimensions
North America(USA)
Individualism Low Medium Masculine
Japan Collectivism High and Low
High Masculine and Feminine
Amae (mutual dependence)
China Collectivism Low Low Masculine and Feminine
Emphasis on tradition, Marxism, Leninism, and Mao Zedong thought
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Cultural Values (2 of 4)Cultural Values (2 of 4)
Region / Country
Individualism-Collectivism
Power Distance
Uncertainty Avoidance
Masculinity-Femininity
Other Dimensions
Europe: Anglo Germanic West Slavic West Urgic Near Eastern Balkanic
Nordic
Individualism
Medium individualism
Collectivism
Medium/high individualism
Low/medium
Low
High
Low
Low/medium
Medium/high
High
Low/medium
Masculine
Medium/high masculine
Medium masculine
Feminine
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Cultural Values (3 of 4)Cultural Values (3 of 4)
Region / Country
Individualism-Collectivism
Power Distance
Uncertainty Avoidance
Masculinity-Femininity
Other Dimensions
Europe: (cont’d) Latin Europe
East Slavic
Individualism
Medium/high individualism
Collectivism
Low/medium
High
Low
Low/medium
High
Medium
Masculine
Medium masculine
Masculine
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Cultural Values (4 of 4)Cultural Values (4 of 4)
Region / Country
Individualism-Collectivism
Power Distance
Uncertainty Avoidance
Masculinity-Femininity
Other Dimensions
Africa Collectivism High High Feminine Colonial traditions; tribal customs
Latin America Collectivism High High Masculine Extroverted; prefer orderly customs and procedures
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A society’s values have an A society’s values have an impact on organizational values impact on organizational values because of the interactive because of the interactive nature of work, leisure, family, nature of work, leisure, family, and community.and community.
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Organizational Organizational culture –culture – what the what the employees perceive employees perceive and how this and how this perception creates a perception creates a pattern of beliefs, pattern of beliefs, values, and values, and expectations.expectations.
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2-14Edgar Schein’s Definition of Culture:
Edgar Schein’s Definition of Culture:
• A pattern of basic assumptions – invented, discovered, or developed by a given group as it learns to cope with the problems of external adaptation and internal integration – that has worked well enough to be considered valid and, therefore, to be taught new members as the correct way to perceive, think, and feel in relation to those problems.
• A pattern of basic assumptions – invented, discovered, or developed by a given group as it learns to cope with the problems of external adaptation and internal integration – that has worked well enough to be considered valid and, therefore, to be taught new members as the correct way to perceive, think, and feel in relation to those problems.
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Schein’s Three-Layer Schein’s Three-Layer Organizational Organizational Culture ModelCulture Model
Layer III: Basic AssumptionsLayer III: Basic Assumptions
Layer II: ValuesLayer II: Values
Layer I: Artifacts & CreationsLayer I: Artifacts & CreationsExamples of cultural attributesExamples of cultural attributes DocumentsDocuments Physical layoutsPhysical layouts FurnishingsFurnishings LanguageLanguage JargonJargon Work ethic and practiceWork ethic and practice Fair day’s work for a fair day’s payFair day’s work for a fair day’s pay LoyaltyLoyalty CommitmentCommitment Helping othersHelping others Performance leads to rewardsPerformance leads to rewards Management equityManagement equity Competency countsCompetency counts
Visible but often not Visible but often not decipherabledecipherable
Greater level of awarenessGreater level of awareness
Taken for granted, invisible, Taken for granted, invisible, preconsciouspreconscious Relationship to environmentRelationship to environment
Nature of reality, time, & spaceNature of reality, time, & space Nature of human natureNature of human nature Nature of human activityNature of human activity Nature of human relationsNature of human relations
Testable in the physical Testable in the physical environmentenvironment
Testable only by social Testable only by social consensusconsensus
TechnologyTechnology
ArtArt
Visible and audible behavior Visible and audible behavior patternspatterns
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2-16Organizational Culture and Its Effects
Organizational Culture and Its Effects
Strong Culture Weak Culture
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MethodsMethods Intervening ConditionsIntervening Conditions OutcomeOutcome
The Evolution of a Positive The Evolution of a Positive CultureCulture
Cohesive Cohesive organizational organizational cultureculture
Develop a Develop a sense of sense of historyhistory
Create a Create a sense of sense of onenessoneness
Promote a Promote a sense of sense of membershipmembership
Increase Increase exchangeexchange among among membersmembers
Elaborate on historyElaborate on history
Communications about and by Communications about and by “heroes” and others“heroes” and others
Leadership and role modelingLeadership and role modeling
Communicating norms and valuesCommunicating norms and values
Reward systemsReward systemsCareer management and job securityCareer management and job securityRecruiting and staffingRecruiting and staffingSocialization of new staff membersSocialization of new staff membersTraining and developmentTraining and development
Member contactMember contactParticipative decision makingParticipative decision makingInter-group coordinationInter-group coordinationPersonal exchangePersonal exchange
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2-18Three Views on Influencing Cultural Change: (1 of 2)
Three Views on Influencing Cultural Change: (1 of 2)
1. Cultures are so elusive and hidden that they cannot be adequately diagnosed, managed, or changed
2. Because it takes difficult techniques, rare skills, and considerable time to understand a culture and then additional time to change it, deliberate attempts at culture change are not really practical
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2-19Three Views on Influencing Cultural Change: (2 of 2)
Three Views on Influencing Cultural Change: (2 of 2)
3. People will naturally resist change to a new culture
• Cultures sustain people through periods of difficulty and serve to ward off anxiety
• Cultures provide continuity and stability
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2-20Changing Culture Intervention Points
Changing Culture Intervention Points
Hiring and Hiring and socialization of socialization of members who fit members who fit in with the in with the cultureculture
CultureCulture Removal of Removal of members who members who deviate from deviate from the culturethe culture
Cultural Cultural communicationscommunications
Justifications of Justifications of behaviorbehavior
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Managers seeking to create culture Managers seeking to create culture change must intervene at these change must intervene at these points.points.
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Socialization and CultureSocialization and Culture
Socialization –Socialization – the the process by which process by which organizations bring new organizations bring new employees into the employees into the culture.culture.
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2-22The Process of Organizational Socialization
The Process of Organizational Socialization
Careful selection of Careful selection of entry-level candidatesentry-level candidatesCareful selection of Careful selection of entry-level candidatesentry-level candidates
StartStart DeselectDeselectDeselectDeselect
Humility-inducing experiences Humility-inducing experiences promote openness toward promote openness toward accepting organizational norms accepting organizational norms and valuesand values
Humility-inducing experiences Humility-inducing experiences promote openness toward promote openness toward accepting organizational norms accepting organizational norms and valuesand values
Teaches the new entrant that Teaches the new entrant that he/she doesn’t know everything he/she doesn’t know everything about the job or companyabout the job or company
In-the-trenches training leads to In-the-trenches training leads to mastery of a core disciplinemastery of a core disciplineIn-the-trenches training leads to In-the-trenches training leads to mastery of a core disciplinemastery of a core discipline
Extensive and reinforced on-the-Extensive and reinforced on-the-job experiencejob experience
Rewards and control Rewards and control systems are meticulously systems are meticulously refined to reinforce behavior refined to reinforce behavior that is deemed pivotal to that is deemed pivotal to success in the marketplacesuccess in the marketplace
Rewards and control Rewards and control systems are meticulously systems are meticulously refined to reinforce behavior refined to reinforce behavior that is deemed pivotal to that is deemed pivotal to success in the marketplacesuccess in the marketplace
Adherence to values Adherence to values enables the enables the reconciliation of reconciliation of personal sacrificespersonal sacrifices
Adherence to values Adherence to values enables the enables the reconciliation of reconciliation of personal sacrificespersonal sacrifices
Reinforcing folkloreReinforcing folkloreReinforcing folkloreReinforcing folklore
Keeping alive stories Keeping alive stories that validate the that validate the organization’s cultureorganization’s culture
Consistent role modelsConsistent role modelsConsistent role modelsConsistent role models
Reward and recognize Reward and recognize individuals who have individuals who have done the job welldone the job well
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Socialization StagesSocialization Stages
Anticipatory Anticipatory SocializationSocialization
AccommodationAccommodation
Role ManagementRole Management
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2-24A Checklist of Effective Socialization Practices
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A Checklist of Effective Socialization Practices
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• Anticipatory socializationRecruitment using realistic job previewsSelection and placement using realistic
career paths
• Role management socializationProvision of professional counselingAdaptive and flexible work assignmentsSincere person-oriented managers
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A Checklist of Effective Socialization Practices
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• Accommodation socializationTailor-made and individualized orientation
programsSocial as well as technical skills trainingSupportive and accurate feedbackChallenging work assignmentsDemanding but fair supervisors
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Mentor –Mentor – a friend, coach, a friend, coach, advisor or sponsor who advisor or sponsor who supports, encourages, and supports, encourages, and helps a less experienced helps a less experienced protégé.protégé.
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Mentoring Guidelines (1 of 2)Mentoring Guidelines (1 of 2)
1. Do not dictate mentoring relationships, but encourage leaders/managers to serve a mentors
2. Train mentors in how to be effective in mentoring others
3. Include in the firm’s newsletter or in other forms of mass communication (print and electronic) an occasional story of mentoring as reported by a current top-level executive
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Mentoring Guidelines (2 of 2)Mentoring Guidelines (2 of 2)
4. Inform employees about the benefits and difficulties of mentor relationships with individuals of different race and gender
5. Make sure there is diversity among the mentors
6. All mentors should be trained in dealing with diversity
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2-29Phases of the Mentor Relationship
Phases of the Mentor Relationship
InitiationInitiation CultivationCultivation
SeparationSeparationRedefinitionRedefinition
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Cultural DiversityCultural Diversity
Diversity –Diversity – the vast array of physical and the vast array of physical and cultural differences that constitute the cultural differences that constitute the spectrum of human differences.spectrum of human differences.
The managerial challenge will be to The managerial challenge will be to identify ways to integrate the increasing identify ways to integrate the increasing number and mix of people from diverse number and mix of people from diverse national cultures into the workplace.national cultures into the workplace.
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2-31Workforce diversity issues for managers to consider: (1 of 2)Workforce diversity issues for managers to consider: (1 of 2)
• Coping with employees’ unfamiliarity with the English language
• Increased training for service jobs that require verbal skills
• Cultural (national) awareness training for the current workforce
• Learning which rewards are valued by different ethnic groups
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Workforce diversity issues for managers to consider: (2 of 2)
• Developing career development programs that fit the skills, needs, and values of the ethnic group
• Rewarding managers for effectively recruiting, hiring, and integrating a diverse workforce
• Focusing not only on ethnic diversity, but also learning more about the diversities of age, gender, and workers with disabilities
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Spirituality and CultureSpirituality and Culture
• Spirituality – employees have a personal or inner life that nourishes and is nourished by performing relevant, meaningful, and challenging work• Workplace spirituality is not the same as
religion• Spirituality is a path, is personal and
private, contains elements of many religions, and points to a person’s self-inquiry
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2-34Research on spirituality and work dimensions indicates:Research on spirituality and work dimensions indicates:
• Employees who are more spiritually involved achieve better results
• Spirituality encourages:• trust• work/life balance• empathy and compassion about others• the value of human assets• the full development and self-actualization of people• ethical behavior