GMS 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Future Orientation, Scientific Management, Egalitarianism

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Global Management Studies
• Course: GMS 200
• Professor: Deborah De Lange

Document Summary

Five dimensions of value differences in national culture from hofstede: Power distance: the degree to which a society accepts or rejects the unequal distribution of power among people of organization and the institution of society. Uncertainty avoidance: the degree to which a society is uncomfortable with risk, change ad situational uncertainty, versus having tolerance for them. Individualism-collectivism: the degree to which a society emphasizes individual accomplishment and self-interest versus collective accomplishments and the interest of groups. Masculinity-femininity: the degree to which a society values assertiveness and material success, versus feelings and concern for relationships. Time orientation: the degree to which a society emphasizes the short term versus greater concern for the future. Project globes nine cultural dimensions describe how the world"s cultures fall into ten clusters: power distance, uncertainty avoidance, gender egalitarianism, future orientation. Institutional collectivism: assertiveness, performance orientation, humane orientation. Employees are like robots taylors scientific management.