HROB 2100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Cadency, Voicemail, Teamwork

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Human Resources and Organizational Behaviour
• Course: HROB 2100
• Professor: Tom Medcof

Document Summary

Hofstede"s study: went to imb and asked to study all their different business locations to see difference. Four basic dimensions: power distance: more stratified hierarchy, not everyone is equal (ex. Ceo not accessible to regular employees: uncertainty avoidance: people are uncomfortable with ambiguous situations (ex. Everything is planned out or not: masculine/feminine: competitive vs. nurturing environment, less or more distinction between gender roles, individualism/collectivism: privacy, initiative, independance vs. loyalty, interdependance and family, long term vs. short term: current vs. future. Usa and canada: high on individualism and low on long term orientation. Multiculturalism and diversity: important strategic tool for globalization, these people become assets (boots on the ground) Commitment based on a person"s identification and involvement with an organization ex. Wholefoods is environmentally friendly so you want to work their. Continuance commitment (aren"t going to be working as hard-negatively related to performance) People are committed because they would go somewhere else but they are getting paid better here.