MGS 3030 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Ascribed Status, Protected Group, Office Of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
22 May 2018
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HRM Challenge: Dynamic environment
Globalization: Organizations are no longer constrained by national borders
and culture: ascribed status, achieved status
Trompenaars cultural dimensions:
• Universalist: Particularist
o Focus more on rules Relationships than on rules
o 2. Legal contracts easily Legal contracts are readily drawn up
modified
o 3. One truth or reality Several perspectives
o that which has been agreed relative to each participant
o 4. A deal is deal Relationships evolve
• Neutral vs. affective
o Feelings and relationships
o Neutral: do not show feelings but keep them controlled and subdued
o Affective: show their feelings plainly by laughing, smiling, and gesturing
• Specific vs. diffuse
o - specific: clear line between public sector and private sector
o - diffuse: vague line
• Achievement vs. ascription
o - Achievement: accord status to people on the basis of their achievements
(doing)
o - Ascription: ascribe it to them by virtue of age, class, title, gender,
education, and so on (being)
• Knowledge workers: Knowledge workers: individuals whose jobs are designed
around the acquisition and application of information
Legal issues:
• potential for harassment, bias, discrimination, sexual behavior abuses. - the
internet and email
Ethical issues related to technology
• Ethics and employee rights: monitoring, surveillance software: dilemma of how
far an organization should go in monitoring the behavior of employees who work
on computers
Work/life balance issues
• employees are increasingly complaining that the line between work and non-work
time has become blurred, creating personal conflicts and stress
• - three reasons
• 1) global organizations: consult with colleagues or customers 8 or 10-time
zones away means many employees are on call 24 hours a day
• 2) communication technology – allow employees to work at home, in their car.
• 3) organizations are asking for more hours
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Document Summary
Globalization: organizations are no longer constrained by national borders and culture: ascribed status, achieved status. Trompenaars cultural dimensions: universalist: particularist, focus more on rules relationships than on rules. Legal contracts easily legal contracts are readily drawn up modified. One truth or reality several perspectives that which has been agreed relative to each participant. A deal is deal relationships evolve: neutral vs. affective, feelings and relationships, neutral: do not show feelings but keep them controlled and subdued, affective: show their feelings plainly by laughing, smiling, and gesturing, specific vs. diffuse. Specific: clear line between public sector and private sector: - diffuse: vague line, achievement vs. ascription. Achievement: accord status to people on the basis of their achievements (doing) Ascription: ascribe it to them by virtue of age, class, title, gender, education, and so on (being: knowledge workers: knowledge workers: individuals whose jobs are designed around the acquisition and application of information. Legal issues: potential for harassment, bias, discrimination, sexual behavior abuses.
