BUSI 3310 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Job Satisfaction, Collectivism, Individualism
28 Feb 2018
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Values: a broad tendency to prefer certain states of affairs over others. Power distance: the extent to which an unequal distribution of power is accepted by society members. Uncertainty avoidance: the extent to which people are uncomfortable with uncertain and ambiguous situations. Individualism vs. collectivism: individualistic societies stress independence, individual initiative, and privacy. Collective cultures favour interdependence and loyalty to family or clan. Cultural distance: the extent to which cultures differ in values. Cultural intelligence: the capability to function and manage well in culturally diverse environments. Attitude: a fairly stable evaluative tendency to respond consistently to some specific object, situation, person, or category of people. Job satisfaction: a collection of attitudes that workers have about their jobs. Discrepancy theory: a theory that job satisfaction stems from the discrepancy between the job outcomes wanted and the outcomes that are perceived to be obtained. Distributive fairness: fairness that occurs when people receive the outcomes they think they deserve from their jobs.
