BU208 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Organizational Communication, Organizational Culture, Intentionality
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And of appropriate values, norms , attitudes and behaviours. Learn our concepts of gender, age and social class learn ideas about: Peoples cultural values and beliefs determine their communication styles. Most information is inferred from the context of a message. Context is less important; most information is explicitly spelled out. German, scandinavian and dominant north american cultures are examples. Identity > we concern > other-face concern mode >indirect mode. Hofstede"s ve cultural dimensions: power distance index pdi. Individualism idv: masculinity mas, uncertainty avoidance index uai, long term orientation lto, power distance index. Individual or collective achievement and interpersonal relationships: masculinity. Reinforce or does not reinforce traditional masculine work role model of male achievement, power and control: uncertainty avoidance index. Tolerance for uncertainty and ambiguity within the society: long term orientation. Degree to which a society embraces, long term devotion to traditional forward thinking values. Other symbols such as clothing, colour, age, height, etc.
