Chapter 3

Question 1

Power distance

Answer 1

extent to which a society accepts that power in institutions and organizations is distributed unequally

Question 2

Individualism

Answer 2

degree in which people prefer to act as individuals rather than as member of groups.

Question 3

Collectivism

Answer 3

tight social framework in which people expect others in groups of which they are a part to look after them and protect them.

Question 4

Masculunity

Answer 4

Extent to which culture favours traditional masculine work roles of achievement, power, and control.

Question 5

Uncertainty avoidance

Answer 5

extent to which a society feels threatened by uncertain and ambiguous situations and tries to avoid them.

Question 6

Long-term orientation

Answer 6

emphasizes future, thrift, and persistence

Question 7

Short-term orientation

Answer 7

emphasizes past/present, respect for tradition, and fulfillment of social obligations.

Question 8

Affective commitment

Answer 8

individual’s emotional attachment to and identification with an organization, and a belief in its values.

Question 9

normative commitment

Answer 9

obligation and individual feels to stay with an organization.

Question 10

Continuance commitment

Answer 10

Individual’s calculation to stay with an organization based in the perceived costs of leaving.