Chapter 5: Value orientation and behaviour

Question 1

Value

Answer 1

an explicit or implicit conception, distinctive of an individual or characteristic of a group, which influence the selection of behaviors.

• communicated both explicitly and implicitly through symbolic behaviors.
• Values and communication are closely related

Question 2

Hofstede identified 5 cultural dimension which have a significant impact on behavior.

Answer 2

1. individualism- collectivism
2. masculinity- feminity
3. power distance
4. Uncertainty avoidance
5. Long-term and short-term orientation

Question 3

Criticism Hofstede

Answer 3

nations may not be the best units for studying cultures, also, surveys are not suitable ways of measuring culture.

Hofstedes work measured cultural dimension at a national level rather individual, and therefore those dimensions characterize the dominant culture of a particular society.

Question 4

Individualism-collectivism

Answer 4

describes the relationship between the individual and the groups to which he/she belongs.

For example: collectivists ar3e mor3e likely to comply with the wishes of the ingroup than