Cultural Dimensions According To Globe

Question 1

What’s does GLOBE stand for

Answer 1

Global Leadership & Organizational Behaviour Effectiveness research programme

Question 2

What did the GLOBE research programme (House et al., 2004) do

Answer 2

Examine practices and values at industrial, organisational and societal level

Question 3

Which dimensions for societal cultural variation did the GLOBE study develop in addition to those of Hofstede? (5)

Answer 3

• human orientation
• future orientation
• performance orientation
• assertiveness
• gender egalitarianism
  (HuPF AG)

Question 4

Define the culture construct of power distance

Answer 4

Degree expect power distributed equally

Question 5

Managerial example of power distance

Answer 5

Followers are expected to obey their leaders without question

Question 6

Define culture construct of uncertainty avoidance

Answer 6

Extent to which a society, organisation, group relies on:
- social norms, rules, procedures
To alleviate unpredictability future events

Question 7

Managerial example uncertainty avoidance

Answer 7

People lead highly structured lives with few unexpected events

Question 8

Define culture construct humane orientation

Answer 8

Degree collective encourages/rewards individuals for being:
- fair, altruistic, generous, caring, kind
To others

Question 9

Managerial example of humane orientation

Answer 9

People are very tolerant of mistakes

Question 10

Define collectivism 1 (institutional collectivism)

Answer 10

Degree to which organisational and societal institutional practices encourage and reward collective distribution of resources and collective action

Question 11

Managerial example collectivism 1

Answer 11

Leaders encourage group loyalty even if individual goals suffer

Question 12

Definition culture construct collectivism 2 (in-group collectivism)

Answer 12

Degree to which individuals express pride, loyalty and cohesiveness in their organisations/family

Question 13

Managerial example collectivism 2

Answer 13

Employees feel great loyalty towards this organisation

Question 14

Define culture construct assertiveness

Answer 14

Degree individuals are assertive, confrontational, aggressive in their relationship to others

Question 15

Managerial example assertiveness

Answer 15

People are generally dominant in their relationships to each other

Question 16

Define culture construct gender egalitarianism

Answer 16

Degree to which collective minimises gender inequality

Question 17

Managerial example gender egalitarianism

Answer 17

Boys encouraged more than girls to attain higher education (scored inversely)

Question 18

Define culture construct future orientation

Answer 18

Extent to which individuals engage in future oriented behaviours (delaying gratification, planning, investing in future)

Question 19

Example future orientation

Answer 19

More people live for the represent rather than for the future (scored inversely)

Question 20

Define culture construct: performance orientation

Answer 20

Degree to which collective encourages/rewards group members for performance improvement and excellence

Question 21

Example performance orientation

Answer 21

Students encouraged to strive for continuously improved performance

Question 22

What did the follow-up study GLOBE’s extensive research do?

Answer 22

• examine historical, social, economic development of 25 countries
  -> compare scores to original 2004 list

Question 23

Explain the questions used in the GLOBE extensive research

Answer 23

Questions were first phrased with “is/are” to understand the way things are currently done, and then the same questions were asked again using “should” to understand the values held by respondent, so the ideal way of doing things

Question 24

List the 9 cultural constructs of GLOBE

Answer 24

1. Assertiveness
2. Institutional collectivism (collectivism 1)
3. In-group collectivism (collectivism 2)
4. Future orientation
5. Gender egalitarianism
6. Humane orientation
7. Performance orientation
8. Power distance
9. Uncertainty avoidance

Question 25

What are the culture clusters that GLOBE created based on previous empirical research, religions, language, geography, cultural dimensions, history, economy

Answer 25

1. Anglo
2. Latin Europe
3. Nordic Europe
4. Germanic Europe
5. Eastern Europe
6. Latin America
7. Sub Saharan Africa
8. Middle eats
9. Southern Asia
10. Confucian Asia