Cultural Dimensions According To Globe Flashcards
What’s does GLOBE stand for
Global Leadership & Organizational Behaviour Effectiveness research programme
What did the GLOBE research programme (House et al., 2004) do
Examine practices and values at industrial, organisational and societal level
Which dimensions for societal cultural variation did the GLOBE study develop in addition to those of Hofstede? (5)
- human orientation
- future orientation
- performance orientation
- assertiveness
- gender egalitarianism
(HuPF AG)
Define the culture construct of power distance
Degree expect power distributed equally
Managerial example of power distance
Followers are expected to obey their leaders without question
Define culture construct of uncertainty avoidance
Extent to which a society, organisation, group relies on:
- social norms, rules, procedures
To alleviate unpredictability future events
Managerial example uncertainty avoidance
People lead highly structured lives with few unexpected events
Define culture construct humane orientation
Degree collective encourages/rewards individuals for being:
- fair, altruistic, generous, caring, kind
To others
Managerial example of humane orientation
People are very tolerant of mistakes
Define collectivism 1 (institutional collectivism)
Degree to which organisational and societal institutional practices encourage and reward collective distribution of resources and collective action
Managerial example collectivism 1
Leaders encourage group loyalty even if individual goals suffer
Definition culture construct collectivism 2 (in-group collectivism)
Degree to which individuals express pride, loyalty and cohesiveness in their organisations/family
Managerial example collectivism 2
Employees feel great loyalty towards this organisation
Define culture construct assertiveness
Degree individuals are assertive, confrontational, aggressive in their relationship to others
Managerial example assertiveness
People are generally dominant in their relationships to each other