Culture Characteristics of culture include Learned Shared Transgenerational Symbolic Patterned Adaptive Cross-Cultural Management 2
Cross-Cultural Management 12 Culture Characteristics of culture include: • Learned • Shared • Transgenerational • Symbolic • Patterned • Adaptive
Cultural diversity (P4: Culture and types of handshake) · Cultura|a|ues (P5: Priorities of cultural values: US, Japan) (P5: examples where culture can affect management approaches Depict cultural diversity through concentric circles Cross-Cultural Management 13
Cross-Cultural Management 13 Cultural diversity (P4: Culture and types of handshake) • Cultural values (P5: Priorities of cultural values: US, Japan) (P5: examples where culture can affect management approaches) Depict cultural diversity through concentric circles
Chap 1-5 Cultural values Cross-Cultural Management 14
Cross-Cultural Management 14 Cultural values Chap1-5
Priorities of cultural values United States Japan Arab countries 1. Freedom 1. Belonging 1. Family security 2. Independence 2 Group harmony 2 Family harmony 3. Self-reliance 3. Collectiveness 3. Parental guidance 4. Equality 4. Age/seniority 4. Age 5. Individualism 5 Group consensus.Authority 6. Competition 6. Cooperation 6. Compromise 7. Efficiency 7. Quality 7. Devotion 8. Time 8. Patience 8. Patience 9. Directness 9. Indirectness 9. Indirectness 10. Openness 10. Go-between 10. Hospitality Cross-Cultural Management 5
Cross-Cultural Management 15 Priorities of Cultural Values United States 1. Freedom 2. Independence 3. Self-reliance 4. Equality 5. Individualism 6. Competition 7. Efficiency 8. Time 9. Directness 10. Openness Arab Countries 1. Family security 2. Family harmony 3. Parental guidance 4. Age 5. Authority 6. Compromise 7. Devotion 8. Patience 9. Indirectness 10. Hospitality Japan 1. Belonging 2. Group harmony 3. Collectiveness 4. Age/seniority 5. Group consensus 6. Cooperation 7. Quality 8. Patience 9. Indirectness 10. Go-between
Management Approaches Affected< by Cultural Diversity Centralized vs Decentralized Cultural Informal vs formal rocedures decision making. Diversity pl Safety vs risk High vS low organizational loyalty Individual vs group rewards Cooperation vs competition Stability vs Sort-term ys innovation long-term horizons Cross-Cultural Management 16
Cross-Cultural Management 16 Management Approaches Affected by Cultural Diversity Cultural Diversity Sort-term vs. long-term horizons Stability vs. innovation Individual vs. group rewards Cooperation vs. competition Centralized vs. Decentralized decision making Informal vs. formal procedures Safety vs. risk High vs. low organizational loyalty