6.6 Organisational culture and national culture

Question 1

Laurent (1983) found that national culture has a greater impact on employees than o___________ culture.

Answer 1

organisational

Question 2

Hofstede (1980) concluded that there 5 major dimensions within national culture:

1) P____ distance - how power is distributed among people and levels.
2) Uncertainty a_______ - the extent to which people feel threatened by unusual situations and how they avoid them
3) I__________ versus collectivism - differing roles of individuals families and network groups
4) Masculunity versus f_________ - different beliefs about gender
5) Confucian d________ - is there a future-oriented or historic perspective?

Answer 2

1) Power
2) Avoidance
3) Individualism
4) Femininity
5) Dynamism

Question 3

Trompenaars and Hampden-Turner (1998) developed Hofstede’s “5 dimensions” to create key questions:

1) U__________ vs p_________ - do I obey, or can I interpret the rules?
2) I___________ vs c__________ - what comes first, me or the group?
3) S_______ vs d_______ - do we work to live or live to work?
4) N_______ vs e_______ - am I allowed to express emotion
5) A____________ vs a__________ - do others value me, or do they just value my role?
6) S_________ vs s_________ time - how many things can I do at once?]
7) I________ vs e_______ - am I in control of my own destiny?

Answer 3

Universalism vs particularism
Individualism vs communitarianism
Specific vs diffuse
Neutral vs emotional
Achievement vs ascription
Sequential vs synchronous time
Internal vs external