Cross-cultural values

Globalization is a buzz word. Isolationism is another. In any case there are some cross-cultural values that can be applied to nations which where defined by Geert Hofstede. These values influence the organizational behavior and can be applied to the work environment of a company as well. Individualism versus collectivism - refers...

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Success and its subjects

I have noticed that most of the studies done nowadays have as subject the top management, successful people. Success is defined as being at the top of the food chain. Not too many places there, which imply that most of us are destined to fail from the start. Somebody said once success is to finish what you started. Now this is...

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Attitudes

Your attitude next to a subject (thing or person) is an evaluation process. The components are your feelings, beliefs and your predisposition to act towards the subject in a certain manner. Your values are always editing your attitudes. When a value combines with information from the environment about the subject they will have a...

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Values

Values are not just basic beliefs, needs or standards relatively stable across the life span. Values are the things that really matter to you! They develop under the influence of culture, society, and personality and can be classified in ethical, economic, social, aesthetic, and ideological. The Rokeach value system is classifying...

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Team Cohesiveness

Cohesiveness is a characteristic of team that reflects no so much the unity of the group as it reflects the resistance to leave it. The survival instinct, even suppressed by social norms, will still make you less efficient if you do not like your work environment and the people you work with (social loafing – next post). A clue...

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