Chapter 3 CCT324 (Values)

A society that encourages and rewards group members for performance improvement and excellence would fall into which of the following GLOBE dimensions?

Canada is a multicultural society and is becoming more diverse than it was 20 years ago. This means there are many new differences between people that challenge managers. What kinds of accommodations of value differences should managers provide in today's Canada?

Some cultures are anti-materialistic and should not be made to be part of the modern utilitarian/capitalistic system.

Some cultures value social activities over work activities and this requires accommodation at all times.

Some cultures assert their own specialness and expect to be accommodated all the time.

Some cultures believe that racism is OK and this should be accommodated from time to time.

Some cultures have sacred days and practices that may require work accommodations from time to time.

According to the Global Leadership and Organizational Behaviour Effectiveness (GLOBE) research program, what are the nine dimensions along which national cultures differ?

Ethics, future orientation, gender differentiation, certainty avoidance, power distance, individualism/collectivism, in-group collectivism, performance orientation and humane orientation

Assertiveness, future orientation, gender differentiation, certainty avoidance, power distance, individualism/collectivism, in-group collectivism, performance orientation and humane orientation

Assertiveness, future orientation, gender differentiation, uncertainty avoidance, power distance, individualism/collectivism, in-group collectivism, performance orientation and humane orientation

Assertiveness, future orientation, gender differentiation, uncertainty avoidance, power distance, individualism/collectivism, collectivism, performance orientation and humane orientation

Ethics, future orientation, gender differentiation, uncertainty avoidance, power avoidance, individualism/collectivism, in-group collectivism, performance orientation and humane orientation

Individualism is the degree to which people prefer to act as ________, whereas collectivism is the equivalent of ________.

Power brokers; low self-esteem

Individuals; group behaviour

Power brokers; low individualism

Individuals; uncertainty avoidance

Individuals; low individualism

What are Values?

Goals that individuals would like to achieve during their lifetime

Fixed or predetermined policy or mode of action

Convictions or beliefs that guide our decisions and evaluations of how to behave

Principles that guide behaviour and inform us whether actions are right or wrong

Preferable ways of behaving

Which of the following statements is most accurate when looking at anglophone and francophone values?

Anglophone managers tend to value autonomy and intrinsic job values, and thus are more achievement oriented.

There appear to be few differences between anglophones and francophones.

Francophones have generally been found to be more collectivist or grouporiented with a greater need for achievement.

Francophone managers tend to value affiliation and extrinsic job values such as technical supervision.

There are no significant differences between anglophone and francophone managers in individualism and collectivism.

Why have non-Aboriginals traditionally viewed Aboriginal values as "an impediment to economic development" and organizational effectiveness?

Low rating on uncertainty avoidance

Low rating on assertiveness

Incompatible power distance

Incompatible gender differentiation

Time orientation and consensus decision making

Chapter 3 CCT324 (Values)

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