Continuation

Reporter: Regine S. Sta. Maria

 Motivated employees are
normally more productive than
those who aren’t. On an
aggregate basis, of course,
this influences companies’
efficiency and countries’
economic development.
 Materialism and Motivation
 Expectation of Success and
Reward
 Performance and Achievement
 Hierarchies of Needs
 Power Distance
There are national variations in the
preference for autocratic or consultative
management.
 Individualism Versus Collectivism
“Safe” work environments motivate
collectivists. Challenges motivate
individualists.
Cultures differ in people’s willingness
to accept the status quo and control
over destiny. There are four types of
risk-taking behavior that reflect these
attitudes:
 uncertainty avoidance
 trust
 future orientation
 fatalism.
Perceptions and judgments are
both based on what people
consider accurate information
because different cultures handle
information differently
 Perception of Cues
 Obtaining Information: Low-
Context Versus High-Context
Cultures
 Information Processing
 Monochronic Versus Polychronic
Cultures
 Idealism Versus Pragmatism
Cross-border communications
do not always translate as
intended.
 Spoken And Written Language
 Silent Language