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Culture Documents
By KP Kanchana
understand the nature of culture and how it influences behaviour in the workplace
learn about specific cultures the others and your own recognize the differences between cultures Implementation of structures
Kluckhohn, F. R. and Strodtbeck, F. L. 1961. Variations in Value Orientations, Peterson, New York.
Cultural Orientations
Orientations 1. What is the nature of people? Range of Variations Good (changeable/unchangeable) Evil A mixture of good and evil
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Cultural Orientations
Orientations 4. What is the modality of human activity? Range of Variations Doing Being Containing Future Present Past Private Public Mixed
Relation to Nature
Subjugation Accept nature; dont try to change it Harmony Coexist with nature (feng shui) Mastery Change nature through technology when necessary or desirable
Time Orientation
Good
Activity Orientation
Doing
Individualistic People define themselves through personal characteristics and achievement Group-oriented People relate to and take responsibility for members of the family, network, or community Hierarchical People value group relationships but also within the society emphasize relative ranking of groups
Space Orientation
Public
Strengths
cultures can be compared along distinct dimensions comparative models apply to cross-cultural management analysis of predominant variations within the national culture does not accurately predict: - the values of sub-cultural minorities; the values practiced in different industries and organizations and the values practiced in exceptional cases.