CH02TheManagementEnvironment要点.ppt

◆ Industrialization late 1800s-1960s, most developed countries moved from agrarian to industrial societies. Mass production; specialized jobs . Blue-collar industrial workers Workers paid on physical force. ? 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc. All rights reserved. 2–* What Effect Does Globalization Have on Managers? ◆ Parochialism- an ethnocentric view A narrow focus/view - a manager sees things solely through his own view/perspective More about Examples of Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions ﹥ ﹥ ﹥ ? 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc. All rights reserved. 2–* ◆ 荷兰马城(Maastricht)大学国际管理系名誉教授 Organizational Anthropology and International management ◆ Based on a research to 116,000 IBM employees in 40 countries The Geert Hofstede’s Five Dimensions More about Hofstede’s Power Distance ﹥ ﹥ ﹥ ? 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc. All rights reserved. 2–* What Effect Does Globalization Have on Managers? Power distance Individualism vs. collectivism Quantity of life vs. quality of life Uncertainty avoidance Long-term vs. short-term orientation More about Examples of Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions ﹥ ﹥ ﹥ ? 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc. All rights reserved. 2–* Examples of Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions Source: Based on G. Hofstede, “Motivation, Leadership, and Organization: Do American Theories Apply Abroad?” Organizational Dynamics, Summer 1980, pp. 42–63. More about Hofstede’s 5 Cultural Dimensions ﹥ ﹥ ﹥ ? 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc. All rights reserved. 2–* ◆ High Power Distance countries: Accept a hierarchical order ---- China Mainland, DPRK ◆ Low Power Distance countries: Strive for equalization ---- the USA, the Netherlands Dimension 1: Power Distance More about Individualism VS Collectivism ﹥ ﹥ ﹥ ? 2008 Prentice Hall, Inc. All rights reserved. 2–* ◆ Individualism: People prefer to act as individuals rather than as members of a group ---- the USA ◆ Collectivism: The equivalent of low Individualism ---- Asi