- Select a Fortune 500 company in which you have an interest. Select two (2) paired dimensions of cultural differences, which form work-related attitudes (p. 19-22).
Individualism vs. collectivism (High versus Low)
For example, if your portfolio company is IBM, do employees put loyalty to themselves and their families first, while loyalty to IBM and work group comes second? Are individual or group decisions valued and accepted?
Power distance (High versus Low)
Uncertainty avoidance
Masculinity vs. femininity
Short vs. long-term orientation
- Describe a behavior, policy, symbol, etc. which the organization's employees exhibit as a group that reflects that particular work-related attitude.
- Post the following information about the company you selected in the discussion text box field below. (You may copy and paste your work from a Word document.)
The name of the country in which your company does business.
The two cultural differences and the specific behavior, policy, or symbol, which the organization's employees exhibit to reflect a particular work-related attitude.