Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Part 1
Culture and management
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Introduction
Introduces
A theoretical issue in each chapter
Outlines
Research in the field of culture in management
Provides
Some understanding of business culture in
international environment
Helps to develop
Desirable behaviours in a specific cross-cultural
context
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Chapter 1
Determinants of culture
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Table 1.1
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Three layers
The concept of culture has three layers:
1) Artefacts and attitudes
Behavioural or explicit level
3) Basic assumptions
Difficult to describe or explain.
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European culture
What is important in the forming process of a
European culture?
Meeting of diversity
Complementarity of ideas
Interaction and interference within opposite values:
Religion/rationality
Mythical thought/critical thought
Humanism/science
(Morin, 1987)
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Micro level
The organisation is influenced through a number
of cultural elements relating to:
employeremployee relationships
behaviour among employees.
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National culture
Elements that contribute to the creation of a
national culture:
Physical environment
History of the nation
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Organisational culture
In organisations, culture affects the way:
Strategy is determined
Goals are established
How the organisation operates.
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Corporate culture
Corporate culture is a combination of:
Organisational culture
National/regional culture
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Professional culture
Three professional cultures in management:
Operators
involved in production (goods/services)
Engineers
design and monitor the technology
Executives
senior managers
(Schein, 1996)
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Conclusion
Chapter 1 shows how difficult it is to give a
definition of the word culture.
Chapter 1 also shows that the individuals in a
group form a culture that can be national,
organisational or professional.
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