Chapter 5 focuses on personality and values. The chapter covers issues, such as how
major personality attributes may predict workplace behavior and the factors that actually
determine an individual’s behavior. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is reviewed
and the Big Five personality model is also discussed. Values may be categorized into
terminal and instrumental values. This chapter will contrast the values in those two
categories. Hofstede’s five value dimensions of national culture are also examined.
Perception and individual decision making are important considerations for
organizational behavior. Chapter 6 examines some aspects of decision making,
including how individuals interpret things differently and how perceptions affect the
decision making process. The unit also introduces the reader to intuition and the
conditions in which individuals are most likely to use intuition in decision making. Finally,
three ethical decision criteria are contrasted.
Reference
Robbins, S. P., & Judge, T. A. (2013). Organizational behavior (15th ed.). Upper Saddle
River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.
Assignment:
Create a 10 slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation (not including cover and reference
slide) explaining how understanding differences in values across cultures can be used
by managers when interacting with employees from different countries. After reading the
section in Chapter 5 on international values, select one country, then research the
Kaplan library or Internet to find additional information on that country. In your Microsoft
PowerPoint presentation address the following :
Checklist:
1.
Discuss how managers can use their understanding of differences in
values to communicate more effectively with employees from another culture.
2.
What do managers need to do differently when communicating with
employees from the country you selected as opposed to the U.S. culture?
3.
How might you apply information regarding the differences in values of
another culture to make your daily interactions outside of the work environment
more successful?
Successfully completing the Assignment
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To complete this Assignment successfully the instructor must be able to
identify how understanding differences in values clearly helps managers
interact with a different culture.
Minimum slide count requirement for this PowerPoint presentation project
is 10 slides (not including cover and reference slide)
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Please remember: Grammar, spelling, punctuation, sentence structure
and word usage always count!