Chapter 3 Vocab - Global Business

Institution represented by culture of norms

A mentality of a group of people who perceive their culture, norms, and ethics to be natural, rational, and morally right

The collective programming of the mind that distinguishes one group of people from another
Language, religion, social structure, education

a global business language

The way a society broadly organizes its members

The hierarchical arrangement of individuals into categories (strata) such as classes, castes, and divisions within society

The degree to which citizens from a lower social category can rise to a higher status

The underlying background upon which social interaction takes place

A culture in which communication is taken at face value without much reliance on unspoken context

A culture in which communication relies a lot on unspoken context; it is almost as important as the words themself

countries that share similar cultures

the higher cultural grouping of people the broadest level of cultural identity people have

The extent to which less powerful members in a country accept and expect that power is distributed unequally

the idea that an individual's identity is fundamentally his or her own

the idea that an individual's identity is fundamentally tied to the identity of his or her colective group

a relatively strong form of societal-level sex role differentiation whereby men tend to have occupations that reward assertiveness and women work in caring professions

A relatively weak form of societal-level sex role differentiation whereby women tend to have roles that reward assertiveness and men work in caring professions

The degree to which members of a country avoid or accept uncertainty or ambiguity

Dimension on how much emphasis is places on perseverance and saving for future betterment

the principles, standards, and norms of conduct that govern individual and firm behaviour

a set of guidelines for making ethical decisions

A perspective that suggests ethics are relative

A perspective that suggests that there is only one set of ethics and "we have it"

The abuse of public power for private benefits, usually in the form of bribery

A US law enacted in 1977 that bans bribery of foreign officials

Reactive; defensive; accommodative; proactive

Individuals and firms regarded as part of "us"

Individuals and firms not regarded as part of "us"

An individual's ability to adapt to and understand new cultures

- Be prepared; Slow down; Establish trust; understand the importance of language; Respect cultural differences; understand no culture is superior to others in all aspects