Collectivism in a new form: A case study in Taiwan

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3. Text15: I will conduct a thorough literature review to determine if there is prior work in this field. Then I will look for any related past data which can help me further proving if there are such phenomena existing in many other Asian countries. If so, I will compare how mass media was presented before DPP (Taiwan independent party) took over the government and after. In here I will count in Education as one of the main platform/sources of mass media
4. Text16: At the end of the thesis I will have a evaluation of my finding, Hopefully by looking at both of the past data plus the finding from my online surveys. I will be able to find out some patterns that proves dynamic collectivistic behaviour or society is existing in Taiwan under certain forms Nevertheless, just by looking at the past data plus my own research findings. It does not represent the entire society. moreover, there are difficulties of getting as many participants as possible due to the corona pandemic Therefore, I will also give recommendations and improvements for action
5. Text35: 1. Does highly competitive environment enhance Dynamic Collectivism in Taiwan 2. How is this phenomena be manifested and accelerated?
6. Text13: Asian countries are inherited by the Confucianism beliefs which strongly influence on Asian cultures. It shapes our values, norms, mindset and behaviour. Collectivistic culture is the representative manifestation of our society. People who put group interest or consider themselves as a group. harmony within the community is the backbone and priority. However, in recent years, there are many studies showing in certain situation and circumstances, such collectivistic behaviour might be undermined by a more individualistic one. From my three years of studies plus my Asian background, I interpret collectivism is another of individualism if a group/community is considered as oneself. having said that, this kind of collectivism shares similar characteristics as individualism. And there are many cases out there in Asian world showing such existence. South Korea (Dynamic Collectivism) Japan (In-group, Out-group behaviour) China (One Child Policy Impact, Younger Generation usually has more individualistic mindset in certain areas) Especially due to the outbreak of corona pandemic, I see in Asian world, people are showing more individualistic behaviour in terms of putting their own interest above group interest)
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15. Text18: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jeongkoo_Yoon/publication/247506433_The_Origin_and_Function_of_Dynamic_Collectivism_An_Analysis_of_Korean_Corporate_Culture/links/56bbecbc08ae3f979315561d/The-Origin-and-Function-of-Dynamic-Collectivism-An-Analysis-of-Korean-Corporate-Culture.pdf (Concept and Origin of Dynamic Collectivism, A case study in South Korea) https://doi.org/10.2224/sbp.7397 (Effects of collectivism and individualism on performance: Dynamic collectivism in Korean firms) http://kokoro.kyoto-u.ac.jp/jp/staff/takemura/pdf/Yuki_et_al_2005PSPB.pdf (Uchi-Soto 內外 / Japanese Group Culture) (Concept and one of the manifestations in Japanese group/collectivistic culture) https://wol.iza.org/articles/how-does-the-one-child-policy-impact-social-and-economic-outcomes/long (Impact of One Child Policy on China, maybe a reason that enhances the individualistic behaviour>> A link to dynamic collectivism) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/234104566_Little_Emperors_Behavioral_Impacts_of_China's_One-Child_Policy (Chinese Younger Generation who is the production of one child policy might have more individualistic mindset in school or at work) https://commons.ln.edu.hk/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1030&context=hkibswp (The Chinese at work : collectivism or individualism?) Please refer Confucianism belief as a backbone of collectivistic society. P.R.C R.O.C Japan South Korea And most Asian Countries https://www.hofstede-insights.com/country-comparison/china,japan,south-korea,taiwan/ (might be helpful when giving some country comparison or examples) https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/bitstream/handle/2022/24771/Lee_IndividualismCollectivismTaiwan2005.pdf?sequence=3 (Individualism and Collectivism in Taiwan) https://web.uri.edu/iaics/files/04-Ming-Yi-Wu.pdf (Hofstede’s cultural dimension 30 years later: A study of Taiwan and USA) https://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/672/1/MQ39084.pdf (Can be used to demonstrate collectivistic response compare to individualistic response) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4159988/ (Culture is not steady, Can be used for introduction ) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/314037833_Cultural_Change_The_How_and_the_Why (Cultural Change) https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/tcoan/files/dynamicsculture.pdf (Dynamics of Cultural Change: The Human Development Perspective) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/293795489_Culture's_Influence_on_Behavior_Steps_Toward_a_Theory (Why a theory is needed and the reason why my bachelor thesis needs a theoretical framework to analysis/compare relative cultural differences) • Hofstede’s Cultural Dimension: Individualism vs Collectivism • rompenaars' model of national culture differences: Individualism vs Communitarianism
16. Text17: 1. Introduction 2. Theoretical framework: Individualism - Collectivism (from Hofstede). Individualism vs Communitarianism (from trompenaars) 2-1. Country/Regional comparison : (China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan) 3. Dynamic Collectivism (Culture and society are not steady and they are changing over time. Use some literatures and real life examples demonstrating the causes of changes) 3-1. South Korea: Dynamic Collectivism in firm/in corporate culture 3-2. Japan: Uchi-Soto/In-group and Out-group culture 3-3. China: One Child Policy Impact on society? 4. Hypothesis 5. Methodology 5-1. Literature Reviews 5-2. Variables 5-3. Online Survey of case study in Taiwan. Experiment 1 5-4. Qualitative interview (If possible) Experiment 2 5-5. Scoring/Finding and Analysis 6. Results. 7. Discussion 8. Conclusion 9. References 10. Appendices
17. Text14: • Hofstede’s Cultural Dimension: Individualism vs Collectivism • Trompenaars' model of national culture differences: Individualism vs Communitarianism cultural convergence, divergence, and crossvergence theory