Scholarly Activity
Chapter 13: Diversity and Cross-
Cultural Adjustments
Trends Impacting Diversity and
Inclusion (1 of 3)
• Current meaning of diversity first used in
1990s
– Diverse workforce increases performance
– Embrace of diversity builds inclusion
• Whites will become a minority by 2045
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Trends Impacting Diversity and
Inclusion (2 of 3)
• Global talent shortages after 2020
– May widen economic gap for less educated
– Greatest challenges for Black and Hispanic
women
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Trends Impacting Diversity and
Inclusion (3 of 3)
• Wage equality requires monitoring
– Pay equity sends messages
• Effective leaders must understand
differences
– Shifting workforce demographics
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Diversity (1 of 3)
• Workplace diversity
– Differences may challenge leaders
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Diversity (2 of 3)
• Independence in North American culture
– Leaders must create shared culture
– Must show discretion
– Must respectfully enforce policies
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Diversity (3 of 3)
• Surface-Level and Deep-Level Diversity
– Surface-level diversity
– Deep-level diversity
– Culturally diverse teams
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Generations at the Workplace (1 of 4)
• Generations may differ in work approach
– Traditionalists
– Boomers
– Generation Xers or gen Xers
– Millennials
– Generation Z (gen Z)
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Generations at the Workplace (2 of 4)
• The Millennials
– No link from organizational commitment to
workplace culture
– Different work attitudes
– Motivators
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Generations at the Workplace (3 of 4)
• The Millennials
– Want praise and rewards
– Personal-professional balance
– Tend to challenge status quo
– Wide friend networks
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Generations at the Workplace (4 of 4)
• Generation Z
– The “net generation”
– Heavy social media use
– Norms that differ from millennial norms
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What Is Culture? (1 of 12)
• Sociological definition of culture
– Shared by most social group members
– Passed down to younger members
– Shapes behavior and perceptions
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What Is Culture? (2 of 12)
• Straightforward definition of culture
– Things we can see
– Things we cannot see
• Different countries may share cultural
values
– May also vary widely within country
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What Is Culture? (3 of 12)
• Much is not readily apparent for judgement
– “Invisible” aspects
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What Is Culture? (4 of 12)
• High-Context Versus Low-Context
Cultures – High-context cultures
– Low-context cultures
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What Is Culture? (5 of 12)
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Low Score on Cultural Value High Score on Cultural Value
Individualism: Social organization is loose, and
people care for themselves and their immediate
family.
Collectivism: Social organization is tight, and people are loyal to
their in-group or organization.
Low Power Distance: People prefer that power
be equally distributed in an egalitarian way.
High Power Distance: People accept power differences and
respect authority.
Low Uncertainty Avoidance: People tolerate
uncertainty and ambiguity. They are willing to
take risks.
High Uncertainty Avoidance: People feel threatened by
uncertainty and ambiguity. They are risk averse and create rules
to have stability.
Masculinity: People value assertiveness and
strive to acquire money and things.
Femininity: People value caring for one another and the quality of
life.
Short-term oriented: People value the past and
present, expecting short-term gain.
Long-term oriented: People plan for the future, persist, and value
being thrifty.
Indulgence: People lack control of their desires
and impulses.
Restraint: Each individual controls their desires and impulses due
to strong socialization to the societal norms.
Table 13.2 Hofstede’s Cultural Values
What Is Culture? (6 of 12)
• Hofstede’s Cultural Values
– Where Hofstede’s data is from
– Research on national culture and collectivism
– Benefit of individualism
– Impact of Hofstede’s values
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What Is Culture? (7 of 12)
• Criticisms and Usefulness of Hofstede’s
Research
– Limited relevancy
– Cannot characterize all in one culture the
same
– Lack attention to political influences on data
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What Is Culture? (8 of 12)
• Criticisms and Usefulness of Hofstede’s
Research
– Culture may be too complex to reduce
– Research benefits
– Meta-analysis results
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What Is Culture? (9 of 12)
• Cultural Tightness–Looseness
– More recent approach
– Cultural tightness
– Cultural looseness
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What Is Culture? (10 of 12)
• Cultural Tightness–Looseness
– Tightness-looseness spectrum and societal
norms
– Tight cultures
– Cultural tightness response
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What Is Culture? (11 of 12)
• GLOBE Studies of Cross-Cultural
Leadership
– Global Leadership and Organizational
Behavior Effectiveness (GLOBE) project
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What Is Culture? (12 of 12)
• GLOBE Studies of Cross-Cultural
Leadership
– Culturally endorsed implicit leadership theory
(CLT)
– GLOBE’s cultural “universals” of effective
leadership
– GLOBE’s cultural “universals” of ineffective
leadership
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Developing Global Leaders (1 of 5)
• Future leaders will be global leaders
• Cultural intelligence (CQ)
– Definition
– Dimensions of CQ
– CQ may be acquired
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Developing Global Leaders (2 of 5)
• The Third Culture
– Definition
– Aspects
– Phases
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Developing Global Leaders (3 of 5)
• The Global Mindset
– Why global business progress is limited
– Global mindset
– What a person with global mindset does
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Developing Global Leaders (4 of 5)
• Cross-Cultural Adjustment Strategies
– Acculturation strategies
– Cultural retooling
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Developing Global Leaders (5 of 5)
• Integrative Acculturation: Multiculturals
– Definition
– Integrative complexity
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Culture Shock • Culture shock definition
– Symptoms
– Phases
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Expatriate Adjustment (1 of 4)
• Global mobility
– Expatriates
– Effects of poor cross-cultural adjustment
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Expatriate Adjustment (2 of 4)
• Assignment may be initiated or assigned
– Self-initiated expatriates (SIEs)
– Assigned expatriates (AEs)
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Expatriate Adjustment (3 of 4)
• Helping expatriates adjust
– Ensuring perceived organizational support
– Surface-level cultural differences
– Deep-level cultural differences
– Mentorship or networking
– Training
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Expatriate Adjustment (4 of 4)
• Repatriation
– Definition
– Risk of leaving after return
– Reverse culture shock
– “Culture bumps”
– Communication and validation
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