Cross Cultural Management w2 DQ

Chapters 4 and 5

Stereotyping

Prejudice

Discrimination

Teams – start with this Ex - Go to next Ex when finished

Team 1 – 4.2 Toleration vs Appreciation

Team 2 – 4.3 How Advantaged?

Team 3 – 4.4 20 Questions

Team 4 – SB 5.1 New Experiences

Team 5 – SB 5.2 Prejudice in Your Org

Team 6 – SB 5.3 Changing Beliefs

 Reporter: list team members, cases discussed, highlights to report to class

 Report highlights to class

 Hand notes to professor - not in assignments stack - before leaving class

Chapter 4 Stereotyping & Prejudice

1. Anthropologists agree there are 3 major races.

2. Most aspects of culture teach us to appreciate others, not be prejudiced.

3. People who believe in strict right-wrong categories are unlikely to be prejudiced.

4. Prejudiced beliefs are frequently hidden, not in awareness.

5. Prejudiced beliefs cannot be changed, but discriminatory actions can.

Chapter 5 Workplace Discrimination

1. Being prejudiced affects personality of holder too

2. Members of disparaged groups become resentful toward others

3. Best way to end discrimination is to have contact with others

4. Melting pot theory has been successful for integrating workplace

5. AA programs normally include quotas for hiring minorities

6. AA has been more powerful than EEO for reducing discrimination

What we know about contact with diverse others

1. Conflict Clashes re values, interests, jobs

2. Superficial contact May reinforce stereotypes

3. True acquaintance Tends to reduce stereotypes, prejudice

4. Collaboration Best way to heal prejudice: people must work together to

achieve important common goal - teamwork Usually get to know the real persons—know them well

How AA Works

Corporation Fed Govt Top Mgmt Labor Dept OFCCP AA Plan Approves AA plan >goals: hiring, May review progress promoting periodically >time targets >progress check

Quota Issue

• Fed Govt (OFCCP) cannot set goals or quotas for a business – nor set quotas

• Imposed Quotas are illegal – except in very rare extreme cases where suit is brought & judge deems quotas essential

• Business sets own goals

• OFCCP approves plan

• Business could set own quotas but it’s considered very poor HR practice