2. TODAY: Cultural 'dimensions': the notion of 'power' / 'status' / 'hierarchy' Who has power? How is it expressed? How does it affect business interactions?
3. 'Power' / 'status' / 'hierarchy' Main concepts: 1. 'power distance' 2. formality 3. ascription of status 4. paternalism & loyalty
4. 1. 'Power Distance' How do people deal with inequalities in power / status in their society? Do they accept them, or try to minimise them?
7. 2. Formality How are differences in status expressed? In many cultures (especially cultures with a 'high Power Distance'), differences in status are clearly symbolised / formalised.
9. 3. Ascription of status How do people in a society get their status: on the basis of achievement or on the basis of family background, age, gender ?
10. 3. 'Ascription of status' by 'achievement' _____________ 'ascription'
11. 4. Paternalism How does 'power' affect the responsibility of managers towards their employees?
13. NEXT WEEK: Cultural differences: Tool set 2: Collectivism / Individualism How important is it to me to be a member of a group? And how important is it to be able to be 'myself'? What other ways might there be to deal with these issues of dependence and independence, self-image, and group membership?