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1. Intercultural Organisational Management Lecture 3 (Week 5)

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?

5. 1. 'Power Distance' Egalitarian ____________ Hierarchical societies societies ('Low PD') ('High PD')

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.

8. 2. 'Formality' Formal ______________ Informal cultures cultures

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?

12. 4. 'Paternalism' Paternalistic __________ Non-paternalistic cultures cultures

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?