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19 Cards in this Set
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acquired group membership
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affiliations not determined by birth, such as religions, political affiliations, and professional and other associations
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ascribed group membership
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affiliations determined by birth, such as those based on gender, family, age, caste, and ethnic racial, or national origin
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cultural collision
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a condition that occurs when divergent cultures come in contact with each other
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cultural distance
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the degree to which countries differ from each other as measured by different cultural factors; the greater the difference, the greater the distance
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cultural friction
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the result of changes in power relationships and sovereignty when cultures come into contact with each other
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cultural imperialism
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cultural change by imposition
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culture
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the specific learned norms of a groups attitudes, values and beliefs
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future orientation
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an orientation where people invest for the future and delay instant gratification
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hierarchy of needs theory
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a well know motivation theory stating that there is a hierarchy of needs and that people must fulfill the lower order needs sufficiently before the will be motivated by the higher order ones
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high context culture
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a culture in which most people consider that peripheral and indirect information is necessary for decision making because such information bears on the context of the situation
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idealism
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trying to determine principles before settling small issues
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individualism versus collectivism
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a study comparing national preferences toward dependence on the organization for fulfilling leisure time, improving skills, and receiving benefits, along with preferences for personal decision making
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low context culture
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a culture in which most people consider relevant only information they receive firsthand and that bears very directly on the decision they need to make
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masculinity femininity index
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an index comparing countries norms on empathy for successful achievers versus the unfortunate preference for being better than others versus being on par with them, belief that its better to "live to work" versus "to work to live" , preference for performance and growth versus quality of life and the environment, and belief that gender roles should be different versus similar
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mono-chronic(approach to multitasking)
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a culture in which most people prefer to deal with situations sequentially, such as finishing one customer before dealing with another.
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polychronic (approach to multitasking)
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a culture in which most people are more comfortable dealing simultaneously with multiple situations facing them
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power distance
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a measurement of preference for consultative versus autocratic style of management
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pragmatism
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settling small issues before deciding on principles
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uncertainty avoidance
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a cultural trait where individuals are uncomfortable with uncertainty and prefer structure to independence
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