Mqm 221 - Chapter 2

Front 1

chinese practice of building networks for social exchange

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guanxi

Front 2

manager who works in a country other than his or her home country

Back 2

expatriate manager

Front 3

cultural orientation in which people belong to loose social frameworks, and their primary concern is for themselves and their families

Back 3

individualism

Front 4

cultural orientation in which individuals belong to tightly knit social frameworks, and they depend strongly on large extended families or clans

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collectivism

Front 5

degree to which a culture accepts unequal distribution of power

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power distance

Front 6

degree to which a culture tolerates ambiguity and uncertainty

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uncertainty avoidance

Front 7

cultural orientation in which assertiveness and materialism are valued

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masculinity

Front 8

cultural orientation in which relationships and concern for others are valued

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femininity

Front 9

whether a culture's values are oriented toward the future (long-term orientation) or toward the past and present (short-term orientation)

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time orientation

Front 10

all forms of individual differences, including culture, gender, age, ability, religion, personality, social status, and sexual orientation

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diversity

Front 11

transparent barrier that keeps women from rising above a certain level in organizations

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glass ceiling

Front 12

ethical theory that emphasizes the consequences or results of behavior

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consequential theory

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ethical theory that emphasizes the character of the act itself rather than its effects

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rule-based theory

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ethical theory that emphasizes the character, personal virtues, and integrity of the individual

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character theory

Front 15

fairness of the outcomes that individuals receive in an organization

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distributive justice

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fairness of the process by which outcomes are allocated in an organization

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procedural justice

Front 17

an employee who informs authorities of the wrongdoings of his or her company or coworkers

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whistle-blower

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obligation of an organization to behave in ethical ways

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social responsibility

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intellectual and mechanical processes used by an organization to transform inputs into products or services that meet organizational goals

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technology

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computer-based application that uses a representation of human expertise in a specialized field of knowledge to solve problems

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expert system

Front 21

use of robots in organizations

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robotics

Front 22

electronically transmitting work from a home computer to the office

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telecommuting

Front 23

creative application of new technology

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reinvention