Exam 15: Global Issues in Organization Development

Organization development is less compatible with cultures high in ______ because of more centralized, more hierarchical, and control-oriented organizations.

In cultures with a more feminine bias, process-oriented interventions are more accepted.

Which assumption or generalization about how OD interventions are practiced in global environments sees both OD and national culture as having shared values?

Which reason as to why the applicability of OD and practicing OD in a global environment discusses broad conclusions about culture at the general level not necessarily aligning with the individual level?

Which reason as to why the applicability of OD and practicing OD in a global environment is essentially associated with confusion or lack of consistency in terminology and application?

______ societies are defined as those in which the ties between individuals are loose; everyone is expected to look after himself or herself and his or her immediate family.

OD practice has grown tremendously in ______, which is known for cultural values that are largely supportive of organizational renewal and change; the culture is one of high context where work relationships are personalized rather than contractual.

Discuss the challenges of understanding the applicability of OD and practicing OD are especially challenging in a global environment.

______ refers to a tendency to allow relatively free gratification of basic and natural human desires related to enjoying life and having fun versus a conviction that such gratification needs to be curbed and regulated by strict social norms.

Which country is known to place more value on restraint?

______ defines emotional gender roles.

Management in collectivist cultures is management of the person, whose skills and abilities are rewarded if performance is high, regardless of the individual's family background or memberships.

______ societies are those in which people from birth onward are integrated into strong, cohesive in-groups, which throughout people's lifetime continue to protect them in exchange for unquestioning loyalty.

What is your opinion on whether increasing globalization is creating a single global monoculture?

Compare and contrast OD and U.S. values on Hofstede's Dimensions.