Week 5: Culture, Change, and Development

Organisational Culture

A pattern of shared basic assumptions developed by a group as it learns to cope with its problems of adaptation and intergration

Power Distance

The extent to which less powerful members of society defer to more powerful members

Individualism

The extent to which individuals priorities personal goals over group goals; valuing autonomy and self-reliance

Collectivism

The extent to which group goals and cooperation are valued over individual interests