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character theory: emphasizes character, personal values, an integrity of the individual
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collectivism: individuals belong to tightly knit social frameworks, depend strongly on large extended families or clans
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consequential theory: emphasizes consequences or results of behavior
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distributive justice: fairiness of the outcomes that individuals receive in an organization
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diversity: forms of individual differences
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expatriate manager: a manger who works in a country other than his home town
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expert system: a computer-based application that uses a representation of human expertise in a specialized field of knowledge to solve problems
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extraversion: individual is energized by interaction with other people
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femininity: relationships and concern for others are valued
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general self efficacy: general believe that an individual is capable of meeting a job
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glass ceiling: a transparent barrier that keeps women rising from rising above a certain level in oragnizations
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guanxi: chinese practice of building networks
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impression management: control impressions that others have of you
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individualism: people belong to loose social frameworks, and their primary concern is for themselves and families
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integrative approach: describes personality as a composite of an individuals psychological processes
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interactional psychology: to understand behavior we must know something about the person and the situation
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introversion: an individual is energized by time alone
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locus of control: an individuals generalized believe about internal control vs external control
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masculinity: assertiveness and materialism are valued
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power distance: degree to whcih a culture accepts an unequal distribution of power
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procedural justice: fairnoess of the process by which outcomes are allocated in an organization
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projection: over estimating the number of people who share our own beliefs, values and behaviors
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reinvention: creative application of new technology
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robotics: the use of robots
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rule-based theory: emphasizes character of the act itself rather than the effects
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self monitoring: extent to which people base behavior on cues from other people and situations
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self-fulfilling prophecy: situation where our expectations about people affect our interaction with them so that our expectations are fulfilled
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social responsibility: obligation of an organization to behave in ehtical ways
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technology: intellectual and mechanical processes used by an organization to transform inputs into products or services that meet organizational goals
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telecommuting: electronically transmitting work from a home computer to the office
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time orientation: whehter a cultures values are oriented towards the future or towards the past and present (long-term and short-term orientation)
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trait theory: we must break down behavior patterns into a series of observable traits
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transnational organization: organization in which th eglobal viewpoint supersedes national issues
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uncertainty avoidance: degree to which a culture tolerates ambiguity and uncertainty
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whistle-blower: an employee who informs authorities of the wrongdoings of his or her company coworkers
