GLOBE Table
Assignment
Instructions
Create a table that compares two societal cultures on the
nine dimensions of culture identified by the GLOBE project. Depending on the
countries you choose, you may need to do more research. Your table should have
three columns, one with the nine dimensions, one with the first country, and
one with the second country.
Following is an example of comparing one dimension between
Germany and China:
Dimension
Germany
China
Assertiveness
GLOBE scores: West 4.55 & East 4.73
Highest 25% GLOBE study
Work relationships are to the point and strict
GLOBE score: 3.76
Moderate range score
Indirect approach to communication
Background and Summary of GLOBE
The Wharton Business School of the University of Pennsylvania
was the home of the GLOBE Research Project, which investigated variations in
business leadership worldwide. GLOBE
comprised 170 researchers in 62 societies over 11 years. The research team’s stated objective was…
To determine the extent to which the practices and values of
business leadership are universal (i.e., are similar globally), and the extent
to which they are specific to just a few societies.
The team is attained this objective. GLOBE’s findings present to us all a
breakthrough in our ability to think about business leadership in a way that is
accurate, action-oriented, and – most importantly – genuinely global.
Any organization that devotes resources to developing global
leaders now has within its grasp the data and the guideposts to accomplish this
critical goal. It’s now possible with
unprecedented confidence to assess, develop, and measure top leadership talent
in a way that captures the full meaning of “global.”
The first report from the GLOBE team was an 818-page book by
R.J. House et al., Culture, Leadership, and Organizations, published by Sage in 2004; this précis
addresses the 2004 publication only. A
second report of the GLOBE team was published in 2007 (note). A third report is in press. The other three articles at Grovewell.com/GLOBE
(total 8,500 words) provide all those responsible for leadership development
with an overview and interpretation of the findings reported in 2004.
The first question addressed by the team was which
measurement standards (“independent variables”) to use to be precise about the
similarities and differences among various societal and organizational
cultures. Their efforts yielded nine “cultural dimensions” that serve as their
standard of measurement.
Performance Orientation
Uncertainty Avoidance
Humane Orientation
Institutional Collectivism
In-Group Collectivism
Assertiveness
Gender Egalitarianism
Future Orientation
Power Distance
