Beyond sophisticated stereotyping: Cultural sensemaking in context

Osland, Joyce S.; Bird, Allan

doi:10.5465/ame.2000.2909840

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“…In this section, we engage with stereotypes, while heeding the implied warning from this satirical statement that stereotypes are often deployed as a sort of cultural shortcut. Instead, we draw inspiration to use stereotypes as a starting point for conversation to go ''beyond'' stereotyping as Osland and Bird (2000) describe to utilize stereotypes as a starting point for inquiry. In this manner, instead of engaging with stereotypes, we can more prosperously discuss cultural generalizations, characterizations, and tendencies that may be more likely to be experienced in a Scandinavian context-and then consider what this may means when considering issues of CSR and sustainability.…”

Section: Scandinavian Cultural Influences On Csr and Sustainabilitymentioning

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“…This remains arguably the most influential work related to cultural studies in business. It is also perhaps the most criticized (Ailon 2008;Osland and Bird 2000). Some of these criticisms accuse Hofstede's work of treating culture as static, of approaching it essentialistically as a ''software of the mind'' whereby individuals are considered to have no agency of their own but rather are dupes, and of reducing culture to a small suite of dimensions that can be applied numerically.…”

Section: Scandinavian Cultural Influences On Csr and Sustainabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…We keep these criticisms closely in mind and thus intend to use Hofstede's work as a starting point for inquiry in a manner consistent with Osland and Bird's (2000) utilization of what they call ''sophisticated stereotyping'' as a starting point. Given Scandinavia's characterization as a feminine culture, we focus on Hofstede's masculine and feminine cultural dimension.…”

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Scandinavia is routinely cited as a global leader in corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability. In this article, we explore the foundation for this claim while also exploring potential contributing factors. We consider the deep-seated traditions of stakeholder engagement across Scandinavia including the claim that the recent concept of ''creating shared value'' has Scandinavian origins, institutional and cultural factors that encourage strong CSR and sustainability performances, and the recent phenomenon of movement from implicit to explicit CSR in a Scandinavian context and what this may entail. In sum, we depict the state of the art in CSR and sustainability in Scandinavia. We intend for this to serve as a basis to help establish a globally recognized research paradigm dedicated to considering CSR and sustainability in a Scandinavian context.

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“…We argue that many participants did not have any intercultural experience, did not perform under pressure or were not led by a leader within a certain time period prior to the experiment. Many of them were obviously overwhelmed by their own impressions and experiences and therefore, rated their own personality differently after the two rounds (Moberg, 2006;Osland and Bird, 2000). Examinations of gender differences within national cultures regarding self-perspectives of personality characteristics (H3a-d) did not show significant differences between male and female participants.…”

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The Influence of Personality Characteristics on Individual Competencies of Work Group Members: A Cross-cultural Study

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2013

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in this article, we investigate how college students and graduates with diverse backgrounds experience working in groups by focusing on their perceptions regarding group work, attribution of leader coaching, and self-perspectives of personality traits. Moreover, this article explores relationships between personality factors (using the big five factors) and selected individual competencies from bartram's great eight competencies (2005). We furthermore review current management research on competency management, personality, and also identify current trends for young professionals who are about to enter the job market. this study was conducted in an experimental setting at a large european business school. Participants were 80 business students from austria, turkey, china, and the united states of america with a fairly even gender split who had to work on tasks in homogeneous and heterogeneous settings. We assess participants' ratings following rammstedt and John's big five inventory (2007) and a modified version of Wageman, hackman and lehman's team diagnostic survey (2005) that we enhanced accordingly. results are analyzed and discussed with relation to global challenges and developments regarding competencies, diversity, and group work.

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“…This paradox can partly be explained with the Japanese reliance on personal relationships and the American reliance on the legal system to resolve disputes. Osland and Bird (2000) use this example to point out the limitations of simplified bipolar dimensions and to emphasize the importance of understanding the local sensemaking context. Fang (2010) has eloquently examined some of the important implications of Eastern dialectical (Yin / Yang) thinking and calls for 'self' confidence to move on from Hofstede's (1980Hofstede's ( , 1991Hofstede's ( , 2001) 'paradigmatic' variance modelling of mental programmes.…”

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Ambicultural blending between Eastern and Western paradigms: Fresh perspectives for international management research

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Kainzbauer

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East and Southeast Asian worldviews are distinctly different from those of the West. Westerners and Asians construct their environment differently not least because they construct the notion of 'self' very differently. This paper describes and exemplifies distinctions in cognitive and linguistic styles between East and West and outlines the implications of these styles for environmental perspectives and research paradigms. Examples from Thailand illustrate the philosophical roots and practical implications of an indigenous Eastern perspective for local business interactions. We explore out the privilege afforded in Western, Cartesian paradigms in (Asian) management research and stimulate debate on the benefits of promoting alternative Asian indigenous perspectives for both management research and management practice. We support the idea that Asian management discourse needs more self-confidence and deserves a more prominent place in international research, not least because international management research will greatly benefit from freshly 'blended' perspectives that incorporate Eastern and Western perspectives.

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Beyond sophisticated stereotyping: Cultural sensemaking in context

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Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability in Scandinavia: An Overview

Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability in Scandinavia: An Overview

The Influence of Personality Characteristics on Individual Competencies of Work Group Members: A Cross-cultural Study

Ambicultural blending between Eastern and Western paradigms: Fresh perspectives for international management research

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