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Culture, Gender, and Age: Creating Companies for the 21st Century
Description
The purpose of this research is to define significant explanatory factors behind differences in work preferences across country of origin, gender, and generation. We conducted a survey through Qualtrics, which consisted of 45 questions. The survey was administered to men and women who were U.S. citizens and non-US citizens and who were from two pre-defined generational groups: Generation X and Generation Z. Furthermore, the questions were intended to determine different work preferences in Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions (Power Distance, Masculinity/Femininity, Individualism/Collectivism, Uncertainty Avoidance), McClelland's Motivational Theory, Alpha/Beta Work Values, and Leadership Traits from the GLOBE study. We also had the opportunity to travel to Tokyo, Japan in December 2016 to gather qualitative research data regarding individuals' opinions and experiences in cultural and gender differences in the workplace. We were able to support hypotheses regarding Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions, Alpha and Beta Values, and Leadership Traits specifically across our gender and generational cohorts. Findings from the study indicate significant variations between all three cohorts. Our literature and hypotheses review, methodology, limitations, practical implications in addition to future research to expand our study will be discussed within this text. We hope to provide context and insight into how businesses of the twenty-first century can be inclusive, fair, and profitable amidst a changing workforce and a host of global factors that are constantly refining the multinational company.
Date Created
2016-12
Contributors
- Jirak, Matthew (Co-author)
- Vogliotti-Simental, Hector (Co-author)
- LePine, Marcie (Thesis director)
- Lee, Peggy (Committee member)
- Department of Supply Chain Management (Contributor)
- Department of Management and Entrepreneurship (Contributor)
- W. P. Carey School of Business (Contributor)
- Department of Finance (Contributor)
- Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
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95 pages
Language
eng
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In Copyright
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Academic Year 2016-2017
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.42659
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minimal
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