Apply the Hofstede culture dimensions to understand employees attitudes.
Purpose: The purpose of this exercise is for you to apply the Hofstede culture dimensions to understand employees attitudes.
Overview:
Hostage and manager. These two words that you would not usually expect to hear spoken in the same breath. However, during the first few months of 2009, workers at manufacturing facilities of 3M Company, Sony Corporation, and Caterpillar Inc. in France took managers as hostages. French workers have long been known for their aggressive and radical responses to what they feel is wrong or harsh treatment. Although kidnapping your boss isn’t legal, a French sociologist who surveyed 3,000 companies found that 18 of them had experienced an “executive detention” in the prior three years. These french employees took their managers as hostages because 1) they are angry with the layoff decision, 2) they want to negotiate better severance (separation) packages and benefits for laid-off employees.
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