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" Individualism pertains to societies in which the ties between individuals are loose: everyone is expected to look after himself or herself and his or her immediate family. Collectivism as its opposite pertains to societies in which people from birth onwards... "
Culture, Self-Identity, and Work - Page 104
by Miriam Erez, P. Christopher Earley - 1993 - 280 pages
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Cultural Metaphors: Readings, Research Translations, and Commentary

Martin J. Gannon - Business & Economics - 2001 - 276 pages
...expected to look after himself or herself and the immediate family. On the collectivist side, we find societies in which people from birth onward are integrated into strong, cohesive ingroups; often their extended families (with uncles, aunts, and grandparents) continue protecting them in exchange...
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Culture's Consequences: Comparing Values, Behaviors, Institutions and ...

Geert Hofstede - Psychology - 2001 - 620 pages
...her/his immediate family only. Collectivism stands for a society in which people from birth onwards are integrated into strong, cohesive in-groups, which...protect them in exchange for unquestioning loyalty." The psychological and management literature of the late 1980s and especially the 1990s contains many...
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Culture, Organization and Management in East Asia: Doing Business in China

Harry Wels - Business enterprises, Foreign - 2002 - 164 pages
...terms. According to Hofstede, collectivism stands for a society in which people from birth onwards are integrated into strong, cohesive in-groups, which...protect them in exchange for unquestioning loyalty (Hofstede 1994:260). At the other extreme, individualism stands for the society in which the ties between...
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The language of international communication

2002 - 400 pages
...immediate family. Collectivism as its opposite pertains to societies in which people from birth onwards are integrated into strong, cohesive ingroups, which...continue to protect them in exchange for unquestioning lo\alty. La distinción entre individualism y collectivism puede caracterizarse por la diferencia entre...
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The Quality of Life in Korea: Comparative and Dynamic Perspectives

Doh Chull Shin, Conrad P. Rutkowski, Chong-Min Park - Social Science - 2003 - 548 pages
...In contrast, collectivist societies were described as "societies in which people from birth onwards are integrated into strong, cohesive ingroups, which...protect them in exchange for unquestioning loyalty" (Hofstede, 1991: p. 51). In individualist societies people tend to be treated as individuals regardless...
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Learning to Read Critically in Educational Leadership and Management

Mike Wallace, Louise Poulson - Education - 2003 - 260 pages
...superior. Individualism/collectivism Collectivism pertains to 'societies in which people from birth onwards are integrated into strong, cohesive in-groups, which...protect them in exchange for unquestioning loyalty' (Hofstede, 1991: 51). In contrast, nations such as the United States, England and Australia are highly...
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Working Across Cultures

John Hooker - Business & Economics - 2003 - 428 pages
...immediate family. Collectivism as its opposite pertains to societies in which people from birth onwards are integrated into strong, cohesive ingroups, which...continue to protect them in exchange for unquestioning loyalty.4 The distinction is problematic, because a society that is individualist on one level may...
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Leading in High Growth Asia: Managing Relationship for Teamwork and Change

Dean Tjosvold, Kwok Leung - Business & Economics - 2004 - 268 pages
...Villareal, Asai, & Lucca, 1988). In strong in-group collective cultures, "people from birth onwards are integrated into strong, cohesive in-groups, which...protect them in exchange for unquestioning loyalty." (Hofstede, 1980: 51) In such cultures, there is an emphasis on collaboration, cohesiveness and harmony,...
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Public Management Reform: A Comparative Analysis

Christopher Pollitt, Geert Bouckaert - Business & Economics - 2004 - 366 pages
...his/ her immediate family only. Collectivism stands for a society in which people from birth onwards are integrated into strong, cohesive in-groups, which...protect them in exchange for unquestioning loyalty' (Hofstede 2001, p. 225). The USA, a famously individualistic society, scores 91 on the individualism/collectivism...
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Herausforderung Entwicklung: neuere Beiträge zur theoretischen und ...

Alexander Brand - Developing countries - 2004 - 204 pages
...immediate family. Collectivism äs its opposite pertains to societies in which people from birth onwards are integrated into strong, cohesive ingroups, which...continue to protect them in exchange for unquestioning loyalty,"6 In der späteren Individualismus-Debatte wurde Individualismus allerdings oft einfach als...
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