2. Weekly assignment The Big 5 test – are you: –Extraverted or introverted –Agreeable (high or low) –Conscientious –Emotion or dispassionate –Intellectual/Open Are you a Type A or a Type B?

3. Cultural Aspects Analysis can be drawn from generalizations in the family of nations approach Anglo-American countries have had a greater tendency to emphasize the role of the individual which serves as a brake on social policy Scandinavian countries are more collectivist in cultural norms which gives more support for gov’t expansion of social policy

4. Seminar Questions How do leadership style and culture fit together? What leadership skills are called for when different cultures meet in an organization? Why are those skills important?

5. What is Globalization? The idea that national economic, social and political life, in industrialized countries and in “developing” countries, is increasingly affected by what occurs beyond a country’s borders.

6. Family of Nations Cultural Approach Anglo-American family – greater tendency to emphasize the role of the individual (US,UK, Australia, Canada, NZ, Ireland) German family – deeply rooted federalist approach to politics whereby collective public policies are more of a possibility (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) Latin family – historical tradition of support for powerful central gov’t & accompanying social services (France, Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal) Scandinavian family – more collectivist in social norms (Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Sweden)

7. Seminar Questions How would you characterize the culture in the organization in which you worked most recently (this could be a class, a workplace, a volunteer group, etc.) What leadership styles did you observe there?

8. Upcoming Assignments For next unit (Unit 4): Read Chapter 5 in Ebook Writing assignment is based on the film, 12 Angry Men 10 question Quiz based on Chapter 5