Flashcards on Essential Concepts in Human Resource Management
Essential Concepts in Human Resource Management for Students
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Cross-cultural Management
32 cards
Card 1
Question: What is burnout (Vyhorenie)?
Answer: A state of total physical and mental tiredness caused by too much chronic stress at work.
Card 2
Question: What is a role stressor (Stresor roly)?
Answer: When a position in a company is stressful.
Card 3
Question: What is flextime (Flexibilný pracovný čas)?
Answer: A system that allows employees to choose when they start and finish their work day.
Card 4
Question: How is 'culture' defined here (Kultúra)?
Answer: Shared patterns of thinking and behavior.
Card 5
Question: What is mental programming (Mentálne programovanie)?
Answer: Learned patterns in the mind.
Card 6
Question: What does 'human nature' (Ľudská prirodzenosť) refer to?
Answer: Universal biological traits.
Card 7
Question: Who are 'heroes' in a cultural context (Hrdinovia)?
Answer: Role models in a culture.
Card 8
Question: What are symbols (Symboly) in culture?
Answer: Objects or signs with cultural meaning.
Card 9
Question: What does 'collective' (Kolektívny) mean in cultural terms?
Answer: Shared by a group.
Card 10
Question: What is cultural relativism (Kultúrny relativizmus)?
Answer: The idea that we should try to understand another person's behavior through the logic of their culture.