3 Types of employee:

passive

• do not express disagreement; try to be part of a loyal collective

^rival

• self confidant expert

• heads of successful teams

• conflict character

^critical

• critical evaluation

• is expected to be a fair partner

Sensitive balance between enforcing formal power and keeping informal authority

Power distance – part of everyday life in Czech society

• based on a relatively complicated network of informal social relations and rules of behaviour

Individualism: 67

- personal independence

- autonomy

- responsibility

- Czechs need to have part of their work time free for their private interests and rest

• tendency against collectivism

• preferences for organizations which have a tolerant, sensitive attitude to their staff and which at least partly create a home atmosphere

- collectivistic orientation – reflected in control mechanism

• the willingness of Czech to accept self-control is strongly influenced by the degree of identification with the company and co-workers

- CZECH CULTURE IS COMBINATION OF INDIVIDUALISM AND COLLECTIVISM

Masculinity: 42

• Czechs are more oriented towards feminine value

• non-conflict social relations

• tolerance

• solidarity

• the analysis results: the world of men and women in the Czech culture is divided in a relatively strict way

• the role of men and women in family - clearly defined

Man:

• head of family

• looks after the family from the material point of view

• oriented on: rationality, order, objectivity

• at work: managers, businessman, experts

Woman

• takes care of children, household

• oriented on: harmony, kindness, romance

• at work: position of secretaries, administrative workers

Uncertainty avoidance

- more than average fear of uncertain, unknown situations

- Czechs keep norms, regulations, plans

short-term orientation

- traditions at the present situation ( personal harmony, stability, quick profit) – important

- plans for future – do not go beyond a one year horizon

- particularism – in comparison with western cultures

- Czech culture is more implicit than other western cultures

• our communication style relies on a strong situational context

• non-verbal communication

• context of the communication

- Czech culture is diffuse

• spheres of life - not strictly divided => mixed together

• informal relations and groups at work place – typical

- strong emotions at workplace - as frequent as in private life

- Czech culture is polychromic

• keeping deadlines and punctuality - we are not very particular

• more activities at one time

The United Kingdom of Great Britain _{& Northern Ireland}

- England

- Scotland

- Wales

- Northern Ireland

LEGAL ASPECT

- key to understanding the mentality of the people and the political culture

- Constitutional monarchy

- real power – parliament => the oldest parliamentary system (no written constitution)

- fully democratic state

- two large parties: Conservatives, Labour

- elections : every 5 years

- truly representative democracy (from 1928)

- before 2WW – right to vote only for men

SOURCES OF THE UK CONSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT (5)