THE VALUES, FROM A GLOBAL TO A LOCAL DIMENSION[1]

Dorina Ţicu[2]

p. 375 - 385

Abstract

The values ​​​are individual or collective views that have a decisive role for any society because they influence the actions, creating a behavior and some attitudes close to stereotypes. Every society has a certain axiological set which is both the result of a global process and a regional or a local one. This article aims to operationalize the theory of Geert Hofstede's values ​​on its five dimensions (Power Distance, Uncertainty Avoidance, Individualism versus Collectivism, Masculinity versus. Feminity, Long Term versus Short Term Orientation) and to find a axiological line from a local dimension.

Keywords: values, power distance, uncertainty avoidance, individualism, masculinity, long term orientation

[1] This work was supported by the the European Social Fund in Romania, under the responsibility of the Managing Authority for the Sectoral Operational Programme for Human Resources Development 2007-2013 [grant POSDRU/CPP 107/DMI 1.5/S/78342].

[2]Dorina Ţicu, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of  Philosophy and Social-Political Sciences within „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University, Iaşi, Romania; contact: ticudorina.at.yahoo.com

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