Collective Versus Individualist National Cultures Comparing Taiwan and U.S. Employee Attitudes Toward Unethical Business Practices, 2007

This article compares the attitudes of employees in Taiwan and the U.S. towards unethical business practices. It analyzes the impact of collective and individualist cultures on decision-making and highlights the importance of a positive working environment. The article also discusses quality management techniques and the use of Kantor's Four-player model and group thinking in the workplace. The key observation is the need for effective communication and a better working environment to maintain productivity. The article is relevant to the subject of business organization and highlights the impact of culture on employee behavior.

Summary Writing

Title: Collective Versus Individualist National Cultures Comparing Taiwan
and U.S. Employee Attitudes Toward Unethical Business Practices, 2007
Summary writing
The purpose of this summary writing is to evaluate findings being obtained from 4
different pieces of documents. Under this standard of output will be delivered that will focus on
identifying key practices of business organisation and relative impact on behaviour of employees
working at the workforce. Through the analysis of article 1 for which employees working in the
U.S. and Taiwan was being analysed towards unethical practices performed in business firms.
For the given article primary research was being performed for which a total of 95 candidates
were being selected from Taiwan and 157 from the United States. Basis were set reflecting to
employees within a collective culture would be more likely to indicate they would make an
unethical decision that benefits the organization (H1), employees from individualist cultures
would be more likely to indicate they would make an unethical decision for personal benefit
(H2), employees from individualist cultures would be more likely to speak their minds openly
about their organization’s unethical practices without regard to the conflict it may cause (H3),
employees from collective cultures would be no more or less likely to report that they would
make an unethical decision when no apparent personal or organizational benefit is perceived
(H4). For the second article analysis with respect to testing validity of culture-specific
argument as an explanation to quality management techniques were being taken into
consideration. Following with articles the framework of 4 player model and group thinking
respectively was being included.
From the evaluation of presented article common thread that can be pointed from all
reflects towards working conditions within the business firm. This highlights better terms under
which coordinative tasks could be performed with respect to effective workings. Under the term,
several discussions were being made with respect to ethical decision-making by culture being
followed in the operational firm. In addition to this, several aspects of the operational firm in
terms of quality management were also being taken into consideration (Chew and et. al., 2019).
Furthermore, critical discussions were being made with respect to using Kantor’s Four-player
model. For the stated framework positive working environment in the operational firm was being
taken into consideration. In the process of being complex business activities and operations were

being simplified with respect to maintaining productivity at the workplace. Finally, creative
techniques of group thinking, as well as an associated decision-making process in the workforce
was being ensured. For the process is the key observation was being made for which group of
individuals were being observed and appropriate communication theories were being established
at the workplace (Kim and McCarthy, 2021).

References
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Chew, C.S., Idris, N., Loh, E.F., Wu, W.C.V., Chua, Y.P. and Bimba, A.T., 2019. The effects of
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Kim, M.K. and McCarthy, K.S., 2021. Improving summary writing through formative feedback
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