Attitudes of Economics and Sociology Students towards Cooperation. A Cross-Cultural Study

Dzionek‐Kozłowska, Joanna; Rehman, Sharaf

doi:10.14254/2071-789x.2017/10-4/10

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“…As an illustration, the students of economic, being better familiar with the work of John Stuart Mill and utilitarian ideas may respond differently to the scenario of sacrificing one to save five than the students of theoretical philosophy trained in Kantian absolutism (cf. Rubinstein, 2006;Bourget & Chalmers, 2014;Dzionek-Kozlowska & Rehman, 2017). People with families and children may respond differently to the third scenario.…”

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The Trolley Problem Revisited. An Exploratory Study

Rehman

Dzionek‐Kozłowska

2018

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Recent studies by cognitive scientists demonstrate that people’s choices are more complex than the image provided by rational choice theory, and consistency of choice is not a characteristic to be expected in real-life situations. This exploratory paper attempts to isolate three variables in relation to decision making. Working with a sample (N=70) of university students in the U.S, and using the three variants of the Trolley Problem, the subjects’ responses are used to identify the similarities and differences based on the three dimensions. The participants were asked to respond to three hypothetical situations regarding a runaway trolley. Their decision in the first scenario could save a person’s life or let him be run over by the trolley. In the second scenario, their decision could either let one person die and save five lives or save one life and let five people be killed. These two scenarios require pulling a lever to switch the trolley from one track to another. The third scenario requires pushing an obese person in front of the runaway trolley to stop it from killing five persons. The paper presents the findings on the three variables: gender, age, and relational status.

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confidence: 99%

The Trolley Problem Revisited. An Exploratory Study

Rehman

Dzionek‐Kozłowska

2018

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“…The issue of social attitudes is very often made by sociologists [4,5,6]. It often applies to attitudes towards work, especially professional work [7].…”

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Students and their professional work in international perspective. Comparative analysis of social attitudes

Swadźba

2020

SHS Web Conf.

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Modern, global labour market requires a lot of skills and experience from employees. The young generation of V4 countries is the first generation whose reality is based on the laws of world capitalism. The paper discusses of students attitudes towards work, especially towards working abroad on a global labour market. The paper first presents the concept of attitudes, specially attitudes towards work. An analysis was carried out on the basis of empirical research, with the use of auditorium survey, within the framework of the Visegrad Standard Grant. The empirical research referred to in the text was conducted using the audit survey method at universities of four Visegrad countries - in Katowice (Poland), Nitra (Slovakia), Olomouc and Ostrava (Czech Republic) and Godollo (Hungary). In the paper three components attitudes toward work: cognitive, affective and behavioral will be analyzed. During the empirical analysis following questions will be answered: What is the students’ knowledge about getting a job? What is the value of work in their lives? Are they going to emigrate abroad to look for a job and face global labour market? The conclusion will contain definitions of three types of students’ attitude towards working on the global labour market (coherent, ambivalent and incoherent).

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“…These negative effect relates social theories, which show that people are attracted to working with and cooperating with those they find similar in terms of values, beliefs, and attitudes, and that they tend to categorize themselves into specific groups and others as outsiders, and they treat members of their own group with favoritism, and may judge ''others'' according to group stereotypes. People coming from different cultural value systems may attribute different meanings to the same managerial approach and react to it in different ways, which may hamper entrepreneurship, and impact team-members' willingness to cooperate (Cox, 1993;Dzionek-Kozlowska & Rehman, 2017;Erez & Early 1993;Mannix & Neale, 2005;Mueller & Thomas, 2001;Stahl et al, 2010). The positive effect suggests that diversity brings different contributions and benefits to teams.…”

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Learning Entrepreneurship through Virtual Multicultural Teamwork

Goldstein

Gafni

2019

IISIT

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Aim/Purpose: This paper explores the benefits and challenges of experiencing virtual multi-cultural teamwork in order to learn entrepreneurship. Background: Entrepreneurial eco-system usually requires working in international, virtual multi-cultural diverse teams. Higher education institutes are trying to educate future generation of entrepreneurs, coping with challenges derived from the virtual work and cultural diversity. Prior research shows that traditional learning is not effective for entrepreneurial education. Methodology: An explorative study was conducted based on the BIPA project, a Bavarian (German)-Israeli Partnership Accelerator, which was held four times between 2015 and 2017. The project aims to experience entrepreneurial virtual multicul-tural teamwork via co-creation of tailored-solutions for challenges of German or Israeli corporates. Retrospective interviews with participants were held after finishing their mission, and analyzed. Contribution: This research contributes to the body of knowledge about multicultural diverse participants in virtual entrepreneurial environments, in order to work together. This situation raises new challenges, due to the combination of multicultural teamwork and the use of virtual communication. Findings: The multicultural teamwork was a trigger to participate, specifically in the con-text of entrepreneurship studies with those two cultures, German and Israeli, which were found by participants as complementary, stimulating and fruitful, although challenging. Through experience, participants improved their entrepreneurial skills and mindset. The major teamwork challenges that were found included conflicts concerning free-riding, as well as communication challenges, due to virtual, language and cultural communication competencies. Recommendations for Practitioners: At a practical level, results can be useful for global companies, showing the benefits of virtual teamwork of employees in different locations, both in terms of reducing expenses and improving innovation. Moreover, managers can motivate employees by highlighting personal benefits, such as cultural awareness and improving their entrepreneurial skills and mindset. In addition, faculty may use this kind of experience to enhance entrepreneurial learning skills and mindset. Recommendations for Researchers : At the theoretical level, this research advances the body of knowledge of entrepreneurial multicultural teamwork in a virtual environment. In this research, the teams worked for a short time together (14 weeks) and had a week of face-to-face interaction with their team members. It is recommended to examine long-term teamwork, and how it affects teamwork challenges, as well as entrepreneurial learning. This research found the combination of German-Israeli cultures as stimulating entrepreneurial teamwork. It is recommended to examine other cultural combinations in teams, in order to be able to generalize findings. Impact on Society: Understanding the needs, benefits, and challenges of entrepreneurial multicul-tural teams working in a virtual environment can be useful to current global entrepreneurial eco-system, which is commonly using this kind of teamwork. Future Research: ‎This study included teams from two cultures: German and Israeli. Research must be expanded to different cultures and to groups compounded from more than two cultures. Moreover, the combination of virtual communication and face-to-face meetings in different milestones during the timeline of the teamwork must be further examined, especially in longer projects.

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Attitudes of Economics and Sociology Students towards Cooperation. A Cross-Cultural Study

Cited by 12 publications

References 42 publications

The Trolley Problem Revisited. An Exploratory Study

The Trolley Problem Revisited. An Exploratory Study

Students and their professional work in international perspective. Comparative analysis of social attitudes

Learning Entrepreneurship through Virtual Multicultural Teamwork

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