Over the last quter century, workplace culture has changed in the United States. Methods of management that were considered desirable in the 80s have altered to reflect the increasingly multi-cultural workforce. Twenη-five years agα a survey was conducted studying the differences in workplace perceptions by first generation Koreans and Caucasian American employees. This new study will explore how Korean perceptions have changed with the new generation over the past twenty-five years. It will use the five comparative cultural dimensions lat were outlined in the previous study to discover the variances between Korean and U.S. managers. These dimensions are nonmaterialisrn vs. materialism, security need vs. achievement need, harmony vs. competitiveness, inward-inclined vs. outward- inclined and subjective relationships vs. objective relationships. The importance placed on each of these variables will illustrate change in conduct if it has occurred. As the workplace becomes increasingly aware of ethnically derived cultural factors that influence mployee workplace satisfaction, there should also be a sensitivity to the generational gaps within the cultures.
l. Introduction
ll. Workplace Diversity
lll. The Asian-American Employee
IV. Korean-American Assimilation
v. General Background
VI. Resu1ts
Vll. Moving Forward
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