Lecture: Cultural Differences in Values and their Societal Consequences

Lecturer: Assoc. Prof. Michael Minkov (International University College, Sofya)
Date: November 9, 2012 Friday
Time: 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Place: Santral Campus, ÇSM-205

The lecture is organized by İstanbul Bilgi University PhD Program in Organization Studies.

Since the seminal work of Hofstede, it has been known that the world's modern societies differ in terms of measurable values and beliefs. It has also been shown that these measures predict and explain societal differences in various behaviors. People's self-descriptions, referring to aspects of their personality, have been found to have similar properties.

Minkov's lecture will briefly trace the history of this line of research and the main dimensions of culture that it has produced. The lecture will then focus on some new evidence from the latest rounds of the World Values Survey, showing national differences in values and personality, and the cultural maps of the world that they create. These maps will be compared with a global cultural map created by national differences in statistics of behaviors such as corruption, educational performance, adolescent fertility, murder, suicide, and road accidents.

The lecture will be followed by a general discussion.

The seminar will be in English. No translation services will be available.

RSVP to busphd@bilgi.edu.tr with your name and contact information.