A Critical Examination of Dominant Worldviews and Value Systems: Exploring How Culture and Identity Shape Perspectives
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https://doi.org/10.53819/81018102t30133Abstract
This conceptual paper examines how culture and identity shape worldviews and values. Worldviews include beliefs about life, reality, right, and wrong, while value systems reflect cultural norms and priorities. Global leaders must navigate diverse worldviews. Complex cross-cultural interactions can challenge organizational identity and reveal implicit leadership biases. To examine dominant paradigms and their effects. Cultural theory and social identity inform analysis. This literature-based study examines worldview, culture, and identity definitions and dimensions. Worldviews influence behavior, decisions, and sacrifice, research shows. However, globalization changes worldviews. Values differentiate public and private norms. Generational culture instills fairness and freedom values. Individualism-collectivism, power distance, and indulgence-restraint vary culturally. Self-concepts and social positions shape identity. Intense global experiences can challenge deeply held assumptions and change identity. Culture can inspire creativity. Christian worldview is biblical, not worldly. When personal and corporate values align, organizational culture aligns. Global leaders must understand diverse worldviews, values, and identities to promote cross-cultural communication. In conclusion, complex reciprocal dynamics shape values, identity, and worldviews.
Keywords: Dominant, Worldviews, Value Systems, Culture, Perspectives
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