Partiel S3 Flashcards
(28 cards)
2 Management strategies
- Gain knowledge of the other culture
- Adapt to the other culture
3 False assumptions of the dominant paradigm of interculturality
- Cultures are homogeneous
- C are bounded
- C do not change
Def. cultural complementarity (in context inter. collaboration)
Giving tasks to group members that fit their cultural orientations
Cultural synergy (in context of inter. collaboration)
Creating a new culture that exploits the strengths of each culture
3 types of competences that make up intercultural competence
- Affective
- Behavioural
- Cognitive
Name Trompenaars’ 7 dimensions
-Individualist/ Communitarianist
-Specific/ Diffuse
-Achievement/ Ascription
-Neutral/ Affective
-Internal/ External
-Universalist/ Particularist
-Synchronic/ Monochronic
(or Past/ Present/ Future oriented)
3 (or more) important element of WASP culture
- Can-do mentality
- Time is money
- Unlimited opportunity
- Materialism
- Patriotism
According to Calvinism, what does God want people to do?
- work hard in their profession
- avoid worldly pleasures
Typical result of inter. interaction according to the dominant paradigm of interculturality?
Conflict
3 elements of the triangle of behavioural influences
- Culture
- Person/ Individual
- Situation
2 (or more) limitations to the modern spirit of capitalism
- After a certain point, more money doesn’t make you happier
- In contrast to Protestantism, modern capitalism only provides benefits in this life
- not sustainable in its use of natural resources
- Consumerism doesn’t provide deep satisfaction
3 possible levels of cultural identity
- National
- Regional
- Organizational
- (or Family, Ethnic, Religious)
3 (or more) affective/ attitudinal identity
- Sense of adventure
- Resilience
- Self-awareness
- Flexibility
1 typical behaviour in business context + 1 historical reason for high power distance in Chinese culture
- Decisions are made top-down/ little horizontal communication/ Communication is indirect to maintain face
- asymmetrical relationships in Confucianism
1 typical behaviour in business context + 1 historical reason for high collectivism in Brazilian culture
- workers expect to belong to a group & to be looked after by the group
- Catholicism & its idea of a community governed by “caritas”
1 typical behaviour in business context + 1 historical reason for high indulgence in Brazilian culture
- Business meals are long and a high value is placed on the quality of the food and drink.
- Catholicism has a strong element of enjoyment that it took over from Roman culture.
Hofstede’s cultural dimensions theory
- Power distance
- Individualism vs Collectivism
- Masculinity vs Feminity
- Uncertainty avoidance
- Long vs Short term orientation
- Indulgence vs Restraint
Why does empirical results undermine theoritical assumptions of the dominant paradigm?
-inter. interaction is not as conflicted/ dangerous/ difficult as the dominant paradigm says
Example of affective competencies
- opennes to new ideas
- empathy
Example of behavioural competencies
- language skills
- rapport management skills
Example of cognitive competencies
- Detailed knowledge of one’s own & other cultures
- interpretive frameworks to decode new situation
Protestantism, 4 key concepts
- Criticism of corruption of Catholic Church
- Focus on direct relationship & responsability of the individual to God
- Rejection of sacraments & intervention of Saints as means to salvation
- Predestination
2 Psychological effects of the Protestant Work Ethic
-self-discipline & self-responsibility
Understanding personality types: Myers-Briggs model
- Favorite world: Extraversion or Introversion
- Information: Sensing or Intuition
- Decision: Thinking or Feeling
- Structure: Judging or Perceiving
