ISBN:
1877864900
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9781877864902
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xix, 234 p)
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ill
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23 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version Exploring Culture
Keywords:
Culture shock
;
Cultural awareness
;
Intercultural communication
;
Cross-cultural orientation
Abstract:
Exploring Culture: Exercises, Stories and Synthetic Cultures truly brings Geert Hofstede's five dimensions of national culture to life.This unique training book contains an abundance of exercises, dialogues, stories and simulations that put the five dimensions of culture (power distance, collectivism versus individualism, femininity versus masculinity, uncertainty avoidance and long term versus short term orientation) into action. Derived from these five dimensions are what Hofstede calls synthetic cultures: ten pure cultural types.Exploring Culture is arranged to follow the classic culture le
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: Stories and Exercises; Chapter 1: Worlds Apart in One Village; Awareness, Knowledge, Skills; What Do You See?; How Would You Feel?; What Would You Do?; Observation and Interpretation; Cross-Cultural Communication Barriers; Culture Shock; Exercises; Conclusion; Chapter 2: Culture: The Rules of the Social Game; The Best Country, a Fairy Tale; Five Basic Problems of Society; Major Aspects of Culture; Awareness of Culture Differences; How Would You Feel? (Revisited)
Description / Table of Contents:
What Would You Do? (Revisited)Attribution Exercises; Conclusion; Part II: Synthetic Cultures; Chapter 3: The Ten Synthetic Culture Profiles; How to Interpret the Profiles; Profiles: Identity Dimension; Profiles: Hierarchy Dimension; Profiles: Gender Dimension; Profiles: Truth Dimension; Profiles: Virtue Dimension; Conclusion; Chapter 4: Getting to Know the Synthetic Cultures; Cross-Cultural Encounters; Guess the Synthetic Culture; Workthink; Synthetic Cultures versus Real Cultures; Conclusion; Chapter 5: Dialogues in Synthetic Culture Role; Dialogues: Identity Dimension
Description / Table of Contents:
Dialogues: Hierarchy DimensionDialogues: Gender Dimension; Dialogues: Truth Dimension; Dialogues: Virtue Dimension; Conclusion; Chapter 6: Summing Up; Part III: Group Work and Simulations; Chapter 7: Group Work for Cross-Cultural Learning; Framework for Group Work; Synthetic Culture Acculturation Exercises; The Synthetic Culture Laboratory; Chapter 8: Using Synthetic Cultures in Simulations; Simulations on the Market; The Synthetic Culture Approach to Simulations; Selecting and Preparing for a Simulation; Introducing the Simulation; Facilitating the Simulation; Debriefing the Simulation
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 9: The Trade MissionChapter 10: Follow-the-Sun Global Technology Team; References; About the Author; Footnotes; Introduction; Fn01; Chapter 2; Fn01; Chapter 3; Fn01; Fn02; Chapter 5; Fn01; Chapter 8; Fn01; Chapter 10; Fn01
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-231)
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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