WHAT CULTURAL VALUES REVEAL General orientation to life





























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WHAT CULTURAL VALUES REVEAL § General orientation to life, work, and relationships § Potential biases you have toward those with different cultural values § Does not directly predict your ability to work effectively across cultures
YOUR ORIENTATION vs CLUSTER NORMS
INDIVIDUALISM vs COLLECTIVISM INDIVIDUALISM COLLECTIVISM
INDIVIDUALISM vs COLLECTIVISM ANGLO GERMANIC EUROPE NORDIC EUROPE ARAB CONFUCIAN ASIA LATIN AMERICA SOUTHERN ASIA* SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA EASTERN EUROPE LATIN EUROPE AFRICAN AMERICAN ASIAN AMERICAN* HISPANIC/LATINO AMERICAN* NATIVE AMERICAN/ALASKAN CAUCASIAN (s = 23. 39) INDIVIDUALISM COLLECTIVISM
POWER DISTANCE LOW POWER DISTANCE HIGH POWER DISTANCE
POWER DISTANCE ANGLO GERMANIC EUROPE NORDIC EUROPE CONFUCIAN ASIA EASTERN EUROPE* LATIN EUROPE SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA ARAB LATIN AMERICA SOUTHERN ASIA* AFRICAN AMERICAN ASIAN AMERICAN* HISPANIC/LATINO AMERICAN* NATIVE AMERICAN/ALASKAN CAUCASIAN (s = 25. 91) LOW POWER DISTANCE HIGH POWER DISTANCE
UNCERTAINTY AVOIDANCE LOW UNCERTAINTY AVOIDANCE HIGH UNCERTAINTY AVOIDANCE
UNCERTAINTY AVOIDANCE ANGLO EASTERN EUROPE NORDIC EUROPE ARAB CONFUCIAN ASIA* GERMANIC EUROPE SOUTHERN ASIA* SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA CAUCASIAN AFRICAN AMERICAN ASIAN AMERICAN* NATIVE AMERICAN/ALASKAN LATIN EUROPE LATIN AMERICA HISPANIC/LATINO AMERICAN* (s = 25. 04) LOW UNCERTAINTY AVOIDANCE HIGH UNCERTAINTY AVOIDANCE
COOPERATIVE vs COMPETITIVE COOPERATIVE COMPETITIVE
COOPERATIVE vs COMPETITIVE NORDIC EUROPE SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA ANGLO GERMANIC EUROPE ARAB CONFUCIAN ASIA EASTERN EUROPE LATIN AMERICA LATIN EUROPE SOUTHERN ASIA* AFRICAN AMERICAN HISPANIC/LATINO AMERICAN* NATIVE AMERICAN/ALASKAN CAUCASIAN AMERICAN* (s = 23. 65) COOPERATIVE COMPETITIVE
TIME ORIENTATION SHORT-TERM TIME ORIENT. LONG-TERM TIME ORIENT.
TIME ORIENTATION ANGLO ARAB EASTERN EUROPE NORDIC EUROPE SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA GERMANIC EUROPE LATIN AMERICA LATIN EUROPE SOUTHERN ASIA* CONFUCIAN ASIA AFRICAN AMERICAN CAUCASIAN NATIVE AMERICAN/ALASKAN HISPANIC/LATINO AMERICAN* ASIAN AMERICAN* (s = 13. 51) SHORT-TERM TIME ORIENT. LONG-TERM TIME ORIENT.
CONTEXT (DIRECT vs INDIRECT) LOW CONTEXT (DIRECT) HIGH CONTEXT (INDIRECT)
CONTEXT (DIRECT vs INDIRECT) ANGLO GERMANIC EUROPE NORDIC EUROPE ARAB CONFUCIAN ASIA SOUTHERN ASIA* SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA EASTERN EUROPE LATIN AMERICA LATIN EUROPE ASIAN AMERICAN* HISPANIC/LATINO AMERICAN* NATIVE AMERICAN/ALASKAN AFRICAN AMERICAN CAUCASIAN (s = 18. 02) LOW CONTEXT (DIRECT) HIGH CONTEXT (INDIRECT)
BEING vs DOING BEING DOING
BEING vs DOING ARAB LATIN AMERICA NORDIC EUROPE SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA CONFUCIAN ASIA* EASTERN EUROPE LATIN EUROPE SOUTHERN ASIA* ANGLO GERMANIC EUROPE HISPANIC/LATINO AMERICAN* NATIVE AMERICAN/ALASKAN AFRICAN AMERICAN CAUCASIAN AMERICAN* (s = 14. 1) BEING DOING
UNIVERSALISM vs PARTICULARISM UNIVERSALISM PARTICULARISM
UNIVERSALISM vs PARTICULARISM ANGLO GERMANIC EUROPE NORDIC EUROPE EASTERN EUROPE LATIN EUROPE ARAB CONFUCIAN ASIA* LATIN AMERICA SOUTHERN ASIA SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN AMERICAN ASIAN AMERICAN* HISPANIC/LATINO AMERICAN* NATIVE AMERICAN/ALASKAN CAUCASIAN (s = 23. 24) UNIVERSALISM PARTICULARISM
EXPRESSIVENESS (NEUTRAL vs AFFECTIVE) NON-EXPRESSIVE (NEUTRAL) EXPRESSIVE (AFFECTIVE)
EXPRESSIVENESS (NEUTRAL vs AFFECTIVE) CONFUCIAN ASIA EASTERN EUROPE GERMANIC EUROPE NORDIC EUROPE ANGLO* SOUTHERN ASIAN AMERICAN* NATIVE AMERICAN/ALASKAN CAUCASIAN ARAB LATIN AMERICA LATIN EUROPE SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN AMERICAN HISPANIC/LATINO AMERICAN* (s = 20. 8) NON-EXPRESSIVE (NEUTRAL) EXPRESSIVE (AFFECTIVE)
FOCUS (MONOCHRONIC vs POLYCHRONIC) MONOCHRONIC (LINEAR) POLYCHRONIC (NON-LINEAR)
FOCUS (MONOCHRONIC vs POLYCHRONIC) ANGLO GERMANIC EUROPE NORDIC EUROPE CONFUCIAN ASIA* EASTERN EUROPE SOUTHERN ASIA ARAB LATIN AMERICA LATIN EUROPE* SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA CAUCASIAN NATIVE AMERICAN/ALASKAN AFRICAN AMERICAN ASIAN AMERICAN* HISPANIC/LATINO AMERICAN* (s = 20. 75) MONOCHRONIC (LINEAR) POLYCHRONIC (NON-LINEAR)
Group Report: Cultural Distinctives 1 2 3 4 5 Highest Levels of Agreement Leans towards long-term strategies vs short-term wins (Short Term/Long Term), 60 (s=13. 51) High emphasis on action, efficiency and results (Being/Doing), 86 (s =14. 1) Leans towards explicit communication, but does not discount reading between the lines and body language (Low/High Context), 46 (s =18. 02) Emphasis on multitasking/non-linear, (Monochronic/Polychronic), 67 (s =20. 75) Leans towards affection and expressive (Neutral/Affective), 64 (s =20. 8)
Group Report: Cultural Distinctives Very Diverse Perspectives On 6 Leans towards following established rules and standard, but understands the need to examine each situation on its own merits (Universalism/Particularism), 34 (s =23. 24) 7 Emphasis on shared goals, (Individualism/Collectivism), 76 (s =23. 39) 8 Balance between nurturing relationship and assertiveness (Cooperative/Competitive), 54 (s =23. 65) 9 Leans towards on planning and minimizing risk vs remaining flexible (Uncertainty Avoidance), 63 (s =25. 04) 10 Balanced view on respecting decisions made by those in authority vs questioning them (Power Distance), 55 (s =25. 91)
Reflect on your: § Opportunities § Challenges § Areas of strength § Areas for improvement PAGE 9 DEVELOPMENT PLAN
PAGE 10 STRONGEST CQ CAPABILITIES
PAGE 11 WEAKEST CQ CAPABILITIES
PAGE 12 ACTION STEPS