Reducing Cultural Shock J. Wittenburg October 3‚ 2012 Introduction “Corporate culture is the water in the fishbowl of any business. Employees are immersed in it‚ inundated with it‚ but unconscious of it- at least‚ until things change” (Featherly & Chang‚ 2006). Employees who move to new job locations usually experience cultural shock to some degree. Cultural shock is a feeling of confusion‚ insecurity‚ and anxiety which stem from the new environment (Newstrom
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Take the cultural intelligence assessment. What does that tell you about yourself? What does that tell you about the differences between your culture and others? My overall culture‚ intelligence score (CQ) is 90. This tells me that I need to develop my overall CQ to be able to work more effectively in diverse cultural settings domestic and/or international. There are definitely a lot of differences between my culture and others. This test will make me work on my CQ ability in order to do
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in the field of cross-cultural communication. His books include: Riding the Waves of Culture‚ Seven Cultures of Capitalism‚ Building Cross-Cultural Competence‚ 21 Leaders for the 21st Century and Innovating in a Global Crisis . Trompenaars studied Economics at the VU University Amsterdam and later earned a Ph.D. from Wharton School‚ University of Pennsylvania‚ with a dissertation on differences in conceptions of organizational structure in various cultures. He experienced cultural differences firsthand
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Cultural Competence and Treatment The issue of culture has become an increasingly popular topic in the realm of health care‚ delivery of services‚ and in particular the area of addiction and treatment. When considering the area of culture one must look beyond the area of race and ethnicity. Culture is inclusive of a person’s gender‚ age‚ religious affiliation‚ socioeconomic status‚ sexual orientation and even geography. Culture may include the identification of a generation of beliefs or a new identity
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Cultural Comparison Paper There are many cultural differences between the United States and France. Some of these are simply social and others are cultural. Hofstede’s Value Dimensions can be used to highlight the differences between the cultures. Individualism vs collectivism‚ uncertainty avoidance‚ masculinity/femininity‚ power distance‚ and long-term vs short-term orientation are all characteristics that differ between France and the United States. In Communications Between Cultures individualism
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Cultural Diversity Paper Power Distance & Employee Satifaction Summary The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between power distance and employee satisfaction. Power distance is one of Geert Hofstede´s five cultural dimensions. Hofstede is a Dutch sociologist that has been studying cultures for over 40 years. Power distance can be defined as “the extent to which the less powerful members of institutions and organizations within a country expect and accept that power is
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Japan Cultural Profile: Japan Alejandra Valencia-Gomez Student ID: 958609 Cross Cultural Communication‚ Section B Professor Gibson Tuesday 15 November‚ 2011 When entering a guest country‚ customs are not exactly‚ or nowhere near‚ the same as what they are back home. However‚ there are always general guidelines to aid your time in your welcoming country. For example‚ in Japan avoiding confrontation is essential. The Japanese will often withhold from expressing their true feelings in order
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Excelsior College Introduction Cultural competence care is borrowed from the aspects of cultural competence in any other work or personal environment. Cultural competence refers to the aspect of developing awareness of the personal existence‚ thought‚ sensation as well as the environment‚ without letting this knowledge have any form of influence on other people’s backgrounds‚ thoughts and opinions (Murphy‚ 2011). This means that one has to respect the cultural aspects of those around them‚ by accepting
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Cultural competence and ethical responsibility of counselors is an issue that holds increasing importance. To be both multicultural and ethical is increasingly challenging. The population of the United States is changing quickly from a predominately white Caucasian society to an ethnically diverse society`. The Hispanic population‚ which represented only 9% of the population in 1990‚ is projected to increase to about 25% of the population by 2050. The number of African Americans‚ Asian Americans/Pacific
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Cultural Impacts - Marketing People from different parts of the globe tend to follow different cultures and behaviour patterns. In countries like India‚ each state has its own language and culture thus making it a highly diverse country. The cultural environments do impact the marketing of the product or service. The needs and requirements of these differing cultural environments of the world are different and hence a successful product in one part of the world might turn out to be a failure at
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