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How is Active Sense making used during mergers? - ANSWER Create and stress a
new culture rather than separate corporate and national cultures from the merger
What is the Ambicultural management approach? - ANSWER Embraces the strongest
ways to lean and administer and organization from two different culture perspectives.
Especially East and West
What is Culturally Synergistic Problem Solving? - ANSWER Each business decision is
analyzed as one view and a second view, then they are compared through cultural
prisms, and the best choice is selected and reviewed by each party
What are Hierarchical vs Horizontal Societies? - ANSWER Hierarchical- rigidly
structured and class conscious (Asia)
Horizontal- egalitarian cultures that view all members having equal footing (US, New
Zealand, Australia)
What are Youth vs Seniority Societies? - ANSWER Cultures that value youth perceive
the upping as having more power, choices, freedom, and vitality (US)
Cultures that are seniority oriented view older business people as having more wisdom
and credibility. Younger employees will never disagree with senior managers out of
respect. Oldest person is assumed to be the lead negotiator
What are Informal vs Formal Societies? - ANSWER Formal- follow protocol and form,
value the concept of face (most of the world except US)
Informal- strict formality seems stuffy and replaces sincerity with uptight etiquette (US,
New Zealand, Australia- all new countries)
What are the Opposing Learning and Thinking Patterns? - ANSWER North America is
comfortable with secondhand sources. Use cause and effect thinking (linear)
Others believe firth ands experience is the only way. Think as web of connections
How do cultures view change? - ANSWER The US views change as positive
, Agrarian cultures view change as negative
How do cultures view Results vs Relationships? - ANSWER Cultures that prefer results
prioritize the bottom line (profit) (US)
Asian countries focus on relationships being established
How is Doing vs Being viewed? - ANSWER North Americans view doing as a necessity
and doing nothing is a waste of time
Other cultures value serenity, stillness, and quiet
How do cultures view Uncertainty? - ANSWER Being cultures are comfortable with
uncertainty
Doing cultures avoid uncertainty
How do cultures perceive time? - ANSWER Result oriented cultures view time as linear
(smaller terms)
Relationship cultures view time expansively (larger terms)
How do cultures view Rules? - ANSWER Cultures that avoid uncertainty are rigid with
rules (US)
Cultures that are comfortable with uncertainty are flexible with rules (Latin America)
What is Individualism vs Collectivism? - ANSWER Individualism- individuals receive all
praise or blame for business outcome (US)
Collectivism- credit or blame flow throughout entire group (Japan)
How do cultures view Obligation and Indebtedness? - ANSWER Individualistic- less
comfortable with indebtedness
Collectivism- believe obligations to signal the ongoing nature of a relationship
How do cultures view Group Membership? - ANSWER Individualistic- group
membership is temporary
Collectivism- all relationships are permanent and difficult to break without causing upset