Saturday, April 16, 2016


NEUTRAL VS EMOTIONAL

NEUTRAL
- Emotion are not shown
- High neutral countries : people act stoitically and maintain composure
- Example of countries : Japan

EMOTIONAL
- Emotion are expressed openly
- people smile a lot and talk loudly
-Netherlands, Switzerland
  
SPECIFIC VS DIFFUSE

SPECIFIC 
- Large public space shared with others and small private space guarded closely
- people open and extroverted
- strong separation work and personal life
- Austria,UK, US   

DIFFUSE
- Public and private spaces similar size
- public spaces guarded because shared with private space
- people indirect and introverted
- work/private life closely linked
- Example : Venezuela, China, Spain
   


Wednesday, April 6, 2016

UNIVERSALISM VS PARTICULARISM

UNIVERSALISM
 - Relationship are measured 
- Rules and regulation are essentials
-  Inclined to follow rules no matter what situation is
- High universalism countries : Canada, Netherlandsm, Switzerland

PARTICULARISM

- Circumtances dictates how ideas/practises are applied
- Modify contracts
- Particularism countries : China, South Korea 

 
TROMPENAARS CULTURE


Co-created by Trompeenars and Hampden-Turner

created to help understanding and managing cultural differences

was created after 10 years of active worldwide research.

each culture has its own values, beliefs and ways of thinking as well as its different preference placed on a variety of different factors.
    
renowned HR Magazine has also selected Trompenaars on its "Most Influential International Thinkers" list.