GMS 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: High-Context And Low-Context Cultures, Proxemics

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Global Management Studies
• Course: GMS 200
• Professor: Horatio Morgan

Document Summary

Global dimensions of management - chapter 3 (part 2) Shared set of beliefs, values, and patterns of behaviour common to group of people. Self awareness: to be empathetic towards another person"s situation or status, not necessarily need to believe or follow but the knowledge of it, itself. Arab and latin americans tend to prefer closer interpersonal space when communicating whereas americans prefer wider interpersonal space : true, as america values individuality while. Quick to find opportunities in unfamiliar settings. Situation: a riot broke out in drydock world"s facility in indonesia after foreign supervisor made a mistake using what was perceived as a racist remark. Without proper knowledge about a culture it is easy to make mistakes: foreigners were as a result banned from holding hr positions in indonesian companies. To avoid any drawbacks associated with cultural differences. If there are foreigners in human resources, it can be dangerous .