TAG: Culture shock

Understanding the Other

Part 1: The challenge of cultural differences

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Cultural differences are found in 3 spheres: (a) employee collaboration, (b) interactions with consumers and (c) external stakeholder management.
Understanding the Other

Part 4: Cultural distance

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Cultural distance refers to the extent to which two cultures differ. An insightful tool here can be found on the website Hofstede Insights.
Understanding the Other

Part 6: Culture shock

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Although the term ‘culture shock’ is often used, it is perhaps nowadays more accurate to use the less extreme-sounding phrase ’culture confusion’.
Understanding the Other

Part 7: The process of cultural adaptation

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Schema theory explains how people form and adjust knowledge structures in their brain and is useful for explaining the learning process people go through.
Understanding the Other

Part 8: The importance of reflection

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Although it is important to keep in mind that learning effects can only take place when the student learns under stress, some support is needed.

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