Hall (Edward) - Hall's Dimensions
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What are specifics of high context cultures?
- Many contextual elements that help people to understand the rules
- Much is taken for granted
- Very confusing for people who do not understand the ''unwritten rules'' of the culture
What are specifics of low context cultures?
- Very little is taken for granted
- More explanation is needed
- There is less chance of misunderstanding
Countries high context are:
- Japan
- China
- Arab countries
- South- America
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Countries low context are:
- Germany
- Scandinavie
- The Netherlands
- United States
What are specifics for the need of space?
- Concerns about space in many situations (personal body space, office space, parking space)
- Some people need more space in all areas (people who go into that space are seen as a threat)
What is space as in '' High territorium''?
- Concern for ownership
- Boundary wars with neighbors
- Many wars have been fought over boundaries
- What material things are mine? (ownership)
- People high territorial tend to be low context
Specifics of a monochronic concept of time?
- Time is linear
- Doing one thing at the time
- Focus on the future
- Western approach that appears in disciplines such as ''time management''
- Monochronic people tend to be low context
Countries with a monochronic concept of time?
- United States
- Switzerland
- Germany
- Britain
- The Netherlands
- Austria
- Scandinavian countries
Specifics of a polychronic concept of time?
- Time is flexible
- Human interaction and relationships are valued OVER time and material things
- Focus on the present
- Polychronic people tend to be high context
Countries with a polychronic concept of time?
- Southern European countries
- Mediterranean cultures
- Central and South American cultures
Specifics of a cyclical concept of time?
- Time comes around in a circle, again and again
- Time manages life and humans must adjust to time
- Things get done, but when the time is right
- Focus on the past
- Cyclical people tend to be high context
Countries with a cyclical concept of time?
- Asain
- African
- Native American cultures
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