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Richard Lewis: When Cultures Collide: Leading across Cultures

Richard Lewis: When Cultures Collide: Leading across Cultures. 4. The Use of Time 5 . Bridging the Communication Gap 7. Status, Leadership and Organization. The Use of Time. How does the author describe the difference between linear and multi-active use of time?

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Richard Lewis: When Cultures Collide: Leading across Cultures

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  1. Richard Lewis:When Cultures Collide: Leading across Cultures 4. The Use of Time 5. Bridging the Communication Gap 7. Status, Leadership and Organization

  2. The Use of Time • How does the author describe the difference between linear and multi-active use of time? • Give examples of problems that may occur in business meetings when participants view time differently. • Which individual cultures are the most concerned with “time-keeping”? How does Mr. Lewis describe the American concept of time?

  3. The Use of Time • Explain the concept of cyclic time. • Describe the way the Chinese view time. Why does the author refer to this as “a double standard”? • How do the Japanese relate to time? • Do you think cultures generally will have a more linear-oriented concept of time in the future? Why/ why not?

  4. BridgingtheCommunication Gap • Language is a powerful tool. According to Mr Lewis, how do the French and the English use their languages? Do you accept this view? • How does he describe the Spanish/ Italian use of language as compared to German communication style? • How are the Scandinavians seen as similar – and different – in their use of language?

  5. BridgingtheCommunication Gap • How does the author contrast American and British use of language? (See Comp. pages 39-40, 49-50) • How does the Japanese language differ from most other languages? • Mr. Lewis emphasizes that different cultures “use different speech styles, wielding their language in the national manner...”. What effect does this have when people of different nationalities use English as a lingua franca then?

  6. Communication Patterns • Compare the French and German communication patterns used at meetings (Comp. p. 43)How different are they? • How do English and Swedish communication patterns differ? • Compare UK, US and Japanese listening habits. Which cultures would be the better match?

  7. The Languageof Management • HowwouldyoucomparetheGerman and theJapaneselanguagesofmanagement? • According to Mr. Lewis, theArabic and Russianlanguagesalso have somekeycharacteristicsthatweshould know about. Which?

  8. Status, Leadership and Organization • Sum up theauthor’sviewoftheinterculturalcompetenceof ”the Big Five” and thechallenges he sees in the 21st century. • SummarizethemaindifferencesbetweentheGerman, French, and British conceptsofleadership. • To whatextentdoestheSwedishconceptofleadershipdiffer from the American one?

  9. Status, Leadership and Organization • What is a crucial element ofleadership in India? • How has Confucianisminfluencedtheconceptofleadership in Asia? • According to theauthor, is theAsian ”familymodel” efficient, and will it be adopted in the West? Why/ why not? • Closingcomments

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