Casse (1981) developed an exercise to encourage his students to develop their empathic skills. He asked them
Question:
Casse (1981) developed an exercise to encourage his students to develop their empathic skills. He asked them to listen to a recording of a dialogue between John Miller (a US project manager in Kenya), and Costa Maniatis (a Greek agronomist involved in the same project managed by Miller, his boss). Below is a transcript of the dialogue and comments from the narrator.
To find an answer to this last question, the students were then asked to identify as many cultural assumptions as possible, assumptions underlying the words of Miller and Maniatis. These assumptions were to be based on the cultural frame of each protagonist, not of the students themselves. Which assumptions do you consider to be the most appropriate? Write down the assumptions against each part of the dialogue given in the table below. You can give several answers against each. To help you determine the cultural profile of Miller and Maniatis, look at the following websites:
● http://international-business-center.com/geert-hofstede/index.shtml
● www.kwintessential.co.uk/intercultural-business-communication/tool.php
The first assumptions are suggested in Table 18.3 .......
Step by Step Answer:
To address the question and identify the cultural assumptions underlying the dialogue between John Miller and Costa Maniatis we can use Geert Hofstedes cultural dimensions theory This theory provides ...View the full answer
Understanding Cross Cultural Management
ISBN: 9781292015897
3rd Edition
Authors: Marie Joelle Browaeys, Roger Price
