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A | activity | being | becoming | doing |
B | group (social relations) | linearity | collateral | individualism |
C | human nature (self) | evil | mixture | good |
D | world (man-nature) | subjugated by | harmony with | mastery over |
E | time | past | present | future |
A. Activity Orientation
Basic Question: What is human orientation to activity?
How do people define activity?
Doing -------- becoming -------- being
Striving ---------------------------- fatalistic
Compulsive ---------------------- easygoing
How do people evaluate activity?
techniques -------------------- goals
procedures -------------------- idealsHow do people regard and handle work?
an end it itself ------------ a means to an end
separate from play------- integrated with play
challenge ------------------ burden
problem solving --------- coping with situations
B. Social Relations Orientation
How are roles defined and
allocated?
How do people communicate
with others?
What is the basis of social
reciprocity?
C. Self OrientationBasic Question: What is the nature of human beings?
How should people form their identities?
By themselves ------------------------- with othersHow changeable is the self?
changeable ------------------------------- unchangeable
self-realization stressed ---------------- self-realization not stressedWhat is the source of motivation for the self?
reliance on self --------------------- reliance on others
rights --------------------------------- dutiesWhat kind of person is valued and respected?
young -------------------------------- aged
vigorous ----------------------------- wise
innovative -------------------------- prominent
material attributes ---------------- spiritual attributes
D. World Orientation
Basic Question: What is the relationship of people to the natural world?What is the nature of humans in relation to the world?
separate from nature --------------------- integral part of nature
humans modify nature ------------------- humans adapt to nature
health natural ------------------------------ disease natural
wealth expected ---------------------------- poverty expectedWhat is the world like?
spiritual-physical dichotomy ------------------ spiritual-physical unity
empirically understood ------------------------- magically understood
technically controlled --------------------------- spiritually controlled
E. Time Orientation
Basic Question: What is the orientation of people to time?
How do people define time?
future ---------------- present ----------------- past
precisely measured --------------------------- undifferentiated
linear ------------------------------------------- cyclicalHow do people value time?
scarce resource ---------------- unlimited
fast pace ------------------------ slow pace
BSAD 560 Intercultural Business Relations
Fall 1999 |
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