GMS 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Spoken Language, High-Context And Low-Context Cultures

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Global Management Studies
• Course: GMS 200
• Professor: Horatio Morgan

Document Summary

Shared set of beliefs, values, and patterns of behaviour common to a group of people. What are the two building blocks of cultural awareness: 1) reasonable sensitivity, 2) self awareness. What are the three popular dimensions of culture: spoken language. Low context culture: most communication takes place via the spoken of written word. High context culture: mush communication takes place through nonverbal (nodding, smiling etc ) situational cues in addition to the written or spoken word: interpersonal space. How people use space to communicate: time orientation. Polychronic culture: time is used to accomplish many different things at once. Monochronic culture: people tend to do one thing at a. Quick to find opportunities in unfamiliar settings. Power distance: is the degree of which a society accepts or rejects the unequal distribution of power among people in organizations. Individualism-collectivism: is the degree to which society emphasizes individuals and their self interest.