UTM115H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11-12: Organizational Culture, Acculturation, Culture Shock
Document Summary
Successful cross-cultural management depends on the ability of managers to communicate effectively. Perceptions of time and timing are also important considerations in cross-cultural business exchanges. Power distance:is another important cultural influence to assess when dealing with organizations across cultures. The health beliefs of professionals and laypersons alike are structured and informed by a cultural context from which they cannot be separated and without which they cannot be fully understood. Acculturation: the process of cultural change that results from ongoing contact between two or more culturally different groups. Culture shock: the effects associated with the tension and anxiety of entering a new culture, combined with the sensations of loss, confusion, and powerlessness resulting from the forfeiture of cultural norms and social rituals. Acculturative stress: the degree of physical and psychological stress person"s experience when they enter a culture different from their own as a result of adaptation required to function in a new and different cultural context.
