Exploring Culture: Exercises, Stories and Synthetic Cultures

Exploring Culture: Exercises, Stories and Synthetic Cultures
ISBN-10
0585485909
ISBN-13
9780585485904
Category
Social Science
Pages
228
Language
English
Published
2002-09-24
Publisher
Nicholas Brealey
Authors
Paul B. Pedersen, Geert Hofstede, Gert Jan Hofstede

Description

A masterpiece in intercultural training! Exploring Culture brings Geert Hofstede's five dimensions of national culture to life. Gert Jan Hofstede and his co-authors Paul Pedersen and Geert Hofstede introduce synthetic cultures, the ten "pure" cultural types derived from the extremes of the five dimensions. The result is a playful book of practice that is firmly rooted in theory. Part light, part serious, but always thought-provoking, this unique book approaches training through the three-part process of building awareness, knowledge, and skills. It leads the reader through the first two components with more than 75 activities, dialogues, stories, and incidents. The Synthetic Culture Laboratory and two full simulations fulfill the skill-building component. Exploring Culture is suitable for students, trainers, coaches and educators. It can be used for individual study or as a text, and it serves as an excellent partner to Geert Hofstede's popular Cultures and Organizations.

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