Understanding Global Cultures: Metaphorical Journeys Through 34 Nations, Clusters of Nations, Continents, and Diversity 6th Edition

Gannon and Pillai, Understanding Global Cultures, Sixth Edition Instructor Resource CHAPTER 1: UNDERSTANDING CROSS-CULTURAL DIFFERENCES EXERCISE 1.1: CULTURE AND GROUP EFFECTIVENESS Many individuals do not consider that cultural differences or culture are important. They believe that individuals tend to be similar across cultures. This opening exercise and other

CHAPTER 10: A METAPHOR IN DEPTH: THE JAPANESE GARDEN Chapter 10 follows the same format as Chapter 9. The focus is on an extended treatment of one cultural metaphor, the Japanese garden. Chapter Overview Chapter 10 follows the same format as Chapter 9. The focus is on an extended

CHAPTER 11: TRAINING VIDEOS AND WEBSITES Cross-cultural training videos help to enrich the learning process. My strong preference is for videos containing several short vignettes or incidents lasting two to three minutes to encourage active learning. Before showing a video, the instructor can present theories and perspectives. After each

Gannon and Pillai, Understanding Global Cultures, Sixth Edition Instructor Resource CHAPTER 2: THE DIMENSIONS OF CULTURE, PART 1 Continuing with our applications and exercises on culture, we are now going to get more familiar with the concept of cultural dimensions. Anthropologists and psychologists have intensively studied the dimensions along

CHAPTER 3: THE DIMENSIONS OF CULTURE PART 2 Since the end of World War II anthropologists and particularly psychologists have studied the dimensions along which cultures vary, and they have found empirical support for at least 22 dimensions (Osland and Bird, in press; see also Triandis, 2001). We have

31 CHAPTER 4: CULTURAL METAPHORS The work of Kluckholn and Strodtbeck, Hall, Hofstede and many others who study national cross-cultural differences has been invaluable in the area of cross-cultural studies. Their dimensions of culture constitute a base upon which a majority of more recent studies have been built.

46 46 46 Figure 4.7 Summary of the British Cultural Metaphor (The traditional British House), Access Leverage Points (ALP's), and Interventions Strategies. Step 1 The Sub-Metaphorical Constructs Step 2 The Access Leverage Points Step 3 The Intervention Strategies Historical Foundations

69 CHAPTER 5: CULTURES AS PROCESSES, OUTCOMES, AND EMOTIONAL EXPRESSION Edward Hall (Hall and Hall, 1989) is a prominent cultural anthropolist whose work on monochronic and polychronic time is highlighted in Chapter 2. His theoretical framework also includes a concept known as the context of culture or

CHAPTER 6: SOCIOLINGUISTICS It is frequently asserted that approximately 30% of the communication between individuals is transmitted by the words they use. The other 70% occurs through the following types of non-verbal communication: * Kinetics the study of body movements * Proxemics the study of personal

CHAPTER 7: ADDITIONAL BEHAVIORS ACROSS CULTURES In this chapter we provide exercises for additional behaviors that are significant across cultures. These behaviors are related to the concepts presented in previous chapters, for example, individualism and collectivism. EXERCISE 7.1: SOCIAL CLASS, CULTURE AND GENDER The instructor should present the

CHAPTER 8: CROSS-CULTURAL NEGOTIATIONS As businesspeople increasingly interact with those of other national and ethnic cultures, they need to understand the process of negotiation. This chapter is a brief introduction to this topic, with special attention being devoted to cross-cultural issues. EXERCISE 8.1: RUG NEGOTIATIONS

CHAPTER 9: A METAPHOR IN DEPTH: THE GERMAN SYMPHONY In this chapter there is an extended treatment of the manner in which the instructor can teach about a specific cultural metaphor, the German Symphony. The treatment is based on the chapter about the German Symphony in Gannon and

PART IV: THE THREE EXAMINATIONS FIRST EXAM There are 43 multiple choice questions, each worth 1.5 points. You can answer only 40 of these multiple choice questions. If a student answers more than 40, he/she loses 1.5 points per each additional question answered. On your green scantron,

d. A mosaic e. Constant warfare 5. The nation that explicitly incorporated the concept of a mosaic into its constitution to define the nations perspective on ethnic groups is: a. Malaysia b. Ireland c. France d. Canada* e. Germany a. Malaysia b. Ireland c. France d. Canada* e. Germany

d. Mexico* e. Australia 2. An example of a cleft national culture in the major book of the book focused on this topic is: a. The United States b. Nigeria c. Great Britain d. Malaysia* e. Canada a. The United States b. Nigeria c. Great Britain d. Malaysia* e.

PART V: MULTIPLE CHOICE AND ESSAY QUESTIONS FOR THE NINE CHAPTERS NOT REQUIRED IN THE THREE EXAMS Chapter 6: Kimchi and Korea 1. They are known as the Irish of Asia: a. The Chinese b. The Japanese c. The Indians d. The Koreans* b. The Japanese c. The

the case. Which other countries scored high on the happiness scale? Which countries scored low? Do you agree with the rankings? 5. What are some important issues to keep in mind while doing business in Denmark? the case. Which other countries scored high on the happiness scale? Which countries scored

PART III: THE SYLLABUS (SPRING, 2015) CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SAN MARCOS COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION COURSE: MANAGEMENT IN DIFFERENT CULTURES MGMT 461, SECTION 02, LEC 20071 INSTRUCTOR: PROFESSOR MARTIN J. GANNON Spring, 2015. TuTh, Room 306 Markstein, 3-4:50 p.m. OFFICE: ROOM 343 Markstein E-MAIL: MGANNON@CSUSM.EDU OFFICE PHONE:

Gannon and Pillai, Understanding Global Cultures, Sixth Edition Instructor Resource FIRST EXAM There are 43 multiple choice questions, each worth 1.5 points. You can answer only 40 of these multiple choice questions. If a student answers more than 40, he/she loses 1.5 points per each additional question

Gannon and Pillai, Understanding Global Cultures, Sixth Edition Instructor Resource PART V: MULTIPLE CHOICE AND ESSAY QUESTIONS FOR THE NINE CHAPTERS NOT REQUIRED IN THE THREE EXAMS Chapter 6: Kimchi and Korea 1. They are known as the Irish of Asia: a. The Chinese b. The Japanese

Gannon and Pillai, Understanding Global Cultures, Sixth Edition Instructor Resource SECOND EXAM There are 43 multiple choice questions, each worth 1.5 points. You can answer only 40 of these multiple choice questions. If a student answers more than 40, he/she loses 1.5 points per each additional question answered.

Gannon and Pillai, Understanding Global Cultures, Sixth Edition Instructor Resource THIRD EXAM MULTIPLE CHOICE EACH IS WORTH 1.5 POINTS. PLEASE LEAVE THREE QUESTIONS BLANK. IF A STUDENT ANSWERS MORE THAN 40, HE OR SHE LOSES 1.5 POINTS FOR EACH ADDITIONAL ANSWER. 1. An example of