day three hour one

the readings on culture and conflict
important terminology

we did some exercises
important morsels
scholarship

culture and conflict

there might have been a real culture shock

another tool in our toolbox to discuss what is going on

how different the world
is
diversity training

if everyone were like me

if you were educated---teh right thing, the wrong thing
stary off talking about
intercultural conflict

cultural variability model
stella conflict cultural model
keynote presenter

opens school
september conference

she introduces us to a dichotomy of terms

interdependent relationships
mom individualist survivor

cultural variability model

individualist---------------------- collectivist

power distance
construal of self
context communication
conflict assumptions

low power distance

inverted gaze

high distance btw high power status

in individualistic society-----friendly students-----student from india perceived power distance of authority

big difference in culture
construal of self self centric

i’m just me

high interdependent

collectivist people know ancestry heritage the people who are a part of the constellation of self

business style business
korea japan
tea or food
meet three times b4 talk about business

one bandwidth
in conflict assumptions
so the purpose of conflict

resolution process
ends by any means philosophy

collectivist cultures have a far greater orientation to the process

trajectory of the conflict cycle
meandering way
not a whole lot of focus for the other side
for the course of the action

process oriented

talks ad nauseum collectivist in terms about conflict.
feelings needs

cultural differences

low context/high context

logistics