Identity Dialogues

Subgroup Size

Entire group

Duration

45 minutes

External Cost

No

Source

Hofstede, G. J., Pedersen, P.B., & Hofstede, G. (2002). Dialogues in synthetic culture role. In Exploring culture: Exercises, stories and synthetic cultures (pp. 135-160). Boston, MA: Intercultural Press.  

Tags:

  1. acceptance
  2. adaptation
  3. bridging
  4. collectivism
  5. dialogue
  6. Hofstede
  7. individualism
  8. leadership
  9. mentoring
  10. mentorship
  11. other awareness
  12. power distance
  13. self-awareness
  14. simulation
  15. traditions
  16. value dimensions
  17. worldview frameworks

As a result of this chapter, readers will be able to: 1. Recognize how some of Hofstede's six dimensions can affect dialogue. 2. Identify some strategies for dialoguing across some of these dimensions.