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Critical incidents
Objectives
To explore :
Cultural differences
Critical Incidents Theory
Cultural incidents
A critical incident is an event which made you stop and think, that
raised questions, that surprised you, confused you, that is
unexpected
Politeness
Are you polite in the way of your culture or in the way of culture`s guest?
THANK YOU! One thing that made me nervous was the custom
whereby the host kept asking what I prefer. Being a
guest in a Japanese home, one avoids expressions of
personal preferences with respect to what is being
served. Host are not discuss how they prepared the
TREATING GUESTS main dish. The guests are not supposed to be
interested in any of the details of this effort.
WHEN THINGS HAVE
DIFFERENT MEANINGS .
WHEN THINGS HAVE DIFFERENT MEANINGS .
No Eye Contact
I am lying to you I respect you I ignore you (I do not respect you)
Smile
Friendliness, openness, invitation to approach, inclusion
Artificial, fake; suspicion; lack of trust; not taking me seriously
WHEN MAY
WHY MAY
HAPPEN?
HAPPEN?
We can not learn all cultural codes, be Sociability and interest in other people
exposed or experience all cultural diversity
Develop tolerance for ambiguity
Open-mindedness empathy
Behavioral flexibility
But we can become more multiculturally
competent Critical thinking, curiosity and an overall
warmth in human relationships
Non-judgmental
Assumptions: Assumptions:
Inconsistent policies and practices
We all are human beings and are the same regarding multicultural issues
there is only one best way to manage,
Some departments, leaders and workers
administrate, or lead - exclusion are becoming sensitive to multicultural
Assimilation issues, it is not an organizational
priority;
Culture is believed to have minimal impact;
Culture-specific ways of doing things are not Although leaders may recognize a need
valued or recognized for some action, they lack a systematic
program or policy that addresses the
Everyone should be treated exactly the same issue of prejudice and bias;
Assumptions: