Questions to Sharpen Your Focus
1. Are citizens of Saudi Arabia raised in individualistic or collectivistic culture? Does that society have a large or small power distance? How did you decide?
2. Do you see yourself as having more of an independent or an interdependent self? Does this go with the flow of your culture or are you swimming upstream?
3. Both Ting-Toomey and Gudykunst say that knowledge, mindfulness, and skill are necessary for effective intercultural communication. How does their use of these terms differ? Is it a difference that makes a difference?
4. What style of conflict management would you use with the group member who did poor work? Do you think that your response is based on your culture, self-construal, sex, or status? What other factors affect your decision?
2. Do you see yourself as having more of an independent or an interdependent self? Does this go with the flow of your culture or are you swimming upstream?
3. Both Ting-Toomey and Gudykunst say that knowledge, mindfulness, and skill are necessary for effective intercultural communication. How does their use of these terms differ? Is it a difference that makes a difference?
4. What style of conflict management would you use with the group member who did poor work? Do you think that your response is based on your culture, self-construal, sex, or status? What other factors affect your decision?
