Activity:Cross-CulturalRelationsQuestionnaireYourCultureTargetCulture1.Identityandpurpose(generallyspeakinghowdothesepeopleenvisionandprojectthemselvesasagroup;howdotheyexpresstheirsenseofspaceandpurpose?)2.CommunicationandLanguage(generally,whatarethestylesandsystemsforinteracting,transmittingandexchangingmessages,bothverballyandnon-verbally?Forexample,whatisthelanguageofbusinessanddoanyspecialmediadominatethesociety?3.DressandAppearance(generally,whatisthelook,styleandappearanceofthisgroupofpeople,bothintermsofadornmentsaswellastheimageorreputationcreated?Forexample,isthereanythingdistinctiveabouttheirclothinganditscolour,especiallyatbusinessorwork?4.FoodandFeedingCustoms(generally,whatdistinguishesthispeopleintermsofwhatandhowtheyeat,includingtheirpreparation,servingandeatinghabits?Whatisdistinctiveabouttheirdietortheiruseofmealstoexpressthemselves?5.TimeandTimeConsciousness(generally,howdothesepeoplemeasuredurationintervals,differingintheirtimesense?Forexample,isthereanythingdifferentaboutmeetingtimesandarrivals?)/www/wwwroot/www.botuzhiku.cn/worker/runtime/JiuNiaoWork/Fle/18957/0c1ac3af-be8b-4c9f-a108-bc5fba21a5c1.doc6.RelationshipsandSexuality(generally,howdothesepeopledifferentiatetheirassociationswithoneanotherandstrangers,whetherintermsofkinshipandgender,ageandrank,positionorstatus,rewardsorrecognition.Isthereanythingdifferentabouttheirfamilyandmarriagearrangements?Particularlynotemattersofbisexuality,andthestatusofeithermaleorfemaleinsociety.)7.ValuesandNorms(generally,whatdistinguishestheneedandprioritysystemsofthispeopleintermsofimportance.Andasaresult,whatbehaviourstandardsorexpectationsdotheyestablish,explicitlyorimplicitly?Forexample,whataboutbusinessethics?)8.BeliefsandAttitudes(generally,whatisthephilosophyoflifeofthisparticulargroup?Whatisthedominantforce,suchasreligionormyths,thatdominatetheiroutlookandpossiblyisexpressedinvariousattitudes,ritesandrituals?)9.MentalHabitsandLearning(generally,whatdistinguishesthethoughtprocessesofthispeople-suchasthemethodoflearning,emphasisuponlogicandintuition,whatever?Isthereanythingspecialabouttheirsystemsofeducatingandtraining?)10.WorkHabitsandPractices(generally,whatistheprimaryvocationalfocusofthispeople-hunting,agriculture,industrial,post-industrialorhightechnology?Isthereanythingdistinctiveabouttheirviewofthenatureofworkandthewaysoforganisingthemselvesatwork,suchaspatterns,policiesandprocedures?Forexample,aretherepeculiarattitudesorarrangementsaboutcaste,colourpigmentationorrace,minorityorforeignworkers?)/www/wwwroot/www.botuzhiku.cn/worker/runtime/JiuNiaoWork/Fle/18957/0c1ac3af-be8b-4c9f-a108-bc5fba21a5c1.docActivity:OrganisationalCultureSurveyInstrument(OCS)The99itemsinthissurveycanbeusedbyaleadertoassessthecultureofone’sownorganisation,includingone’sownmanagerialperceptions.(Withadaptation,theinstrumentcanbeusedtostudyanotherorganisation’sculture.Further,withslightchanges,thesurveycanalsobeextendedtoamanagerialgrouporthewholeworkforcesoastoobtainmorecomprehensivedataforanalysis.)Unlessinstructedotherwise,therespondentgenerallyprovidesaneffectivenessratingfortheitemsbyselectinganumberona7pointscalefrom1(lowest)to7(highest).Theinventoryisdividedinto7majorsections-overallanalysis,organisationalcommunication,managementteam,workgroup,managerialself-perception,organisationalrelations,andorganisationalchange.Th...
