Cross-Cultural Mentoring

Craig Ott

Cross-Cultural Mentoring

Overview

Collectivism vs. Individualism Shame and Honor Status and Familiarity Compartmentalization vs. Holism

Twenty Questions

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Collectivism vs. IndividualismCollectivism

Individualism

Harmony, cooperation

Individual identity, how I am different

Group identity, what I have in common

Comparison, competition

Social obligation,group goals & success

Personal freedom,Individual goals & success

Interdependence, sharing Independence, owning

Shame oriented Guilt oriented

Hierarchical Egalitarian

High ingroup/outgroup distinction

Low ingroup/outgroup distinction

Values change & creativityValues tradition & history

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Geert Hofstede and Geert Hofstede and Gert Jan Hofstede, Gert Jan Hofstede, Cultures and Cultures and Organizations: Organizations: Software of the Mind Software of the Mind (New York: McGraw-(New York: McGraw-Hill, 2005), p. 112. Hill, 2005), p. 112.

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Shame and Honor

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Status and Familiarity

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Power Distance

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Power Distance

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Geert Hofstede and Gert Jan Hofstede, Cultures and Organizations: Software of the Mind (New York: McGraw-Hill, 2005), p. 83.

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Status and FamiliarityA Question for Miss Yoshikawa

Craig Storti, Cross-cultural Dialogues (Yarmouth, Maine: Intercultural Press, 1994), p. 47.

Theresa

Miss. Yoshikawa

That was an excellent presentation. You and Dr. Nagai must have worked very hard on this.

I was very honored to be asked by Dr. Nagai to assist him on this project. He’s my thesis advisor, you know.

Well, you were very good. He’s lucky to have found you. I had a question about a point you made at the end.

Yes, of course. Let me just get Dr. Nagai.

Oh, don’t bother him; he’s talking to some other people. Anyway, it’s about a point that you made

I see. Can I get you some tea?

Theresa

Miss. Yoshikawa

Theresa

Miss. Yoshikawa

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Compartmentalization vs. Holism The importance of reciprocity

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Compartmentalization vs. Holism The importance of reciprocity

Delbert Chinchen, “The Return of the Fourth ‘R’ to Education: Relationships” Missiology 25:3 (1997)

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Compartmentalization vs. Holism

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Liberian and Malawian Student Expectations of Teachers

Delbert Chinchen, “The Return of the Fourth ‘R’ to Education: Relationships” Missiology 25:3 (1997)

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Clinton’s Ten Commandments of Mentoring1. Establish a strong relationship. 2. Agree on a purpose3. Determine contact frequency4. Decide on the type of accountability5. Set up communication mechanisms6. Clarify the confidentiality level7. Set the relationship’s life cycle8. Evaluate regularly9. Modify expectations, as necessary10. Bring closure at the right time

How many of these are culturally universal?