Culture Shock - SchoolRack.ppt

CultureShockBusinessAcrossCulturesIABP2008CultureshockadjustmentratingTermsdefined:Motivation–oengageinaparticularbehaviorSelf-reliance–tofollowone’sowninstincts,desiresTolerance–thecapacitytorespectthebeliefsorpracticesofothersCultureshockadjustmentratingAmbiguity–opentomorethanoneinterpretation(also,uncertain)Non-judgmental-notmakingjudgmentsbasedonone’spersonalopinionsorstandardsPerceptiveness–showingkeeninsightCultureshockadjustmentratingEmpathy–understandorrecognizeanother’sstateofmindoremotion;abilitytoputyourselfinanother’s‘shoes’Lowgoal/taskorientation–essaswinningordefeatingothersStrongsenseofself–one’sidentityCultureshockdefinitionsThepsychologicaldisorientationmostpeopleexperiencewhentheymoveforanextendedperiodoftimeintoaculturemarkedlydifferentfromtheirown(Guanipa,1998)CultureshockdefinitionsWefeelleftalone—(Oberg)CultureshockAnecessarybyproductofpersonalgrowthFrustration(ause)isnotcultureshockCumulative-resultinginathreatthatyourvaluesandbeliefsarenot“right”ordingtoKohls:Progressesslowlyfrom“howquaint”ToafocusonthedifferencesthemselvesFinalstage:afewdifferences;thehostcultureas‘scapegoat’(bearingtheblame)Cultureshock:urItmaybeunavoidableYourreactionsareemotional–noteasilycontrolledbylogicorrationalthinkingCultureshock:4stagesInitialeuphoria(similarities)Irritationandhostility(differences)GradualadjustmentAdaptationorbiculturalismReversecultureshock–insomecases,ifyouadjustverywelltothehostcountry,returninghomecancausegreaterstressthantheoriginalcultureshock(Kohls)