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Ch5 Decision-making
“Most cultures that fall as egalitarian on the Leading scale also believe in consensual decision making.”
Notable exceptions are USA (egalitarian; top-down decision-making) and Germany (hierarchical socially; consensual decisions).
A whole section was given to Japan: strongly hierarchical, yet one of the most consensual societies in the world.
— Jun 15, 2025 06:14PM
“Most cultures that fall as egalitarian on the Leading scale also believe in consensual decision making.”
Notable exceptions are USA (egalitarian; top-down decision-making) and Germany (hierarchical socially; consensual decisions).
A whole section was given to Japan: strongly hierarchical, yet one of the most consensual societies in the world.
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4. Cognitive trust (US is highest) vs affective/relational trust (non-European countries, basically). This relates to preferred mode of communication even once the relationship is established: the more affective your colleague, the more effective relational modes like phone calls or meetings will be.
— Dec 23, 2025 05:23PM
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3. Persuading
Westerners have a more specific approach. It ranges between principles-first (Latin Europe; start with the values, acknowledge your listener’s intelligence by assuming they won’t just swallow anything they hear) and applications-first (Anglo-Saxon countries; start with the conclusion, value brevity).
Asians have a more holistic approach: macro to micro, rather than micro to macro.
— Jan 26, 2025 04:29AM
Westerners have a more specific approach. It ranges between principles-first (Latin Europe; start with the values, acknowledge your listener’s intelligence by assuming they won’t just swallow anything they hear) and applications-first (Anglo-Saxon countries; start with the conclusion, value brevity).
Asians have a more holistic approach: macro to micro, rather than micro to macro.
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2. Evaluating: This chapter is best for those working with someone from a country further right (indirect negative feedback) than them.
— Jan 14, 2025 09:08PM
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1. Communication - USA is the most low-context country in the world; Japan is the most high-context.
— Jan 02, 2025 08:20PM
