TABLE
ADAPTED FROM A. TROMPENAARS,
RIDING
THE WAVES OF CULTURE,
NEW YORK, 1988
reworked by Linda Beamer,
California State University, Los Angeles, 2001,
and by Patrick
Boylan, University of Rome, Italy, 2002.
INDICATE ON THE GRAPHS BELOW:
B= Britons in 2 specfic implementations: Tolkien / LadyD
T
= Trinity student (use Patrick as a model for now)
I
= most Italians you know about.
Y = Yourself
(1.) Individualist vs. Collectivist
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fare da sé <-> fare insieme ad altri (individualismo<->collettivismo),
(2.) Form trusted vs. Form distrusted
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rispettare le forme <-> considerare ingannevoli le forme,
(3.) Horizontal vs. hierarchical
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distribuire orizzontalmente il potere <-> ordinare verticalmente il potere (gerarchia)
(4.) Self in control vs. Other in control
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mantenere il controllo della situazione <-> lasciare il controllo della situazione ad altri,
(5.) Learn from experience vs. from authority
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voler apprendere facendo <-> voler apprendere da un "maestro",
(6.) Rules-observant vs. Rules-bending
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osservare le regole <-> adattare le regole alle proprie esigenze,
(7.) Communication direct vs. indirect
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parlare schiettamente <-> parlare per allusione,
(8.) Uncertainty-tolerant vs. Uncertainty-averse
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sopportare le incertezza <-> volere che tutto sia programmato.
Expressive traits deriving from these cultural traits (for Tolkien, Lady D)
Consider both sides of an issue, be reasonable even in the face of passion.
Speak knowing you are in controll of yourself and of the situation.
Indolence, both Southern and artistocratic.
Gentlemanliness
(civility, decorum thus euphemism, understatement, etc.)
but, when called for, frank talk.
Clarity in punctuating your key words (stress- not syllable-timed cadence; wide pitch range)