From the course: HR Foundations: Core Human Resources
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Understanding global cultures
From the course: HR Foundations: Core Human Resources
Understanding global cultures
- Have you ever visited a foreign country where the language or customs were vastly different from your own? As HR professionals, you'll interact with people from different cultures. Understanding why people do what they do will work to your advantage and make your interactions more productive. The term culture refers to characteristic ways of doing things and behaving that people in each country or region have evolved over generations. It helps them make sense of their part of the world and provides them with an identity and it influences how they operate in business. Here are 10 features of cultural landscapes. Sense of self and space. People may adopt humble bearings in some places and macho behavior in others. Americans prefer more distance between people while Latins and Vietnamese tend to get much closer. Dress and appearance may vary dramatically around the globe. Dress includes outward garments as well as body…
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