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Trompenaar's Specific vs. Diffuse Dimension
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Trompenaar's Specific vs. Diffuse
Specific -> Diffuse Cultures
Specific orientated culture help an expatriate understand a new environment
Conclusion
Pros: Cons:
- Working environment - Living environment
- Straight to the point - Poor relationship with new colleagues
- Efficient - Hard to reach personal life of colleagues
(reflect culture of the new environment)
Diffuse
“Japanese are very proud and workaholics. Proud workaholics.”
Yoko Ono
We hope you will be able to use this information next time in Japan or when working overseas
- Belief that good relationships are vital to meeting business objectives
- People spend time outside of work with colleagues and clients
- Indirect and ambiguous communication
- Focus is on building good relationships
- Less structured meetings
Specific
Understanding Japanese Culture
- Belief that people can work together without a good relationship
- More direct and to the point
- Focus is on the business objectives
- Structured meetings
- Only skills relevant to the business at hand are important
- Be ready to socialise extensively outside
the office
- Less personal time while in Japan
- Work and business meetings on weekends will be required
- No 9am-5pm work lifestyle
Evan's cost cutting measures
Summary
In implementing training measures, the emphasis should be on:
(A) The individual’s financial performance
(B) Development and growth of the team
Specific vs. Diffuse
- Focused on 1/7 of Trompenaar's Cultural Dimensions: Specific vs. Diffuse
- Trompenaars' value dimensions rate nations' values towards life and work
- Specific vs. diffuse rate how much an culture interacts with colleagues outside the office
Specific: separate work and personal lives
Diffuse: overlapping work and personal lives
Bonnie's First Day
Trompenaar's Specific vs. Diffuse Dimension
Socialising after work
One of her colleagues shared that she was going through a divorce.
(A) Casually acknowledge that her colleague is going through a difficult time and asks if she would like to chat more later on
(B) Nod indifferently, continue working and end the conversation
Home country: Canada Host country: Japan
1. Introduction
2. Specific vs. Diffuse Dimension
3. Role Play Scenarios
4. Conclusion
Evan has been invited to karaoke by his colleagues but he is nervous about singing. What would you recommend for Evan to do?
(A) Accept the invitation regardless
(B) Politely decline
Canada - Specific
- Believe that relationships don't have much of an impact on work objectives
- People can work together without having a good relationship
- Not a prerequisite for successful working
Japan - Diffuse
"What many foreign companies often see as impenetrable barriers to Japanese business are often strong bonds of trust..."
- Lifelong employment -> long term relationship
- Emphasis on group loyalty and harmony -> socialising after hours
- Overlap between family life and work
- Address problem indirectly