Case Study 1 INFO PACK

BLUE CULTURE: Beliefs| Values| Attitudes

• 1. You believe a person's first loyalty is to his/her family
• 2. Obedience to elders and those in authority is very important.
• 3. You believe in feelings more than reasoning and you believe people's feelings should be protected at all costs.
• 4. Yours is a hierarchical structure.
• 5. The past is considered more important that the future or present
• 6. Members of your culture tend toward holistic rather than analytical thinking

BLUE CULTURE: Communication Traits

• 1. Speakers use an indirect communication style.
• 2. Members of your culture frequently express positive attitudes about others while downplaying their own worth.
• 3. Your conversation distance is close ( about 15 inches, face to face)
• 4. Eye contact depends on the relative status of the individuals engaged in the conversation.
• 5. Silence is respected.

YELLOW CULTURE: Beliefs| Values| Attitudes

• 1. You believe that people determine their own destinies and should make their own choices based on their preferences, desires and needs.
• 2. You make decisions in a democratic manner.
• 3. You believe in reason over feelings.
• 4. You believe that time is a valuable commodity and you don't want to waste any.
• 5. You believe that conflict is a way of reaching good decisions.
• 6. Members of your culture tend toward analytic rather than holistic thinking.

YELLOW CULTURE: Communication Traits

• 1. Your conversation distance is far. ( about 35 inches, face to face).
• 2. You openly express emotions ( anger, dissatisfaction, happiness)
• 3. You ask many questions,
• 4. You are direct in expressing your opinion and you look people in the eye when you do so.
• 5. You don't express thanks to others because in your view people choose their actions to create their own destinies.