How do you feel ?
☆The shabby Guitar Player
3. The man is to be pitied.
6. The waiter should remove this man.
☆A welcome at the airport
4. How dare someone meet you in such an informal outfit.
How would you do ?
☆The Returning Athlete
3. A big one, because even if she did not win, she did participate in the Olympic games and that is a great achievement.
4. A grand one, because she is one of us and she has honored our town.
☆A Virtual Contact
3. Send an e-mail starting “My name is X and I have a proposal that might interest you” and ending with your first name.
Why did you choose your particular answers?
☆The shabby Guitar Player
I will feel fear, because he is not my acquaintance. But I will not be able to say to him even if I feel so, because he is unfortunate . But I may expect the waiter to remove him.
☆A welcome at the airport
I will think she is impolite. I think that we should wear formal wear when we attend formal business meeting. I think jeans and sandals are out of questions.
☆The Returning Athlete
To participate in the Olympic games is difficult and great things. I think we should prepare official welcome even if she could not win the game. Because she gave dreams to many children who live in a small town.
☆A Virtual Contact
I thought it is impolite to call suddenly, and to write a letter on my company letterhead is dangerous because I do not know about the person at all. When we send a mail, not to write my name is impolite.
Do you think that your own orientation on
any of the five dimensions (Power Distance, Individualist, Masculine,
Uncertainty Avoidance, Long Term Orientation) influenced your answers? Why or
why not?
☆The shabby Guitar Player
Individualist
Masculine
Uncertainty
Avoidance
☆A welcome at the airport
Power Distance
Uncertainty Avoidance
Long Term Orientation
☆The Returning Athlete
Long Term Orientation
☆A Virtual Contact
Power Distance
Individualist
Uncertainty Avoidance
The assignment of MMCE, “what would you do?” and “how would you
feel?”
I chose No.2, 4 and 6. I felt “the man is filthy
and disgusting.” and “I do not know this man, and I have nothing to do with him.” and “the waiter should
remove this man.”
Why I chose these answers is that No.2 is just my first impression as I do not know him at all. Why I chose No.4 and No.6 is because I do not want to have anything to do with him, but I cannot say him "Please sit down another table." directly.
I think my answer have something to do with the individualist dimension. I think everyone in the world have their own common-space. Common-space means the space which is around our own body and which we are not disturbed by anyone. Everyone have different range of common-space. In this case, when the shabby man comes to my table, I feel that he disturb my common-space and I want him to remove to another table. Though I do not know whether this case can be said this is influenced by individualist, I think the individualist dimension is the nearest of the five.
I chose No.2 and 3. I felt “she is probably the person with whom I will have the meeting.” and “it is wonderful to be welcomed so warmly."
Why I chose No.2 because the woman held a sign with my name on it. Why I chose No.3 because I might be nervous when I meet someone whom I have never met before, and if I am welcomed warmly after that, I will be relaxed and I will appreciate the warm welcome.
I think my answer is influenced by the uncertainty
avoidance. If this case should be happened in
I chose No.3. I thought “A big one, because even if she did not win, she did participate in the Olympic games and that is a great achievement.”
Why I chose No.3 because I think participating in the Olympic games deserves a medal.
I think my answer is influenced by the feminine society because it is a really kind society though she could not get the medal.
I chose No.2. I thought “Send an e-mail
starting ‘Dear Mr. so-and-so’ and ending ‘Kind regards, X’.”
Why I chose No.2 because I think it is a polite way and quick way to send the e-mail in this context.
I think my answer is influenced by short-term orientation, because my opinion is based on the idea that places a special emphasis on fulfilling social obligation.
The answers of practice on the MMCE homepage
1,Shddy guitar player A. The waiter should remove this man.
2,A welcome at the airport A. How dare someone meet you in such an informal outfit.
3,The returning athlete A. A big one, because even if she did not win, she did participate in the Olympic games and that is a great achievement.
4,A virtual contact A. Have your secretary arrange a phone call.
I think these are influenced by my national value. But not only it.
They are influenced by the character of the person.
In summery, national values are more influences than characters.