Trompenaars' Model of National Culture Differences
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CORE DEFINITION
Fons Trompenaars' 7 cultural dimensions, including universalism vs particularism, individualism vs collectivism, neutral vs emotional, specific vs diffuse, achievement vs ascription, time orientation, and environmental orientation.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
Reduce cognitive load
Decoding cultural conflicts. More detailed than Hofstede's model. Used to resolve deep conflicts in international business or diverse teams, e.g., understanding why some cultures value 'relationships' (particularism) over 'contracts' (universalism).
Anchor fast decisions
Uses seven dimensions to characterize differences between cultures (e.g., universalism-particularism, individualism-collectivism, neutral-affective, etc.). The mechanism is dimensional profile comparison.
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