Cross-cultural Collaboration

 

Time Orientation

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Monochronic Time societies tend to carry out tasks sequentially without interruptions, whereas in Polychronic Time nations, people are comfortable doing several tasks at once. This dimension is reflected in the rate and flow of information exchange, and in human discourse structures like turn taking, breaks and intervals. Long term cultures respect traditions and long-term commitments. In short-term cultures change happens more easily

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