The 12 Dimension Reflect

Chosen Dimension's: 1- Growth 
                                   2- Outlook
                                   3- Expression 
                                   4- Decision Making 
                                   5- Communication
                                   6- Accountability

Part 1

    The self-culture profile shows my personal result in a work environment. Based on that my destiny dimension is directive, which means that I tend to shape my future at work to fit my goals. In addition, to that I like to have a room to express my idea and opportunities to be a part of decision making processes. Furthermore, I’m more into rules when it comes to making decision. Mean’s I rather to work by the rules and low. Moreover, when it comes to communication I like to communicate in a direct way. However, sometimes I briefer an indirect way of communication. Overall, the self-culture profile gives a summary of my personality at work.

Part 2

    I agree with my self-culture profile result because it does describe me will. For example, it shows that in the growth dimension I’m in the meddle which means that I’m neither too personal nor material. In addition, my outlook dimension is 2 to worth the tradition. Mean’s, that I like to look at my past achievement and I take my future potential needs in to consideration. Moreover, it also shows that I can reveal and conceal my expression’s depending on the situation it self.

Part 3

   I think that my self-culture profile result will be changed in 5 years because I’m not 100% satisfied with my result and I would like to change some dimension such as, communications and accountability. Firstly, in communication I’m more into the direct way, but I rather to be in the meddle between direct and indirect way. The reason behind it is that I want to communicate with the people around me depending on the situation. Finally, accountability I’m in the middle between individual and community, but I prefer to be more in to community because I want to be more responsible when it comes to the group. In conclusion, I think that no one is perfect and we have to accept our self as we are. However, we have to change whatever pother’s people (what ever actions that make you rude).      

     

Exercise # 6

On revolution and revolts: ACCOUNTABILITY / community because is human nature to be socialite.

On legalizing divorce: outlook / tradition because they were forced to wear a suits and ties for the dancing parties.

On materialism: Destiny/ directive because they did not take control of there future.

On global consumption: communication/ direct because he sided what he want to say whit out any introductions.

On global consumption:  connecting/ inclusive because the speech was in general.

On ending conflict: ACCOUNTABILITY/ community because it was not directed to specific people.

On staying humble in OFFICE: context/ informal because they involved personal life in the speech.

On age: Expression/ reveal because he was not shay of his age.

On addiction: Communication/ direct because he was taking freely about addiction straight.

On being called the world’s poorest president: outlook/ tradition because paragraph was about the history.

On donating 90% of his SALARY to charity: Growth/ personal because the speech was mainly about himself.

On his goals for Uruguay: Status/ achieved because he sited a goal in his mind and he is willing to achieve it.

On being a president: communication/ direct because the speech was basically about instructions.  

On the secret to happiness: Destiny/ directive because he was in control of his destiny by choosing to be happy in life.

Exercise#5

Cultural Dimension	Character Todd, Puro, Aisha or other	Outsourced Scene or Circumstance
Communication- direct/indirect	Todd and his manger	Direct communication (when Todd manger told him I need you to work in India)
Expression-Reveal / conceal	Todd and his manger	Reveal Expression (Todd feeling about working in India)
Decision-making: rules / relations	Todd and his manger	Rules (in the Holi day everyone must not wear nice clothing)
Context – Informal / formal	Todd and his manger	Informal (Todd calling his manger by his name)

3. When he gets on the train, he cannot find an empty seat. How is this problem solved for him? How might this be a cultural solution?

 

He got a train by jamming and with help of someone from the train by holding him. There was no place in train then a boy stands and let Todd sat in his place and then he sat on Todd lap. It might be a cultural solution because the younger people must respect the older people.

 

 

4. As any exchange student, he has a lot of experiences trying new food. His first encounter is with an iced drink. What happens?

 

He felt sick after drinking it.

 

 

7. Todd wants to check in to a hotel. But Puro insists he comes to a boarding house.
What is the reason he gives Todd?

 

 Because he thought that seating in the hotel will make him feel very lonely, and he thinks that no one will take care of him like his aunti.

 

 

8. As soon as they meet, Aunti Ji starts asking very intimate questions that
Americans who have just met would never ask. What kind of things does she ask?

Her questions were mostly personal.

Exercise#4

How does culture/ and the 12 Dimensions influence?

        Multiculturalism has a huge impact on the way of applying the 12 dimensions in our daily life. For example, Amish and English people they have two different type of culture. Furthermore, English people culture is more into accepting the life changes and development, while Amish culture is more into traditional outlook.         

How Arabic culture influence individual choice?

          Sometimes our Arabic culture has an impact on my life choices. For instance, in my specialized field I will be dealing with mean and I will be forced to deal with them in a formal way.    

Exercis #3

Douglas Ainslie: Despite the fact that he lost his money in business he was able to look at the bright side of his life and enjoying it. 

Mrs. Evelyn Greenslade: She was able to avoid her conflict by being loyal and supportive to her husband, and she was looking for a job to backup the situation.

Graham: He was able to enjoy his time in India because he was raised there.

Hardcastle: She was unable to avoid the conflict. Her room was not as she was expecting, so she started to look for a new one as soon as she arrived to the hotel.

Donnely:  She was unable to adjust with the people around her.

Jean Ainslie: She was unable to accept the thought of being in India because her husband loss his money in business, so she wanted to return bake to the UK.   

Exercise #2

Emirati women and workforce in a clash of culture

What is the conflict? Why?

   Same Emirati families are preventing their daughters or wife from working in a mixed environment. The main reasons for this our traditions and religion’s are against the idea of woman working with men in the same place.     

                     

What is the cultural view behind the conflict?

   Those Emirati families do not accept the idea of woman working in a mixed environment, to them it an issue of honor, shame, and following tradition. This kind of families think’s that if one of there family woman worked in a mixed environment she will infect the family name with shame.     

What is the best solution?

   In this kind of problems the woman should face her family and convince them that now a day’s the every thing is changing as will as people point view of a workingwoman, and there is same company’s that has a private work places for women.