Engage Cross-Culturally Flashcards

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A very important skill set to obtain and maintain in the army is

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The ability to build and maintain cultural resiliency

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Cultural resiliency is defined as

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The ability to adapt to a culture other than your own, while maintaining your own cultural identity

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Definition of culture

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Culture is a system of shared values, beliefs, and behaviors and norms people use to cope with both their physical and social environments, which is learned through interacting with others

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Definition of engagement

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Engagement is interpersonal interactions by soldiers and leaders with audiences in an area of operation (FM3-13)

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Soldier and leader engagement provides a venue for

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Building relationships
Solving conflicts
Conveying information
Calming fears
Refuting, rumors, lies or incorrect information 

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The four interrelated areas of culture

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The VBBN Model
Types of culture
Norms of interaction
Behaviors

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What is VBBN

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Values, beliefs, behaviors, and norms

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Values

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Or ideas of right and wrong

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Other name for values

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Guiding principles or ideals

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Beliefs

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Beliefs are a few of reality shared by a group

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Behaviors

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Behaviors are observable patterns of action

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Norms

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Norms are a range of permissible behaviors established by a group

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What is a framework of a culture

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VBBN

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In culture throughout the world, they can probably be classified by

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Communication style (context sensitivity) and their degree of dependence (individualism/collectivism)

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What are the two terms used to describe broadbrush communication differences between societies?

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High context and low context

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Can one ever say that culture is always high or low context? T or F

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False- one can never say that because societies contain both modes

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What is high context communication?

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We’re understanding of a situation or meaning is conditioned or learned

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Examples of high context, cultural situations

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Family gatherings or US military memorial services

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Low context communication

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Where understanding of a situation or meaning is made accessible in surroundings

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Individualism

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Identifies primarily with self.

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What is collectivism?

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When one’s identity is in large part, a function of one’s membership and role in a group

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What are the norms? (FRESH-T)?

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Fate
Roles
Emotions
Space
Honor
Time

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What is fate?

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Is the culturally-based concept that everything that occurs is already inevitably predetermined, and cannot be altered based on human actions

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What may fate be also viewed as?

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Destiny

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What are different varieties of roles? 

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Gender
Age
Kinship
Economic status

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What is emotion in cultures?

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Displaying emotions differ from culture to culture

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Different type of “space” interaction within cultures

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  • private space v. public space
  • interpersonal contact
  • eye contact
  • seating arrangements for negotiations
  • spatial preferences to age, gender, generation, social economical class and context
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What are the two perspective related to time?

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Monochronic and polychronic

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What is monochronic time?

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The approach to time is linear, sequential, and involves focusing on one thing at a time

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What is polychronic time?

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Involves simultaneous occurrences of many things and the involvement of many people

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What are the behaviors in interaction?

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Verbal, nonverbal, and communication styles

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What expression is important to remember when communicating verbally?

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“Lost in translation “

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What are the qualities in speech?

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Volume, inflection, and cadence

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What are the communication styles? (TARDI-D)

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Task focused
Attached
Relationship focused
Direct
Indirect
Detached

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What is cultural self-awareness

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The knowledge, skills and attitudes regarding American culture that enable individuals to adapt effectively in cross-cultural environments

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What does cultural, self-awareness encompass?

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US social, military and interagency culture and includes any potential cultural biases that may exist

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What consist in rapport?

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Understanding, respect, and trust

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What are the stages in the leader engagement cycle?

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  1. Identify key leader or entity
  2. Intelligence preparation of the environment.
  3. Identify desired effects.
  4. Prepare.
  5. Execute.
  6. Debrief/report (AAR)
  7. Reengage.
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What are the three phases in conflict resolution/negotiation process?

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  1. Prepare.
  2. Implement.
  3. Evaluate.
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What is the definition of negotiation?

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Is a communication process between two or more parties

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What is aspiration point?

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Inspiration point is the best each party hopes to get out of a negotiated agreement. What each party desires to achieve.

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What is reservation point? A.k.a. bottom line.

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It is the least favorable option or offer either side might accept

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Best Alternative To A Negotiated Agreement (BATNA)

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The option a negotiating party might execute should the negotiation fail.

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What are the keys to determining a valid BATNA?

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  1. An option you can execute unilaterally.
  2. It must be a real option.
  3. It must be perceived as credible by your negotiating counterpart.
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What is Zone Of Possible Agreement? (ZOPA)

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The area between each parties, aspiration and reservation points defines their own bargaining range. Meaning an area of common interest

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Where are the negotiation strategies?

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Distributive and integrative

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What is the distributive category also known as?

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“Value claiming”

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The zero sum approach can be executed through three negotiating strategies

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“ comply, quote”, “insist”, or “settle”

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What is interest base negotiation? (IBN)

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An integrative approach, focusing on relationships

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The essential component of IBN

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Separate the people from the problem
Focus on the interest not a position
Determine BATNA
Brainstorm for mutual Gaines
Use objective criteria to measure furnace or reasonableness of the agreement