Week 2 Hall’s Cultural Dimensions

Question 1

Context

Answer 1

Extent to which the context of a message is as important as the message itself.

• Low context
• High context

Question 2

Space

Answer 2

Extent to which people are comfortable sharing physical space with others.

Question 3

Time

Answer 3

Extent to which people approach one task at a time or multiple tasks simultaneously.

• Sequential
• Synchronic

Question 4

What kind of research did Hall conduct?

Answer 4

• Proposed a model based on his ethnographic research in several Western cultures, including Germany, France, the US, & Japan.

Question 5

What was the focus of his research?

Answer 5

• The focus of his efforts was on how cultures approach interpersonal communication, but his work also explored personal space and time.

Question 6

List the three cultural dimensions of Hall’s cultural model

Answer 6

• context (messaging & intercultural communication)
• space
• time

Question 7

Hall’s contributions to the field of cross-cultural management

Answer 7

• Terms used in the field of cross-cultural management such as monochronic & polychronic.