Question

Cross Cultural Business Challenges

Cultural Borrowing

1. How would you describe cultural diffusion?

2. How do cultures choose what to culturally "borrow" from other cultures?

3. Do only less developed countries borrow from more developed countries?

4. Give an example of cultural borrowing or diffusion that you've seen in the U.S. (or in your native country).

5. What's a custom you would like to "borrow" from another culture?

Answer 1

Answering only the 1st four Questions as per HOMEWORKLIB POLICY.

1. How would you describe cultural diffusion?

Answer: Cultural diffusion is a state where to formulate a global culture the best practices of all the cultures are incorporated. It implies all the cultures learning from each other for a holistic growth.

2. How do cultures choose what to culturally "borrow" from other cultures?

Cultures borrow best practices from each other. They learn methods to incorporate difference for better innovation and building an environment which is discrimination free. It teaches tolerance thereby best practices from each culture can be adopted to make the workplace an extremely healthy.

3. Do only less developed countries borrow from more developed countries?

No, the cultural exchange can be both ways round. The best practice can emerge in both the type of countries may it be rich or developed. It helps in understanding that cultures always had a rich heritage from which the businesses today have extracted the best practices.

4. Give an example of cultural borrowing or diffusion that you've seen in the U.S. (or in your native country).

The cultural borrowing I have seen in the US companies from the Indian culture is the respect and care for the co-workers. In the Indian companies, employees are extremely connected to each other thereby fulfilling the sense of belonging need according to Maslow's hierarchy theory. It used to lack in the US culture which was adopted from the Indian companies.