Question

Tom has started dining weekly at a local Vietnamese restaurant and conversing with the owners before he engages in an important business transaction with a group of Vietnamese clients. Which cross-cultural competency does this best represent?

1. Listen and Observe

2. Become aware of the context

3. Choose something basic

Answer 1

Answer: Correct Option B- Become aware of the context

Become aware of the context is the correct cross culture competency being explored here in this case by Tom. Tom use to get dining weekly at a local Vietnamese Restaurant and conversing with owner before he get into the important business discussion /transaction with a group of Vietnamese clients. Thus with this approach Tom use to get understanding of the Vietnamese culture from the owner, restaurant, people at restaurant. Thus he is getting into the awareness of the Vietnamese culture before he makes the business transaction with the group of clients who are Vietnamese. Thus this is the correct option.

In this case, we do not see the listen and observe cross culture competency approach, because Tom has not followed the listen and observe approach. Tom also has not followed the approach of choosing something basic.