Sequential Time – Synchronous Time

The sixth dilemma from Hampden-Turner & Trompenaars is Sequential Time – Synchronous Time.

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Here are some movie clips that exemplify sequential and synchronous time

Groundhog Day (Trailer)

Shall We Danzu? (Japanese Trailer)

Shall We Dance? (Richard Gere & Jennifer Lopez tango)

Click (Trailer)

Back to the Future (The DeLorean)

Back to the Future (reunion)

And here are some other links related to sequential and synchronous time

Balance Scorecard Institute

Flow Experiences – Positive Psychology Center

“A Time To Talk” – Robert Frost

O mundo é grande – Carlos Drumond de Andrade (Maria Bethania)

Hampden-Turner, Charles and Fons Trompenaars. 2002. Building Cross-Cultural Competence: How to Create Wealth From Conflicting Values.  New Haven & London: Yale University Press.

Inner Direction – Outer Direction

The fith dilemma from Hampden-Turner & Trompenaars is Inner Direction – Outer Direction.

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And here are some movie clips that exemplify inner and outer direction

The Seventh Seal – Antonius Block meets Death

The Seventh Seal – Strawberries and Milk

The Seventh Seal in 5 Minutes

Ballad of Narayama (1983 version) – Trailer

Ballad of Narayama (1983) Full Movie

And here are some related links to inner and outer direction

Invictus (Morgan Freeman)

Inspiration from Invictus

I did it my way – Frank Sinatra

Hampden-Turner, Charles and Fons Trompenaars. 2002. Building Cross-Cultural Competence: How to Create Wealth From Conflicting Values.  New Haven & London: Yale University Press.

Achieved Status – Ascribe Status

The fourth dilemma from Hampden-Turner & Trompenaars is Achieved – Ascribed Status.

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And here are some move clips that exemplify achieved and subscribed

My Fair Lady – Pronunciation

My Fair Lady – Embassy Ball

Tengoku to Jigoku (High and Low)

And here are some related links to achieve and subscribed

Jerry Seinfeld – Olympics

Guiness World Record – t-shirts

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening – Robert Frost

Hampden-Turner, Charles and Fons Trompenaars. 2002. Building Cross-Cultural Competence: How to Create Wealth From Conflicting Values.  New Haven & London: Yale University Press.

Specificity – Diffuseness

The third dilemma from Hampden-Turner & Trompenaars is Specificity – Diffuseness.

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And here are some movie clips that exemplify specificity and diffuseness

The Scarlet Letter (1934 version)

Easy A – Explaining Scarlet Letter

The Apartment (1960 version)

The Apartment (the ending)

Jack Lemon on The Apartment

Inception (Movie trailer)

Inception (everything wrong with it in 4 minutes)

 And here are some related links to specificity and diffuseness

Global Websites of Ford Motor Company

Global Websites of Coca-Cola

Global Websites of Pepsi

Hampden-Turner, Charles and Fons Trompenaars. 2002. Building Cross-Cultural Competence: How to Create Wealth From Conflicting Values.  New Haven & London: Yale University Press.

Individualism – Communitarianism

The second dilemma from Hampden-Turner & Trompenaars is Individualism – Communitarianism.

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And here are some movie clips that exemplify Individualism and Communitarianism

Casablanca – “Here’s looking at you kid” 

Casablanca – “Of all the gin joints”

Ikiru – (To Live)

Ikiru – Original Trailer (1952)

It’s a wonderful life (final scenes)

Castaway (I made fire)

And here are a few other related links to Individualism and Communitarianism

Go Green Global Environment Stats: http://www.go-green.ae/footprint/countries.php

Global Footprint: http://www.earthday.net

World Resource Institutre: http://www.wri.org/

Hampden-Turner, Charles and Fons Trompenaars. 2002. Building Cross-Cultural Competence: How to Create Wealth From Conflicting Values.  New Haven & London: Yale University Press.

Universalism – Particularism

The first cultural dilemma from Hampden-Turner & Trompenaars is Universalism – Paticularism.

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And here are some movie clips that exemplify Universalism and Particularism

High Noon – Movie Trailer (Gary Cooper 1952 version)

Les Miserables – Stealing Silver (1978 version)

Les Miserables – Stealing Silver (2012 version)

Les Miserables – I dreamed a dream (Anne Hathaway)

Hampden-Turner, Charles and Fons Trompenaars. 2002. Building Cross-Cultural Competence: How to Create Wealth From Conflicting Values.  New Haven & London: Yale University Press.