Individual Case Cultural Intelligence

by: Lyell Aniversario

Individual case presentation

1. Who was involved?

2. Background

3. Situation

4. Hofstede scores

5. Analysis / Implications

6. Suggestion / Recommendation

Table of contents

Who is involved?

1

Lyell

- in South Korea for her semester abroad

Meng Meng

- in South Korea for his semester abroad

Ilwoon

- moved back to South Korea for work

Background

2

Lyell

- born & raised in Germany

Meng Meng

- from China, Tianjin

Ilwoon

- born in Korea

Situation

3

- I was not allowed to get my own things (water, chopsticks, tissue paper, etc.)

Hofstede scores

4

80 - Power Distance

60 - Power Distance

China - pink

South Korea - blue

Germany - black

35 - Power Distance

Power Distance

Individualism

Analysis / Implications

5

China & South Korea

1. Common regardless of age, that the male handles basic actions when a female is involved.
2. Feel like they failed their position as a male & have not respected the female in the situation

Germany

VS

1. Common to act on their own
2. did not need to let other people do tasks for me that I am capable of doing on my own
3. gave me the feeling, as if I was not able to do easy tasks

Suggestions / Recommendations

6

they only have good intentions in mind

in their means, it is a way to show respect & being reliable

try to understand that there are Asian women who are easygoing & western culture is different

growing up in a Western culture, I as well have to learn a lot about my heritage culture

try to understand that most Asian guys are raised to treat women like that

try to comprehend that not every Asian women is used to their way of treating, between a male & female relationship

Any questions?