Take pen and a piece of papper and follow the provided instructions to do it!
According the Hofstede's dimensions, try to guess which country has more score in all the fields.
Keep in mind why we choose the following countries; we searched the largest seafarer supply countries and we compare it "against" the officers one, because is more likely to find this combination, at least by statistics.
Then, we invite you to combinate your country with you feel more identified (culturally speaking) "against" the two largest groups (China and Philippines)
Here there is an example.
We choose Germany and Mexico, chosen at random
Then, take the following sample and match the score:
Did you be right?
Did you get surprised with any result?
Does the comparator match with your ideas about your own country?
For the following exercise you need to use your knowledge about Trompenaars cultural dimensions.
Guess with which dimesion does the statement match
Did you ever try any of the tips?
Are you able make up more tips?
Welcome to the first Lewis dimensions measurer! Place each dimension; Linear-active, multi-active or reactive in the left , medium or right part of the meter according what we learned:
Relationships
Emotion
Talks
Communication
Body language
Politeness
Task
Plans
Challenges
Focus
Work
Ignored
Half
Written
Restrained
Mostly
Sequential
Stepwise
Logical
Results
Important
Expressed
Most
Verbal
Open
Sometimes
Parallel
Outline
Emotional
Relationships
Medium
Suppressed
Little
Face-to-face
Subtle
Always
Responsive
Principles
Indirect
Harmony
Did you have problems to choose where place any dimension?
What about the typical of your country, it was easy to find the place in the meter?