{"id":45,"date":"2020-06-06T13:33:03","date_gmt":"2020-06-06T13:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatisculture.org\/?page_id=45"},"modified":"2020-07-22T20:00:31","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T20:00:31","slug":"cultural-profile-quiz-erin-meyers-dimensions-of-culture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/whatisculture.org\/?page_id=45","title":{"rendered":"Cultural Profile Quiz: Erin Meyer\u2019s Dimensions of Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Understanding key dimensions of culture and unique aspects of your own cultural background is a lifelong process. While there\u2019s no magical shortcut that will allow you to perfectly understand your culture and others in a matter of minutes, certain scholars have developed tools that can help.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One example is the cultural profile quiz developed by Erin Meyer. While Erin Meyer\u2019s work is based primarily on the way people communicate and collaborate in business settings, the dimensions of culture identified in her work are a helpful starting point in understanding key factors that influence the way we communicate and collaborate with others.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you\u2019ve taken the quiz, review your results and the explanations provided for each cultural dimension. As you read, consider the following questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:40% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/web\/assessment\/2014\/08\/whats-your-cultural-profile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/whatisculture.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/quiz-erin-meyer-1.png?resize=500%2C528&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/whatisculture.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/quiz-erin-meyer-1.png?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/whatisculture.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/quiz-erin-meyer-1.png?resize=284%2C300&amp;ssl=1 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Did anything about the results surprise you?&nbsp;<\/li><li>If your country was available from the list at the end of the quiz, did you find that your cultural values were very similar to or different from a \u201ctypical\u201d person from your country? Why do you think that was the case?&nbsp;<\/li><li>Which of these dimensions would be hardest for you to compromise on if you found yourself collaborating with someone who was on the opposite end of that spectrum?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/web\/assessment\/2014\/08\/whats-your-cultural-profile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">take cultural profile quiz<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/whatisculture.org\/?page_id=39\">&lt; back<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/whatisculture.org\/?page_id=53\">next ><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Understanding key dimensions of culture and unique aspects of your own cultural background is a lifelong process. While there\u2019s no magical shortcut that will allow you to perfectly understand your culture and others in a matter of minutes, certain scholars have developed tools that can help.&nbsp; One example is the cultural profile quiz developed by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-45","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatisculture.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatisculture.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatisculture.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatisculture.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatisculture.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=45"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/whatisculture.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":156,"href":"https:\/\/whatisculture.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45\/revisions\/156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatisculture.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=45"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}