International Dimensions of Organizational Behavior 5th Edition by Nancy Adler ,Allison Gundersen

Exercise 5

Parochialism and Ethnocentrism. In what ways is your culture parochial? In what ways is it ethnocentric? Give concrete examples from situations that you have observed or that you have read about in the press. As a consultant, how might you help the managers from your culture to act in a less parochial way? How might you assist them to act in a less ethnocentric way?