Differing Cultures

The article highlights how differing cultures do not have the same views involving British, German and American engineers. The engineers are confronted with differing methods on how to solve problems because each culture believes their way is right. To me, this extends from ethnocentric perspective. All cultures have a certain mind frame that has been created from a country’s history. There is no room for growth unless dominant images are changed. Changing a dominant image brings about a hybrid mind set. Referring to page 11 in The Challenges of International Management Teams – How Different Cultures Affect Business Decisions, the project was never completed causing a loss of over 20 million dollars. This could all have been prevented with global competency. With it, we gain the knowledge and ability to work effectively with people who define and solve problems differently. Learning about global competency and understanding how other cultures view problems is beneficial to a company and team.