Culture Shock: Hiding in Plain Sight—An Experiential Exercise

Windows on the World: An Experiential Exercise

“…But whether it is defined as norms of practices and behavior, that is, "how things are done around here" (Drennan, 1992, p. 1), or at a level underlying practices and behaviorsuch as "software of the mind" (Hofstede, Hofstede, & Minkov, 2010, p. 5) or the shared beliefs, values, and basic assumptions approaches of Davis (1984), Schein (1985) and Hunt (1992)-"culture is understood to shape how people think, behave, interact, and communicate" (Trefry & Christian, 2012). Of course, culture is only one of the many factors that influence how people communicate, interact with others, and conduct themselves in a workplace environment.…”