If Time Is Money Is It a Common Currency? Time in Anglo, Asian, and Latin Cultures

Brodowsky, Glen H.; Anderson, Beverlee B.; Schuster, Camille P.; Meilich, Ofer; Venkatesan, M.

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“…This presupposes that time is a cultural variable that sets the pace, timing, and the tempo of how time is lived (Anderson and Venkatesan, 1994: 179). As a result, the concept of time and its usage may vary significantly across traditions due to behavioral differences in national cultures (Brodowsky et al, 2008).…”

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“…For example, anthropologists have examined the variability of time from culture to culture and have indicated that different cultures can have very different conceptions about the nature of time (Rojas-Méndez et al, 2002). Similarly, while earlier anthropological studies (Gurvitch, 1964) argued that different societies and groups manifest differing time perspectives and behave differently with respect to their history and development, current and modern researchers on time concept (Brodowsky et al, 2008;Legohérel et al, 2009) also agree to this assertion and state further that time consciousness provides different cultural views and the consumption behavior of time. Likewise, Hall (1959Hall ( , 1983 explained that time is related to behavior and attitude of cultures to prearranged time and the rate of carrying out any tasks.…”

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A phenomenological study of time concept and management and productivity in a sub–Saharan African context

Abugre

2017

Int'l Jnl of Cross Cultural Management

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The purpose of this article was to investigate the concept of time and its management in relation to productivity. Consequently, this work employed phenomenological psychology to unearth the experiences of employees on the concept of time management and its impact on productivity using Ghana as a study. Participants involved both local and expatriate workers sharing their experiences on the subject matter in a conversational style. Results indicated that clock time is considered a flexible resource in both social and professional settings. Findings also revealed that time management drives productivity, and its orientation is consequential to the cultural behaviors of local employees in both public and private organizations based on the quality of their corporate cultures. Hence, rigid timelines can turn around public organizations in sub-Saharan Africa and the world as a whole.

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A phenomenological study of time concept and management and productivity in a sub–Saharan African context

Abugre

2017

Int'l Jnl of Cross Cultural Management

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“…There are strong indications that the perception and use of time as well as judgments about time may be quite different across different cultures (e.g., Block et al 1996;Brodowsky et al 2008;Levine 1997;Levine et al 1980;Unger et al 2014), but these differences do not necessarily indicate that there are also cross-cultural differences in the semantic structure of time. Our results suggest that these observable differences in respect to dealing with time-related issues may be fundamentally rooted in different semantic structures of time.…”

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How General Is the Semantic Structure of Time? A Comparison of Indians and Germans

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Winkler

2020

Integr. psych. behav.

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People in different cultures differ in their time-related behaviors and judgments. But do they also differ in how time is represented in their minds, that is, in their semantic structures of time, and if so, how and why? Two studies addressed these questions using participants' time-related associative responses to compare the semantic structures of time across Indian and German university students. Study 1 compared time-related associations and found only low intercultural agreement, which increased somewhat if associations were grouped into categories. In Study 2, a comparison of the results of multidimensional scaling analyses on a crossculturally representative selection of stimuli was consistent with the conclusion that differences across cultures are much more pronounced than commonalities. Two cultural aspects in particular might be responsible for the diversity in the semantic structures of time: the monochronic-polychronic distinction and the distinction between linear and cyclical time. Moreover, intercultural differences may be strongly intensified by language effects, especially if the languages in question greatly differ. It is concluded that behavioral and judgmental differences in dealing with time may be grounded in how people intuitively think about it and the language used to do so. Keywords CUBR-D-19-00026. Semantic structure of time. Intercultural. Indians. Germans Time is an elusive concept, as expressed by Saint Augustine 1 in his Confessions (Book XI) 1 : "What then is time? If no one asks me, I know what it is. If I wish to explain it to him who asks, I do not know." This may be a familiar experience to many if not all of us. We all have a semantic structure of time but it is hard to express what exactly this

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“…Numerous studies highlight cultural variability in the tendency to think in terms of “event” versus “clock time.” For example, survey research (Usunier & Valette‐Florence, ) in Tunisia found that Arabic–(compared to French–)speaking individuals are less committed to scheduling their daily time by the clock. In a study of individuals from six countries, Anglo participants were more concerned with efficiently scheduling their time and completing tasks in a timely way than those from Asian countries, Mexico, and Italy (Brodowsky, Anderson, Schuster, Meilich, & Venkatesan, ). Research also suggests that Americans are more likely than Estonians or Moroccans to think of time in terms of five‐minute intervals (White, Valk, & Dialmy, ).…”

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Time‐Space Distanciation: An Interdisciplinary Account of How Culture Shapes the Implicit and Explicit Psychology of Time and Space

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The growing body of research on temporal and spatial experience lacks a comprehensive theoretical approach. Drawing on Giddens’ framework, we present time‐space distanciation (TSD) as a construct for theorizing the relations between culture, time, and space. TSD in a culture may be understood as the extent to which (1) time and space are abstracted as separate dimensions and (2) activities are extended and organized across time and space. After providing a historical account of its development, we outline a multi‐level conceptualization of TSD supported by research on cultural differences in the experience of time and space. We impact this conceptualization by examining two ethnographic case studies. We conclude by highlighting future research directions. TSD is an integrative, interdisciplinary, multi level construct with the potential to guide the burgeoning social science of time and space.

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If Time Is Money Is It a Common Currency? Time in Anglo, Asian, and Latin Cultures

Cited by 12 publications

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A phenomenological study of time concept and management and productivity in a sub–Saharan African context

A phenomenological study of time concept and management and productivity in a sub–Saharan African context

How General Is the Semantic Structure of Time? A Comparison of Indians and Germans

Time‐Space Distanciation: An Interdisciplinary Account of How Culture Shapes the Implicit and Explicit Psychology of Time and Space

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