Park is an operations manager, who hails from Hallasan in Jeju Province. He was asked to move to Napoli and manage a project there. His team consisted of two members, one from Italy, and the other from Austria
Since Park has an inherent appreciation for effective teamwork that leads to the achievement of the group, he disapproved of the self-seeking work style of his teammates.
Park belongs to which type of culture, and, in the given scenario, what would be a typical response from a person belonging to such a culture?
a) Collectivistic culture; he would advise his teammates to concentrate on the team's goal
b) Individualistic culture; he would advise his teammates to focus on outperforming each other.
c) High-context culture; he would advise his teammates to place more emphasis on nonverbal communication.
d) Low-context culture; he would advise his teammates to place more emphasis on verbal communication.
A
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