Expand your borders: discovering 10 cultural clusters

This book is a quick tour of ten cultural clusters around the world. Rooted in academic research and featuring stories and best practices this book will help you develop your Cultural Intelligence (CQ) and prepare for or reflect on cross-cultural encounters. Chapters have a standard format covering the following aspects of each cluster: an icon or cultural artefact; examples of countries included; history and background of the cluster; cultural value dimensions relevant to understanding the cluster - individualism and collectivism, power distance, uncertainty avoidance, being and doing etc.; key differences within the cluster; dos and taboos to consider when interacting with people from the cluster.