Cross Cultural Assessment Examples

Cross-cultural aspect is considered as a vital issue in this global economy and people from various cultural backgrounds are working together and bringing different values, viewpoints and business practices. This seminar on “leading in a cross-cultural context” was an eye-opener for me, as the Cross-Cultural Adaptability Inventory (CCAI) assessment questions were relative to knowing your own cultural values and how you bring forward your attitude and behavior when you are introduced to a new culture and people. It reflects your ability to be open and understand people with cultural differences.

The CCAI assessment report has four dimensions: Emotional Resilience, Flexibility/Openness, Perceptual Acuity and Personal Autonomy. With 42 being

I was excited to travel this side of the globe, meet new people and explore different cultures. It was during the orientation for international students where I met people from different countries with various cultural backgrounds. I felt people here are very friendly and the atmosphere was very lively. It was a new thing to experience from people passing by smiling and greeting you randomly. Most of the people would keep the door open if they see someone approaching the door. These behaviors depict their cultural values. I come from a conservative culture and it is completely different, as we don’t greet someone randomly we don’t know. They will find it unusual and think it in a different

It was my first day at this university and I wanted to know new people and make friends. I trust my communication skills and being a social person, I started the conversation in this new situation. I wanted to break the social awkwardness when we were standing in the queue and initiate conversation with people around me.

• Flexibility/Openness: My high score in this dimension reflects my ability to be open-minded in a new situation. I like to know people from various cultures and enjoyed my conversation with them. This helped me relate to them easily and identify differences in our thought process. I have a keen interest in learning new ideas and knowledge from people and have a better understanding of them. This orientation gave me exposure to value people even though there were few cultural differences I could notice during our