CMA Foundation · Fundamentals of Business Laws and Business Communication · Intercultural and International Business Communication
Which of the following pairs correctly places the cultures on the Hall context scale?
China is generally classed as a high-context culture and the United States as low-context. The other pairs reverse the usual placement, since Japan and Saudi Arabia are high-context while Germany and Switzerland are low-context.
- AJapan: low-context; United States: high-context
- BGermany: high-context; China: low-context
- CChina: high-context; United States: low-contextCorrect
- DSaudi Arabia: low-context; Switzerland: high-context
Explanation
China, Japan and Arab countries are generally treated as high-context, while the United States, Germany and Switzerland are treated as low-context. All other pairs reverse this placement.
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