OVERVIEW OF REGION
HOFSTEDE'S
HARNESSING FILIPINO CULTURE
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100

Two political parties of the United States?

What is Democrats and Republicans?


100

This is a Filipino mindset of being creative and adaptable with their resources, which may also mirror the economic situation of the country.

What is “madiskarte”?

100

Why do Filipinos not speak up?

What is Filipinos are non-confrontational?

100

Filipino equivalence of Filial Piety?

What is Utang na Loob?

200

Measures North America utilizes to promote sustainable lifestyles?

What is minimizing food waste, reinventing the fashion industry, educating the next generation


200

Tita Kourtney experienced __ in the Philippines in contrast to a culture in the U.S. that focused on work and building personal recognition

What is work-life balance?

200

Type of exam that heavily relies on memorization

Standardization

200

Tita Kourtney phrased this as communication traits as “Americans don’t keep their cards close to their chest,”

What is directness? / What is straightforwardness?

300

What shapes everyday experiences and interactions between people?

What is race and its impacts

300

This refers to more present- or past-oriented virtues regarding stability, respect for tradition, and reciprocation of greetings, favors, and gifts

What is short-term orientation?

300

This behavior affects the Filipinos being non-confrontational

What is Crab Mentality?

300

Tita Kourtney would also describe the attitude of Filipinos as acting to maintain ‘this’ which is reflective in their non-confrontational attitude?

What is ‘status quo’?

400

What is the GDP of North America as a whole?

What is USD 27.61 trillion

400

Tita Kourtney mentioned a factor that played a part in encouraging individuals from the U.S. to ask questions, offer feedback, and admit mistakes 

Education, Education system

400

Hinders Filipinos from speaking their mind

What is the tradition that the older generations are always right?

400

Tita Kourtney describes Americans as having this type of attitude for indulgence vs restraint?

What is “‘work hard, and play hard”?

500

What important piece of human rights law is not included in Canada’s Constitution?

What is Bill of Rights

500

This is a trait from one of Hofstede’s dimension found in the Philippines that may greatly be driven by adherence to traditional gender and familial roles, and religion and priesthood.

What is masculinity?

500
Tita Kourtney's previous work in New York

What is a personal shopper?

500

PhD of Tita Kourtney

What is PhD in being a wife and motherhood?

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