I must confess, getting through this module was by no means an easy feat for me, which was contrary to what I initially thought this module was: easy. The research report, survey, resume write up and presentation that we had to churn out week after week, coupled with the ongoing FYP from hell, nearly [...]
Intercultural Conflict Resolution Styles
Since the previous post was on intercultural conflict, it’ll be interesting to know the different ways different people tackle such a conflict. Mitchell Hammer proposed an intercultural conflict style model based on two core dimensions: Direct vs. Indirect approaches to dealing with disagreements and Emotionally Expressive vs. Emotionally Restrained patterns for dealing with the affective [...]
Blogpost 4# Intercultural Conflict
Are Chinese Singaporeans so different from the PRC(People’s Republic of China) counterparts so much so that these differences can culminate into an intercultural conflict that is apparent almost everywhere(school, work place, etc)? There has been a recent increase in the number of PRCs coming into Singapore and while this is good for nation renewal, the [...]
