Cultural-Context Inventory

Discover your communication and work style orientation

Instructions

Read each statement and rate how much you agree or disagree with it. There are no right or wrong answers - respond based on how you typically behave or feel.

1 = Strongly Disagree 2 = Disagree 3 = Neutral 4 = Agree 5 = Strongly Agree

1 When communicating, I tend to use a lot of facial expressions, hand gestures, and body movements rather than to rely mostly on words.

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2 I pay more attention to the context of a conversation - who said what and under what circumstances - than I do to the words.

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3 When communicating, I tend to spell things out quickly and directly rather than talk around and get to the point.

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4 In an interpersonal disagreement, I tend to be more emotional than logical and rational.

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5 I tend to have a small, close circle of friends rather than a large, but less close, circle of friends.

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6 When working with others, I prefer to get the job done first and socialize afterward rather than socialize first and then tackle the job.

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7 I would rather work in a group than by myself.

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8 I believe rewards should be given for individual accomplishments rather than for group accomplishment.

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9 I describe myself in terms of my accomplishments rather than in terms of my family and relationships.

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10 I prefer sharing space with others to having my own private space.

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11 I would rather work for someone who maintains authority and functions for the good of the group than work for someone who allows a lot of autonomy and individual decision making.

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12 I believe it is more important to be on time, than to let other concerns take priority.

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13 I prefer working on one thing at a time to working on a variety of things at once.

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14 I generally set a time schedule and keep to it rather than leave things unscheduled and go with the flow.

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15 I find it easier to work with someone who is fast and wants to see immediate results than to work with someone who is slow and wants to consider all the facts.

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16 In order to learn about something, I tend to consult many sources of information rather than go to the one best authority.

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17 In figuring out problems, I prefer focusing on the whole situation to focusing on specific parts or taking one step at a time.

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18 When tackling a new task, I would rather figure it out on my own by experimentation than follow someone else's example or demonstration.

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19 When making decisions, I consider my likes and dislikes, not just the facts.

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20 I prefer having tasks and procedures explicitly defined to having a general idea of what has to be done.

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Please answer all questions before submitting.

Your Results

High Context Score

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Low Context Score

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Score Difference (HC - LC)

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Your Orientation

Score Breakdown

High Context Questions (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11, 16, 17, 19):

Low Context Questions (3, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 20):