<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The purpose of the present study was to demonstrate specific strategies to deconstruct dichotomous, hierarchical, and linear thinking styles and to develop holistic thinking. Developing holistic thinking is the foundation of increasing intercultural competencies for students, faculty, managers, and CEOs. Holistic thinking style allows us to view the world from both Western (linear) and Eastern (non-linear) perspectives. Participants were 35 students (23 American and 12 South Korean students) in an intercultural competence course at a State College in the US. The study found that it is possible for Westerns to increase non-linearity (holistic thinking) by completing specific repetitious reflective writing on a regular basis without censoring. Limitations of the study were the small sample size (N=35) and the short duration (3 months).</p></abstract>

The purpose of the present study was to demonstrate specific strategies to deconstruct dichotomous, hierarchical, and linear thinking styles and to develop holistic thinking. Developing holistic thinking is the foundation of increasing intercultural competencies for students, faculty, managers, and CEOs. Holistic thinking style allows us to view the world from both Western (linear) and Eastern (non-linear) perspectives. Participants were 35 students (23 American and 12 South Korean students) in an intercultural competence course at a State College in the US. The study found that it is possible for Westerns to increase non-linearity (holistic thinking) by completing specific repetitious reflective writing on a regular basis without censoring. Limitations of the study were the small sample size (N=35) and the short duration (3 months).

Thinking Styles and Intercultural Competencies

Journal of Intercultural Management

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The purpose of the present study was to demonstrate specific strategies to deconstruct dichotomous, hierarchical, and linear thinking styles and to develop...

Thinking Styles and Intercultural Competencies

Published Online: May 09, 2017

Page range: 89 - 116

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/joim-2016-0026

Keywords
intercultural competence, invisible barriers (e.g., in-group favoritism, asymmetric perception, conventional thinking styles), holistic thinking, uncensored reflective writing, multiple identities and their intersections

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This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Thinking Styles and Intercultural Competencies

Published Online: May 09, 2017

Page range: 89 - 116

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/joim-2016-0026

Keywordsintercultural competence, invisible barriers (e.g., in-group favoritism, asymmetric perception, conventional thinking styles), holistic thinking, uncensored reflective writing, multiple identities and their intersections

© Społeczna Akademia Nauk

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
intercultural competence, invisible barriers (e.g., in-group favoritism, asymmetric perception, conventional thinking styles), holistic thinking, uncensored reflective writing, multiple identities and their intersections