The Seven Fons Trompenaars Cultural Model

In order for managers to benefit in the global environment, they must gain knowledge on the cultures within a workplace in order to apply effective strategies to achieve the best results. This is evident within the Australian and Aboriginal cultures, in which their vast differences would make managers have to apply different methods as a result of the different cultures.
Australian and the Aboriginal culture are both unique cultures which have many varying aspects that are extremely different, while sharing minor similarities. Fons Trompenaars cultural model recognises the seven dimensions of culture. The name of this model is Trompenaars cultural dimensions which highlights the seven aspects in the ways in which a culture functions to benefit …show more content…
One of the key differences that shows the Aboriginal culture as a community is two is the lines of communication between the different Aboriginal tribes. These tribes were linked to each other to share resources, carry out trade and ceremony, care for the environment, communication as well as many relations between other tribes. This highlights the Aboriginal culture as a collective unit which functions as a community and provides them with a sense of having close ties to not only one another, but to the land they live on. Australian culture on the other hand, has more of an easy-going approach. In Australia, it is often expected for individuals to perform at their best at all times and that the performance of the individuals enable the community to improve rather than the Aboriginal culture working together to improve the community. One of the key aspects of Aboriginal life is deep listening. Deep listening refers to the process of elders of the Aboriginal community teaching the youth about the heritage of the aboriginal culture. This brings the community together as it allows Aboriginals to gain a sense of history based on their ancestry and ties to the land. In comparison, for Australians to learn about their heritage, they would either have to take classes in school or learn it through their own methods such as reading or watching videos so that they can gain an understanding. This highlights how the Australian community is based on individuals in contrast to the group-based environment of the Aboriginal