Characteristics
• Less written/formal information
• More read between-the-lines
• Long term relationships
• Strong awareness of who is
accepted/belongs vs. "outsiders“
• More facework
• Relationships depend on trust,
build up slowly, and are stable.
• How things get done depends on
relationships with people and
attention to group process.
• One's identity is rooted in groups
(family, culture, work).