Cultural Differences Effects on Complex Cognition Operations 22 October 007 Innovative Organizations and Complex Syste

1. Required Slide/Format � All Briefings The format for the date is dd mmmmmmm yyyy e.g., 18 October 2005 The briefer should use the actual date that they are briefing. The format for the �Briefer� line is Name, PhD (if appropriate)? If military, the title goes first - LtCol Jim Smith If civilian without a PhD, just put the name � Jane Williams The briefer�s title should not include their civilian rating. (Do not use DR IV, etc.) Branch Chiefs should read �Chief, Branch Name� Program Managers should not repeat the program name. i.e., simply use �Program Manager� Tech Directorate = �Human Effectiveness Directorate� in all cases Do not show the Division or Branch names as a separate line. July 05 Addition: The �Acquisition Sensitive Information� tag must be on every title slide. Required Slide/Format � All Briefings The format for the date is dd mmmmmmm yyyy e.g., 18 October 2005 The briefer should use the actual date that they are briefing. The format for the �Briefer� line is Name, PhD (if appropriate)? If military, the title goes first - LtCol Jim Smith If civilian without a PhD, just put the name � Jane Williams The briefer�s title should not include their civilian rating. (Do not use DR IV, etc.) Branch Chiefs should read �Chief, Branch Name� Program Managers should not repeat the program name. i.e., simply use �Program Manager� Tech Directorate = �Human Effectiveness Directorate� in all cases Do not show the Division or Branch names as a separate line. July 05 Addition: The �Acquisition Sensitive Information� tag must be on every title slide.

5. Incidents �This is Wing Commander Jones� Right away, Sir! � This is Group Captain Jones� Please hold ... �This is Dean Smith ...� Triandis in �Individualism and collectivism: American manager in Greece Why should we do his work!

9. Country Profiles

11. Situations & Correct Action - 2 Parable (Matt. 21): Father asks sons to work in field: One says yes, but doesn�t go Other says no, but does go ? Who did the will of the father? Collectivist cultures & harmony Hofstede (1997, p. 58 re missionaries in Indonesia): Action of �secondary importance� Saying �No� caused father to loose face �Yes� doesn�t always mean yes in some cultures Importance of saving own & others face Duties of co-pilots �

12. Culture & Decision Making: Air Accident Rates by Region

18. Simplicity vs. Complexity If you look at things from the right angle ...

19. Cultural Factors vs. Interaction How devise prediction equations? Predict what? Lists of factors: Not predict interactions But interaction what we really want to know! Na�ve: 50 factors -> 2,500 interaction terms Better: directly observe interacting people Tasks: decision making & resource allocation Finesse 50x50 interaction terms & factors Key: data chosen for analyses Focus on predicting cooperation v conflict Develop models of the interactions Develop data collection tools & method

20. Mathematics of Marriage Gottman et al. (2002)? Couple discusses problem Data: positivity, negativity of each spouse If you�d keep your trap shut and let me finish � Predict: Divorce, married-happy, -unhappy Dynamic nonlinear (process) model Discover explanatory parameters Improve marriage therapy by targeting key parameters

21. Mathematics of Marriage