Concept information
Preferred term
specific / diffuse
Definition
- Specific and diffuse are concepts from the work of Dutch author Fons Trompenaars and British writer Charles Hampden-Turner, as explored in their management philosophy best sellers Riding the Waves of Culture: Understanding Diversity in Global Business (1997) and Managing People Across Cultures (2004). Trompenaars is a specialist in the field of cross-cultural communication, an interdisciplinary field that studies the communication differences among—and between—different cultures. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World; Specific/Diffuse]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/specific___diffuse
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