From the course: Project Management: International Projects
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Monochronic vs. polychronic
From the course: Project Management: International Projects
Monochronic vs. polychronic
- Different people have different ways of addressing time. And it has a lot to do with their cultural programming. Polychronic cultures for example, from the word poly, which means many, are used to doing many things at once, not necessarily in any specific order. In a polychronic society, people live and work based on event time, where the clock is not as important. Generally people from Mexico, the Philippines and Greece would fit this type of behavior. In contrast, monochronic cultures, from mono, which mean one, will focus on one task at time, and tend to execute tasks in a specific sequence, starting with a first step, then the next, and the next. In addition, the clock is what drives their behavior. Typically, people from Germany, Switzerland and the United States fall into this category. Most global projects need well coordinated tasks, where teams in the different parts of the world are synchronized. Therefore, agree on using a calendar and clock time to express your…
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