Compare and contrast a monochronic and a polychronic culture

What will be an ideal response?


ANS: Monochronic culture places high emphasis on punctuality and completion of one task at a time; polychronic culture values social relationships and numerous tasks simultaneously, even if it forces their daily plan and routine to change. Both deal with the ways that a culture manages time.

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