There is variety in the way people organize activities from one culture to another. In some cultures, people tend to be sequentially organized. Sequentially organized people tend to do which of the following?
a. complete one task at a time and be punctual
b. do many tasks at once and be late
c. delegate tasks to others
d. organize others as well as self
A
Sequentially organized people (as the name implies) organize their activities in sequence. Sequentially organized people prefer to focus their attention on one task at a time and not begin another task until the previous one has been completed. This contrasts with synchronically organized people who can (and in many cases prefer to) carry out two or more tasks at once.
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