Americans at Work: A Cultural Guide to the Can-Do People

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Particularism, 58 “60, 88 “89, 102, 142

Passion, 27, 28, 49, 64

Past, see Tradition

Performance, 27, 56, 61, 66, 71, 84

Personal space, 172

Pessimist, 31, 32, 49, 118

Plain speech, see Straight talk

Planning, 39, 74

Political correctness, 120 “21, 181

Politicians, 99 “100

Politics, 180

Positive, see Optimism

Power, 56, 126 “28, 131, 135, 139 “41

Power distance, 139 “41

Pragmatic, 46

Praise, see Recognition

Precedent, see Tradition

Presentations, 47, 93, 96, 156 “60

Prioritizing, 90

Privacy, 102, 104

Proactive, 36

Problems, 24 “26, 31, 33 “37, 47

Procedures, 129

Professional and personal, 149 “50

Promotion, 57, 60, 70