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A BELGIAN IN KENYA
Arthur Tourlousse
2 ION4
ITE 2A
CONTENT
• Life of my expat
• Individualism
• Power distance
• Conclusion
LIFE OF MY EXPAT
• Manou Ballyn (23)
• Nairobi, Kenya
• International Organization for Migration
INDIVIDUALISM
• Individualist/collectivist
• Belgium 75
• Kenya 25
• According to my expat:
• - Family
• - Marriage
• - Work
Hofstede
Insight
POWER DISTANCE
• Power distance?
• Belgium 65
• Kenya 70
• Social inequalities and hierarchy
Hofstede Insight
CONCLUSION
• ”Just do it”
• Cultural experience
• Another view of the world
SOURCES
• Ballyn, M. (2018, April 13) A Belgian in Kenya. (Tourlousse, A. interviewer)
• DePauw, U. (2018, April 27). Kenya Classification of Cultural Patterns.
Retrieved from DePauw University: http://acad.depauw.edu/~mkfinney/teaching/Com227/culturalportfolios/kenya/typologies.htm
• Guide, K. I. (2018, April 27). The ethnic tribes of Kenya.
Retrieved from Kenya Information Guide: each contributing to the country's diverse and rich culture and heritage.
• Hofstede. (2018, April 27). Compare countries. Retrieved from Hofstede Insights: https://www.hofstede-
insights.com/country/kenya/

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A belgian in Kenya

  • 1. A BELGIAN IN KENYA Arthur Tourlousse 2 ION4 ITE 2A
  • 2. CONTENT • Life of my expat • Individualism • Power distance • Conclusion
  • 3. LIFE OF MY EXPAT • Manou Ballyn (23) • Nairobi, Kenya • International Organization for Migration
  • 4. INDIVIDUALISM • Individualist/collectivist • Belgium 75 • Kenya 25 • According to my expat: • - Family • - Marriage • - Work Hofstede Insight
  • 5. POWER DISTANCE • Power distance? • Belgium 65 • Kenya 70 • Social inequalities and hierarchy Hofstede Insight
  • 6. CONCLUSION • ”Just do it” • Cultural experience • Another view of the world
  • 7. SOURCES • Ballyn, M. (2018, April 13) A Belgian in Kenya. (Tourlousse, A. interviewer) • DePauw, U. (2018, April 27). Kenya Classification of Cultural Patterns. Retrieved from DePauw University: http://acad.depauw.edu/~mkfinney/teaching/Com227/culturalportfolios/kenya/typologies.htm • Guide, K. I. (2018, April 27). The ethnic tribes of Kenya. Retrieved from Kenya Information Guide: each contributing to the country's diverse and rich culture and heritage. • Hofstede. (2018, April 27). Compare countries. Retrieved from Hofstede Insights: https://www.hofstede- insights.com/country/kenya/