Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Personality and Values: A Case Study of Mongolian vs. Taiwanese Doctors and Nurses

Abstract

Personality and value have been considered significant indicators in predicting personal behavior. The Big Five models and Hofstede`s frame are the major tools used to assess personality and values, and they appear in almost all cross-cultural studies of personality and values. The present study also recognizes the anthropological aspects of cultures. The purpose of the study is to examine the differences in the cross-cultural attributes of personality and value aspects in the populations of North and Southeast Asia. An empirical study was conducted using doctors and nurses of Mongolian and Taiwanese healthcare institutions. Doctors and nurses were the subject of this study as it is within hospitals that social behavior in terms of personality and values of individuals presents itself. According to social development and perceptions of values, populations of this study will have both identical and contradictory sides. This study allows us the opportunity to identify personality and value aspects of north and south Asian people. This study uses a structured telephone interview method. The authors believe that the results of the study will contribute to measuring personality and values within the perspective of cross-culture differences.