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Polychronic Time (P-Time) P-time schedules several activities at the same time. It is more flexible and more humanistic. People from P-time system emphasize the involvement of people more than schedules. They do not see appointments as ironclad commitments and often break them. e.g. Chinese, Latin American, Arab and most Asian cultures * Polychronic Time (P-Time) 霍尔还认为,“多向计时制的特征是同时进行好几件事情”, 强调人们参与并做完事情,不僵守预先安排的日程表。“多向计时制往往被看成一个时点而不是一条带子或道路”。多数亚洲民族持有这种非线性的时间取向,做事不太严守时间日程,安排比较灵活, 而且不把时间看得那么具体、实在。 * Monochronic People Do one thing at a time. Concentrate on the job. Take tim