AbstractDo different cultures have diffrent thinking preference? Are German engineers in Germany more left‐brained than their Asian or American counterparts? Are Japanese managers take risk than American managers?The Herrmann Brain Dominance Inrtrument (HBDI), a pencil and paper assessment tool that measures bemispberic preference, has been translated into several foreign languages and is just beginning to be used in other countries. This article takes a brief look at some recent preliminary findings.