▁per ception ▁of ▁time ▁is ▁pre domin ant ▁in ▁America ▁along ▁with ▁most ▁Northern ▁European ▁countries ▁such ▁as , ▁Germany , ▁Switzerland , ▁and ▁England . ▁People ▁in ▁these ▁cult ures ▁tend ▁to ▁place ▁a ▁large ▁value ▁on ▁product ive ▁time ▁management , ▁and ▁tend ▁to ▁avoid ▁dec isions ▁or ▁actions ▁that ▁would ▁result ▁in ▁was ted ▁time . ▁This ▁linear ▁view ▁of ▁time ▁correl ates ▁to ▁these ▁cult ures ▁being ▁more ▁“ mon och ron ic ”, ▁or ▁prefer ring ▁to ▁do ▁only ▁one ▁thing ▁at ▁a ▁time . ▁Gener ally ▁speaking , ▁this ▁cultural ▁view ▁leads ▁to ▁a ▁better ▁focus ▁on ▁accomplish ing ▁a ▁singular ▁task ▁and ▁hence , ▁more ▁product ive ▁time ▁management . ▁ ▁Another ▁cultural ▁time ▁view ▁is ▁multi - active ▁time ▁view . ▁In ▁multi - active ▁cult ures , ▁most ▁people ▁feel ▁that ▁the ▁more ▁activities ▁or ▁tasks ▁being ▁done ▁at ▁once ▁the ▁happ ier ▁they ▁are . ▁Multi - active ▁cult ures ▁are ▁“ pol ych ron ic ” ▁or ▁prefer ▁to ▁do ▁multiple ▁tasks ▁at ▁once . ▁This ▁multi - active ▁time ▁view ▁is ▁prominent ▁in ▁most ▁Southern ▁European ▁countries ▁such ▁as ▁Spain , ▁Portugal , ▁and ▁Italy . ▁In ▁these ▁cult ures , ▁the ▁people ▁often ▁tend ▁to ▁spend ▁time ▁on ▁things ▁they ▁de em ▁to ▁be ▁more ▁important ▁such ▁as ▁placing ▁a ▁high ▁importance ▁on ▁finishing ▁social ▁convers ations . ▁In ▁business ▁environments , ▁they ▁often ▁pay ▁little ▁attention ▁to ▁how ▁long ▁meet ings ▁last , ▁rather , ▁the ▁focus ▁is ▁on