Meeting Case Study

1. Extensive minutes: this is a quite important meeting which takes place twice a month. It is necessary for participants to share their information and opinions.
2. Short minutes: this weekly meeting tend to be a meeting which its achievement is more important than individual opinions.
3. Extensive minutes: content of this meeting consists of various important items. Therefore, this monthly meeting is very important for participants to share their opinion.
4. Extensive minutes: this is an important meeting which takes place twice a year. Therefore, the information from representatives need to be considered.
5. Resolutions of a meeting: participants are already known about their tasks. This meeting could be a meeting which participants ask
Extensive minutes: this is an important meeting which includes a large group of people. It is important for participants to share their views and information.
Assignment 4.6:
Mr. Roots’ meeting behaviour: Mr. Roots performed formally in the meeting. He first interrupted by saying “excuse me”. Furthermore, it is polite that Mr. Roots said that he was afraid he could not agree with the chair’s idea when he showed his disagreement. Then, he gave an explanation for his disagreement. He showed that he recognized the financial advantage of machine B. However, his view was that machine C had the greatest advantage. This machine came from a supplier who they had haven a good relationship with and they provided good products. He closed his argument by proposing the new order of voting.

Mr. Hobbs’ meeting behaviour: Mr. Hobbs performed quite informally in the meeting. It was quite impolite that he said he did not agree with that voting order at all. He should not show his disagreement directly as he did. Moreover, he did not explain the reason why he did not agree with Mr. Roots’ idea and the Chair’s idea. After that, he gave his opinion that the cheapest machine, machine A had the greatest financial effect. He suggested that they should first vote for machine A, then machine C and then machine B. However, he did not give any further information or explanation in order to clarify his
Comparing Vietnamese meeting culture and Canadian meeting culture, there is a difference. To be more specific, in the Vietnamese meeting, business is addressed once people feel comfortable with each other. This means that participants try to give ideas which avoid conflicting statements from other participants. (Vietnam Culture, n.d.) On the contrary, in Canadian meeting, everybody expects a democratic right to be allowed to have their say within the meeting. In addition, their opinions and views to be respected, regardless of position within the organization. (World business culture,