The Overview of Applying and Understanding Cultural Differences
The overview of Applying and understanding Cultural differences doing business in China
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Supervisors: Mario Zwepink & Inge Gijsbers
Student name : Shi surui
Saxion University at Deventer
Tourism and Leisure and Management
Student number 2430482
20 May 2010
Table of content
Abstract……………………………………………………………………………….3
Introduction…………………………………………………………………………..3
Chinese and Western culture………………………………………………………..4
Using Geert Hosftede, theory analyze………………………………………………5
Professor Trompenaars’ model analysis…………………………………..………...12
Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………...15References……………………………………………………...……………………16
Appendix………………………………………………………………………….....16
Abstract
Cultural related business research requires robust frameworks for analysis and application of this complex phenomena. Intercultural exert profound influence on business in different countries understanding intercultural is beneficial to doing business. Business research has largely relied upon and applied Hofstede 's, Fons Trompenaars and Lewis dimensions to cultural problems. Take China for example, compared with Chinese and Western culture, there are quite different cultures in China for businessmen who are coming from different countries. Based on professors dimensions, describe and analyze how to doing business better in China. To study and investigate China culture, applying to four professors’ theory analyze and research doing business. Using professor’s dimensions, the identified criteria are: China 's significantly higher Power Distance is ranking of 80 compared to the other Far East Asian countries ' average of 60, and the world average of 55. China has Long-term Orientation (LTO) the highest-ranking factor (118), which is true for all Asian cultures. The Chinese rank lower than any other Asian country in the Individualism (IDV) ranking, at 20 compared to an average of 24. ( Geert Hofstede Cultural Dimensions) In
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Supervisors: Mario Zwepink & Inge Gijsbers
Student name : Shi surui
Saxion University at Deventer
Tourism and Leisure and Management
Student number 2430482
20 May 2010
Table of content
Abstract……………………………………………………………………………….3
Introduction…………………………………………………………………………..3
Chinese and Western culture………………………………………………………..4
Using Geert Hosftede, theory analyze………………………………………………5
Professor Trompenaars’ model analysis…………………………………..………...12
Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………...15References……………………………………………………...……………………16
Appendix………………………………………………………………………….....16
Abstract
Cultural related business research requires robust frameworks for analysis and application of this complex phenomena. Intercultural exert profound influence on business in different countries understanding intercultural is beneficial to doing business. Business research has largely relied upon and applied Hofstede 's, Fons Trompenaars and Lewis dimensions to cultural problems. Take China for example, compared with Chinese and Western culture, there are quite different cultures in China for businessmen who are coming from different countries. Based on professors dimensions, describe and analyze how to doing business better in China. To study and investigate China culture, applying to four professors’ theory analyze and research doing business. Using professor’s dimensions, the identified criteria are: China 's significantly higher Power Distance is ranking of 80 compared to the other Far East Asian countries ' average of 60, and the world average of 55. China has Long-term Orientation (LTO) the highest-ranking factor (118), which is true for all Asian cultures. The Chinese rank lower than any other Asian country in the Individualism (IDV) ranking, at 20 compared to an average of 24. ( Geert Hofstede Cultural Dimensions) In
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