Introduction Knowledge of cross-cultural business etiquette practices is a very important thing for multinational companies and other companies that operate in‚ and do business with‚ other countries to have. It is important to appreciate and respect the cultural diversity that comes hand-in-hand with global business operations. By working with other countries within their codes of business manners and etiquette‚ it will be easier to avoid causing unintended offense. It also helps to keep lines
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BA361: Cross-Cultural Business Communication Fall 2012; CRN 11688 Lillis 255 Instructor: Kay Westerfield Office: 194 Esslinger Wing A (entrance next to MacCourt) Office hours: TUES 3:00-4:30‚ WED 12:00-1:30‚ and by appointment Email: kwesterf@uoregon.edu Office phone: 541-346-1094 _________________________________________________________________________________________ Course Materials (Note the 5th edition of textbook.) Intercultural Communication in the Global Workplace. 2010. 5th edition
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group”. Every country has its specific culture and there are some obvious cultural universals between China and America. One example of such cultural universal is the directness of American versus the humbleness of the Chinese people. Another example would be the self independence of the young Americans versus the young Chinese who tend to depend on their parents. What I would like to cover are the holidays observed by United States and China‚ roles played in the family by husband and wife‚ parenting
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ISCTE – SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT COMPARATIVE INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT Similarities and Differences between Arab and American Managers Predominant Characteristics 1 2 3 Leadership Style Arab Stereotype Egalitarian‚ emphasis on peer approval and gain personal acceptance. Consultative Ritual‚ display a high desired for long-term relations‚ affective‚ e.g.‚ appeals to emotions and feelings‚ concession seeking. Hard work is a virtue in the light of the needs of man and the necessity to establish
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Educational Differences 1 The Educational Differences between The United States and China Ant 101 Intro to Culture Anthropology October 23‚ 2010
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INTRODUCTION * COMPARISON BETWEEN AUSTRALIAN AND INDIAN CULTURES * LEADERSHIP STYLES IN AUSTRALIA * 3.1) VISIONARY LEADERSHIP * 3.2) NARCISSISTIC LEADERSHIP * 3.3) EGALITARIAN LEADERSHIP * 3.4) BUREAUCRATIC LEADERSHIP * LEADERSHIP STYLES IN INDIA * 4.1) AUTHORITARIAN LEADERSHIP * 4.2) LAISSEZ-FAIRE LEADERSHIP * 4.3) DIRECTIVE LEADERSHIP * 4.4) SERVANT LEADERSHIP * LEADERSHIP STYLES OF INDIAN MANAGERS EFFECTIVE IN AUSTRALIA
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Identifying a Cross-Cultural Dilemma- China’s Google dilemma Description Cultural issue at hand: Google had to decide between strict restrictions or losing all current or potential business opportunities in the world most populated country. The population of China has reached over 1.3 billion‚ representing the 20% of world population. The closing of Google in China has led to the boost of its domestic competitors Baidu and Sina. Besides‚ China’s enormous growth of internet users and
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Unit 4 General Psychological Issues in Cultural Perspective Subunit 1 Basic Psychological Processes and Culture Article 3 1-1-2004 Decision Making in Individualistic and Collectivistic Cultures C. Dominik Guess Northern Illinois University‚ dguess@unf.edu Recommended Citation Guess‚ C. (2004). Decision Making in Individualistic and Collectivistic Cultures. Online Readings in Psychology and Culture‚ 4(1). http://dx.doi.org/10.9707/2307-0919.1032 This Online Readings in Psychology
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their many lakes‚ has many similarities and differences when comparing it to the United States. Like the US‚ while there are many cultures and languages present throughout Canada‚ they are still mainly known for speaking English. Similarly‚ they also greet others with an introduction and a handshake. Christianity is also the main religion in both nations‚ with a following of nearly 80 percent of citizens. Many of these similarities to the United States can be drawn back to the fact that both of these
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Have you ever wondered the differences between Cuba and the United States? Many people know that Cuba and United State are two different countries‚ but they do not know how different they truly are. One might think that these two countries are very similar‚ as both are so close in the map of the Americas‚ but it is not as it seems and as everyone thinks. Once you live in both for a while‚ you start noticing huge differences. The aspects that have caused more controversy are the health system‚ the
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