Hierarchical Relationships * Treat employers and superiors with utmost respect. * Refrain from calling their employers by first names – preferring instead to call them “Mr/Mrs/Miss” and followed with their surname/personal name or simply “Sir/Madam/Boss”. * Practise the “arrive before the boss‚ leave after the boss” working hours. Collectivism * Speaking up about individual efforts to complete a task – even if you did complete the task on your own. It is advisable to say “Mr Pang
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The Changing Role of Women in Chinese History Those familiar with Pearl S. Buck’s classic novel of Chinese life The Good Earth will recall that when female children were born‚ they were referred to with contempt and disappointment as "slaves." In Chinese culture since ancient times‚ that term was not much of an exaggeration for the role of women. In a classic Chinese work from 2‚000 years ago by court historian Pan Chao‚ it is written: "Let a woman modestly yield to others. Let her respect others
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If we explore the Chinese culture through the lens of the 5-D Model‚ we can get a good overview of the deep drivers of Chinese culture relative to other world cultures. Power distance This dimension deals with the fact that all individuals in societies are not equal – it expresses the attitude of the culture towards these inequalities amongst us. Power distance is defined as the extent to which the less powerful members of institutions and organisations within a country expect and accept that
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VATELOT March‚ 29th 2013 Quentin Explain the culture importance in dealing business in China? The most populous country in the world‚ The People’s Republic of China is today emerging as one of the major global economies. China is infamously known as a country of etiquette and ceremonies. The unique character of the Chinese is built on a strong sense of pride in their ancient history and culture. Understanding the basic Chinese cultural‚ ethical and business values is paramount to any
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Sports and Chinese Society (Spring 2014) – Second Essay CHAN Chun Ho (UID: 3035071486) Name: CHAN Chun Ho UID: 3035071486 Email: gy9402@hku.hk Tutorial group: Friday 14.30 Mao Zedong once famously declared: women can hold up half of the Sky. In China’s competitive sports arena‚ do Chinese women hold more than half of the sky? Introduction The late Chairman Mao Zedong famously coined that “women hold up half the sky”‚ recognising the importance of female to the development of the Chinese society
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To what extent was culture in Hong Kong in the second half of the 20th century shaped by foreign cultures? Hong Kong was a city with diversified culture. Populated with an overwhelming majority of Chinese‚ Hong Kong had definitely been deeply influenced by traditional Chinese culture and customs. Meanwhile‚ it had also been governed by Britain for more than a century‚ and had developed close links with the West. Yet‚ culture in Hong Kong in the second half of the 20th century still mainly followed
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Family culture and strongman Control in Huawei Being ranked No. 1 of “most influential Chinese business leaders” by Fortune China in three consecutive years from 2011 to 2013‚ Zhengfei Ren‚ the founder‚ controlling shareholder and CEO of Huawei is almost regarded as hero of the company.1 He has been the man who is influencing and inspiring the whole company since it was founded in 1987. Now‚ Huawei is a global leading company in ICT (information and communication technology) solution with revenue
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perspective of several Chinese American families with gifted children. In-depth interviews were employed to collect data from the parents‚ and research questions focused on the daily practice of parenting and parents’ beliefs concerning how to nurture high achievement among children. Findings of this study include evidence of a sense of responsibility for parenting‚ a high level of confidence over their children’s future‚ and a mixed strategy of parenting that combines traditional Chinese parental expectations
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The Differences Between Chinese and English Number 汪洋澎 （11级英语A班 03号） Abstract: Because of the differences in the national psychology‚ religious belief and language habits between east and west‚Expressed by the Numbers in Chinese and English cultural connotation and the extension also exist differences‚ so in the process of the translation should fully consider the popularity and the nationality of itself ‚ and reflected it in the translation faithfully.In the old traditions‚ digital had not only
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On the Chinese and Western Superstition Differences in Superstition-related Numbers and Festivals between Chinese and English 从英汉数字和迷信节日看中西方的迷信思想差异 内容摘要 迷信是人类文化的一部分，它起源于人类出现的第一天。尽管科学和技术在发展，迷信思想仍然存在。迷信思想存在于人类生活的方方面面中，并在很大程度上影响着人们的行为。迷信作为一种文化现象，因国家和民族的不同而不同。随着世界各国交流日趋频繁，了解世界各国的迷信思想文化的差异显得尤为重要。中西方国家在数字和节日方面存在一些迷信思想差异，文化，宗教，心理等因素的不同是其差异的主要原因。因此，探究中西方数字与节日的迷信思想差异及其成因成为本文的主旨。 关键字：迷信；差异；迷信数字；迷信节日 Abstract Superstition‚ as one part of human culture‚ dates from the first day when human
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