INTRODUCTION The globalizing wind has broadened the mind sets of executives‚ extended the geographical reach of firms‚ and nudged international business (IB) research into some new trajectories. One such new trajectory is the concern with national culture. Whereas traditional IB research has been concerned with economic/legal issues and organizational forms and structures‚ the importance of national culture – broadly defined as values‚ beliefs‚ norms‚ and behavioural patterns of a national group
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situations. The report supports the view that Americans and Chinese have a similar spatial behavior‚ but differences in the touch behavior‚ the gaze behavior and making eye contact‚ and gestures. These differences can provide fuel for conflicts in cross cultural business. Table of Contents Abstract II 1.0 Introduction 1 1.1 Topic 1 1.2 Research question / Purpose 1 1.3 Scope 1 1.4 Background / Literature review 1 2.0 Sources and Methods 2 3.0 Results 3 3.1 Proxemics 3 3.2 Haptics 4
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1001HSL Assessment #3 Reflective Essay Due Week 6‚ 8th April 2014 by 3:00pm. Weighting 30% Save this document and type your answers below‚ maximum 500 words per question. Student name: Student ID number: Tutor’s name‚ class time and day: (Please ensure these details are complete so we can return your assignment promptly) Marking Criteria Questions answered with clear explanations drawing upon ideas in the readings and lecture notes Examples are used to illustrate ideas in a relevant
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the future of the organization. Root Cause Yang Jianguo The cultural distance between France and China is relatively large. Yang comes from a culture with a large power distance . In this culture‚ power is concentrated at a high level‚ roles and responsibilities are defined according to the social hierarchy. Prior to the global assignment Yang was a Country Manager in China and has been operating the business by the cultural norms in China‚ such as hierarchy‚ where he must have made decisions
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contents Intercultural Communication I I Defining Intercultural Communication __________________ 03 Stella Ting-Toomey ’s Definition The Iceberg Metaphor II Cultural Values ______________________________________ 04 Models of Value Orientations Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck ’s Value Orientations Three of Hofstede ’s Cultural Variables in Organizations ____ 05 III Perception and Intercultural Communication ____________ 06 IV Communication Styles _______________________________ 08
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References: The Interchange Institute (2010)‚ Cross cultural training‚ Retrieve from http://www.interchangeinstitute.org/html/cross_cultural.htm#methodsrelo
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Miscommunications Deborah Tannen’s “Sex‚ Lies‚ and Conversation” is a brief look at how men and women communicate with one another and the cross-culture differences between their individual styles and needs for conversation. Women often say that men do not listen or do not want to talk. Tannen gives reasons why women tend to believe that men are not listening‚ and shows that just because men have a different approach to communicating does not mean they are not listening to what women are saying
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when entering a foreign territory. Without the help of intercultural communication they can unknowingly cause confusion and misunderstandings. For these intercultural businesses to breach the cultural barriers encountered when stepping into foreign grounds it is vital for them to fully understand the cultural differences that exist so as to prevent damaging business relations due to intercultural communication gaps. There are many theories that set principles to help interpret the basis of intercultural
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a set of symbols that a cultural group agreed upon to help them bring meaning to objects‚ events‚ emotions‚ experiences‚ places‚ etc. Language is one the most important differences between many cultures and one of the greatest barriers. Differences in language make intercultural interactions difficult since there are many problems faced by people who have no language in common but attempt to communicate with each other. Factors of language that affect cross cultural communication: 1. Translational
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members of one human group from another • Culture is patterned ways of thinking‚ feeling and reacting‚ acquired and transmitted mainly by symbols • Culture is the guider of selection of appropriate responses in social situations‚ social interactions‚ business interactions • Culture is a learned behavior. People learn do’s & don’t as they grow up Culture Definition • “A system of values and norms that are shared among a group of people and that when taken together constitute a design for living.” •
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