highly important for all international companies to understand that business culture in China is based on strong family networks or cultural ties secured in "quanxi" connection (Huang‚ 1987). This form of Chinese culture is heavily influenced by Confucianism‚ Taoism and Cultural Revolution. Under the cultural acceptance‚ good business practice in helping family and close associates and building relationships prior to doing business deals. Fei ’s (1948) framework also illustrate the network circle
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American & Iranian Cultural Differences Student Name ANT 101: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Instructor Name Date Introductory Why do some cultures treat women with the up most respect and others as if they were lower than life itself? Growing up in earlier years the only examples we as American’s had was just by what we were told. In today’s world we are able to communicate better and see more of how the cultures are in other countries. In America all are treated with equal
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Thinking About Diversity and Inclusion What are the dimensions of cultural diversity? Identify and briefly explain the dimensions by referencing both textbooks. In reading both textbooks and doing further research on the Internet I‚ believe La Trobe University best summed up the dimensions of cultural diversity. The dimensions of diversity can be divided into two groups‚ primary dimensions‚ and secondary dimensions. “While each dimension adds a layer of complexity to individual identity‚ it
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Cultural Differences in Marketing and Advertising In class‚ we were asked to think about how marketing and advertising is affected by cultural differences. Firstly I would like to outline what I think marketing is; to me marketing is the act of doing a series of actions to make a product look attractive to one or more targeted audiences so that they will go out and purchase the product. This being said‚ it is clear that different audiences will be appealed by different things‚ especially if these
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Cultural Constructions: Gender and Marriage/Relationship In many different countries gender and marriages can be totally different from each other‚ including race. That the cultural construction can be influenced and these culture have beliefs on a certain thing. We are socially separated in groups‚ such as norms‚ beliefs‚ values‚ and behaviors. Although some may not have really thought of it there is more than one gender and different ways to get married
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Importance of Cross-Cultural Training for Expatriates As soon as an employee is chosen for an overseas position‚ cross-cultural training turn into a key step in the process of preparation for the desired foreign effectiveness. Cross-cultural training is considered the primary instrument for supporting successful cross-cultural interaction and dealings.. The training is presented to an organization after a decision has been made to send an employee or a manager abroad for an overseas assignment‚
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master plan‚ no fixed structures‚ and no self-representation as a single entity. Their actions as a group are the result of local contacts and temporary synchronizations. These forms of collective performances are responsible for numerous ongoing cultural‚ social‚ and political transformations.” (Fischer-Lichte‚ 2009:1) It is within this social frame of performative collectives that counter-narratives take form. Such narratives conjure a linear view of history subverting it by disclosing subcultural
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the Report Methods of Investigation In order to have a better understanding on some of the issues of cultural intelligence and how we can better promote cultural intelligence in the workplace‚ the team conducted an intensive research on this issue through various research studies‚ academic journals and book references. In the process of the research‚ we also made several references to numerous videos relating to cultural intelligence. The videos were found mostly on the internet as well as
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Chinese ethnic in Thailand is still using Siam name. Thailand is a constitutional monarchy country and had never been colonized. The king is the leader of the country. Thailand has 77 provinces which are grouped into 5 parts‚ North‚ Northeast‚ East‚ South and Center. Bangkok is capital city and center of business. The estimate population in Thailand as at October 2013 is 67.1 million. The majority ethnic groups are Thai which cover 89%‚ followed by Chinese ethnic and Malay ethnic. According
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Spanish and American holidays can be very different. They can also be very similar in many ways. The cultural difference can sometimes make it difficult to talk to or understand a person from the opposing culture. The cultural difference can have a negative effect on communication. This is mainly due to the fact people don’t fully understand people of a different culture. There are many different holidays in the two different cultures. American culture can sometimes differ from those of Hispanics
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