Fons Trompenaars is a Dutch author in the field of cross-cultural communication. His books include: Riding the Waves of Culture‚ Seven Cultures of Capitalism‚ Building Cross-Cultural Competence‚ 21 Leaders for the 21st Century and Innovating in a Global Crisis . Trompenaars studied Economics at the VU University Amsterdam and later earned a Ph.D. from Wharton School‚ University of Pennsylvania‚ with a dissertation on differences in conceptions of organizational structure in various cultures. He
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Hofstede and Trompenaars compared Of these seven value dimensions‚ two reflect closely the Hofstede dimensions of Collectivism/Individualism and to a lesser extent power distance. Trompenaars and Hampden-Turner’s communitarianism/individualism value orientation seems to be virtually identical to Hofstede’s Collectivism/Individualism. • Their achievement/ascription value orientation‚ which describes how status is accorded‚ appears to be linked to Hofstede’s power distance index‚ at
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Japan (日本‚ Nippon) is a country in Asia. It has many islands. Four of them are big‚ and the biggest is the 7th largest island in the world. This island is called Honshu. The islands are near the East Asian coast‚ in the western part of the Pacific Ocean. Japanese people call their country "Nihon" or "Nippon"‚ which means "the origin of the sun" in Japanese. HISTORY In 1941‚ Japan hit Pearl Harbor in Hawaii‚ a water base of the United States and destroyed or damaged many ships and airplanes.
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Japan ’s Automakers Face Endaka Due to the Arab oil embargo‚ oil shock was raised in 1970s. The global economy faced a period of recession. The sluggish economy also affects the automobile market. Japan ’s automobiles prevailed for its cheaper cost‚ fuel efficiency‚ and exquisite design. In the early Eighties‚ dollars appreciated against major currencies including the Japanese yen. It boosted the expansion of Japan ’s exports‚ U.S. government faced successive years of trade deficits against
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Rizal in Japan (Land of Cherry Blossoms) Feb. 28 – April 13 1888 • Rizal left Hong Kong on board of the Oceanic‚ an American steamer on his way to Japan. Places he went… YOKOHAMA GRAND HOTEL Places he went… TOKYO TOKYO HOTEL People he met JuanPerezCaballero • Secretary of the Spanish legation visited him in the hotel inviting him to stay in the Spanish legation. • Knowing that it is a plot to monitor him‚ Rizal accepted the offer for the following reasons: REASONS WHY HE ACCEPTED CABALLERO’S
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Etheart ANTH 3550 Japan Tuesday‚ February 12‚ 2013 Japanese Cultural Nationalism Altering Immigrant Perception Change by Force Status minorities in Japan are those who are not educated‚ do not come from educated families‚ or have unfavorable occupations. The value and worth of a status minority in Japanese culture is rated amongst their familial/ancestral connections to rates of production and which then determines individual godliness and worth amongst a society. Ethnic minorities in Japan are Burakuin
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Japan Japanese festivals are traditional festive occasions. Some festivals have their roots in Chinese festivals but have undergone dramatic changes as they mixed with local customs. Some are so different that they do not even remotely resemble the original festival despite sharing the same name and date. There are also various local festivals that are mostly unknown outside a given prefecture. It is commonly said that you will always find a festival somewhere in Japan. Unlike most people in East
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What Are Japan’s Main Physical Features? As you can see Japan is split into four main islands. We have: Hokkaido (North) Honshu (West) Shikoku (East) Kyushu (South) As you can see‚ they are all located on the map (left). The northern part of Japan (Hokkaido) is seen to be remote and fairly mountainous. Snow-capped peaks cover the centre of the Hokkaido. Winters are extremely cold with substantial snowfall. The western island‚ Honshu is said to be mountainous‚ with very little flat land
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Background Information Japan‚ otherwise known as‚ The Land of Rising Sun‚ is located in Eastern Asia and is slightly smaller than California. With a population of 127‚368‚088 the majority of the population are Japanese. The people are 98.5% Japanese‚ .5% Korean‚ .4% Chinese‚ and .6% other. The average age of the people is 45.4 years‚ 0-14 years makes up 13.5% of the population‚ 62.6% 15-64‚ and 23.9% other. Much of the population practice both Shintoism and Buddhism religions‚ while about 9%
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Class Discussion Compare the business culture of the UK with that of Japan. How would business negotiations between delegations from the two countries be affected‚ and how would you advise a UK team to prepare for the negotiations? “Nihonjinron”‚ literally “the Theory of the Japanese”‚ has been of fascination for both Japanese and foreigners alike‚ and the industrialised world seems acutely aware that the Japanese are very different to Westerners‚ in ideology‚ religion‚ and business strategies
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