unintentionally offending others. Effective Communication Communication is an area that can be especially challenging for those uninformed about cultural differences. A simple nod of the head or smile may be interpreted as something you had not intended. For example‚ around the world a smile can relay many emotions‚ not just happiness or pleasure as in the U.S. In Japan‚ people smile when they are sad‚ angry‚ confused‚ and happy. Asians smile to show disagreement‚ anger‚ confusion‚ and frustration
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Why is an understanding of cultural differences important to the business managers at BreadTalk? To assist the managers at BreadTalk to decide if they should expand to Australia‚ briefly describe the Australian culture. A wide range of definitions have been used for the term “culture.” Culture has been defined as the human-made part of the environment (Herkovits‚ 1955)‚ including both objective and subjective elements (Triandis‚ 1972); as a set of reinforcements (Skinner‚ 1981); as the collective
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Why cultural awareness is important in business? INTRODUCTION The main objective of the academic essay is to explain why cultural awareness is important in business. It demonstrates about culture and the uses of it in business. Communication is a vital element in a business both internally and externally as it is a source of exchanging information. Corporate culture is a part of communication which is introduced. The essay includes barriers to communication and their consequences‚ to rectify
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Understanding Cultural Differences in the Work Place Spring Session B Professor Davis 5/6/2012 Chamberlain College Of Nursing The importance of understanding cultural‚ ethnic and gender differences by managers and professionals in a business setting is essential to make the work environment comfortable. In every culture there are basic standards of thinking‚ and acting and these cultural differences strongly influence workplace values and communication. What may
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REPORT ON Analyzing and Understanding Cultural Differences of South Africa & China on business perspective. SUBMITTED BY: Dilip Kumar Aerroju ID-000-13-7684 [pic] TABLE OF CONTENT 1. Abstract 2. Introduction 3. What is culture? 4. Cross-cultural Communication Challenges 5. Six Fundamental Patterns Of Cultural Differences 6. Brief On Business Characteristic On Russia 7. Brief On Business Characteristic On Australia
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ways that cultural differences would affect doing business internationally‚ as well as what specific skills global managers would need to address with these differences‚ and finally if I think expatriate or foreign-national managers would be better equipped to deal with these challenges. This report will provide the reader with some facts on cultural differences and the affect on business internationally. It will also give some skills global managers can utilize to address those cultural differences
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BreadTalk Group Limited The BreadTalk Group Limited has rapidly globalized into 16 countries such as Singapore‚ China‚ Hong Kong‚ South Korea and the Middle East(http://www.breadtalk.com/ourbrand-bt.html Our Presence‚2012). It is well known for its bakery‚ restaurant and food atrium‚ and this compromises of BreadTalk‚ Toast Box‚ The Icing Room‚ Din Tai Fung‚ RamenPlay‚ Carl’s Jr China‚ and Food Republic. Being founded in 2000‚ the young company has achieved numerous awards which includes the Singapore
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Cultural Differences in Business Business differs from one country to another particularly because of the culture of a country. Cultures in different countries can cause barriers that must be overcome in order to complete a business transaction. Two countries that have diverse cultures comparatively to each other are Canada and the Philippines. These two countries have some differences but they also have some similarities culturally. The exports and imports of both Canada and the Philippines
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1. Introduction 2.1 Background of the Company BreadTalk Group was founded in Singapore in April 2000 and listed on the SGX in 2003. It is founded by George Quek (Chairman) and his wife‚ Katherine Lee (Deputy Chairman)‚ when he saw an opportunity for starting a bakery selling freshly baked breads and buns that are visually creative and attractive. 2.2 Mission and Vision Their vision is to establish BreadTalk to be an international trend-setting lifestyle brand. And the mission
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Founded in 2000 and listed on the SGX in 2003‚ our business is about innovating and creating distinctive flavours to satisfy your palate – literally! This has earned us numerous awards and growing popularity with customers here and in other markets. In the years‚ we have flapped our wings across 13 countries‚ leaving our mark with more than 300 boutique bakeries‚ 40 food atriums and restaurants‚ supported by global staff strength of 5000 employees. We have a shared vision to be an international
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