For the American, it was simple logic why those things would be popular to American consumers. But not being able to explain the interest to Indian employees proved to be an example of culture shock. And the American’s disregard for the cow showed a lack of understanding of Indian culture. Relationships—uncertainty avoidance In the Chinese Business Etiquette video we learn relationships are a necessity in Chinese business (Unknown, 2007).
They are the primary force in company negotiations when entering business dealings.
This may be due to China’s relatively low uncertainty avoidance score, as found in our text. Uncertainty avoidance is the feeling of a threat from an unknown or uncertain experience (Ahlstrom & Bruton, 2010).
This unwillingness to enter into business dealings with someone you’re not in a relation with could be formed around an uncertainty avoidance reaction. Etiquette– Power distance & Individualism/Collectivism Etiquette is very important in the Chinese business culture as we learned from the instructional video of Chinese culture (Unknown, 2007).
The Term Paper on Japanese Culture American Men Group
Introduction It was my first day in high school. Standing alone in the middle of the play ground looking for anyone I know or can talk to, my eyes was searching all over the place. A pretty blond girl standing alone was a scene that, for sure, attracted my attention then. The moment my eyes saw her, my mind started thinking of ways to talk to her. After some time wasted thinking, I saw a girl I ...
We learned what should be served during meetings, how people should dress, and even who should be in charge of running a business. Two examples from the video are explained in our text (Ahlstrom & Bruton, 2010): * Dress—Men were to dress in simple suits and women were not to wear high heels, so they would not be taller than other members at the meeting. * Face—we also learned how someone could lose face by not introducing themselves, or mistaken the proper role of men and women. In the introduction the Chinese woman assumed the man was the boss, when in fact it was the woman.
This caused the Chinese woman to lose “face” for assuming roles. Single Culture—Parochialism In the video with former CEO Joe McGuire, there seemed to be an air of parochialism (Unknown, 2007).
His statement of how only one culture can exist in business was telling of his viewpoint. McGuire spoke of an acquisition of another company and how a difference of culture can mean failure or success. In his view, if after the takeover the newly acquired company did not fall in line, they were usually not successful.
This is a lack of flexibility on his part and an unwillingness to see things from another person’s point of view. This is a direct correlation to parochialism, or a belief in no other way than your own culture (Ahlstrom & Bruton, 2010).
Role of Men and Women—Masculinity/ Feminism The role of men and women in different cultures can be an interesting study. The video on cross cultural training could very well be dealing with this difference (Unknown, 2009).
Saudi Arabia and America could be a complete culture shock to one another.
An American working in Saudi Arabia would be shocked to learn the cultural differences between men and women in the two countries. While both countries have a high masculine score, the American would be shocked the law does not allow women to drive in Saudi Arabia. This could easily be seen as a culture shock to people of both countries.
