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-Base culture for other countries
-Great wall
-Sun Tzu (win without fighting) confucianism.
- now 1 child/family rule
-Males > females
- Mao Tse Tung (bird story
- High pollution
Half population has no clean drinking water |
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| China norms and Tradtions |
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Ditching parents punishable by law.
-values attitudes and behavior
- High context, get to know you through doing business
-"We not me" no word for privacy
-Confucianism, taoism, buddhism |
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| create value, functionality, peace and honor. Everything you do represents family. |
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| Taoism is primary religion, Confucsianism is set of social norms. |
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| Family first, then business, then country |
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| Confucian thought 5 terms |
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-Jen(humanity to others, respect for self)
- Chuntzu (greater man)live for greater good, not selfish needs.
- Li (propriety) norms in how relationships between family and business is handled.
Te- power by which people are ruled (morals)
Wen- Arts = achieving peace |
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- being one with nature and universe
-very spiritual
- elitist towards and hates confucianism
-NO AFTERLIFE
-Long term goal and gain. |
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Yin yang is balance in everything you do.
Every belief has a purpose. |
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Mao (bird story fail) did put china on map
- CHN borrowed from Taiwan to get settled
- Marketplace negotiations diff from west. |
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-Been invaded
-Circular concept of time
- cycles of chaos and harmony
-Caste system
-Dharma = duty
-Karma = Cause and effect. |
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-Arranged marriages
-Preference given to family members
-Mulpiple Generations in one house
-4 stages of life
-loves cricket |
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EDU reforms
Call centers
-largest cell phone market in world
- no male to female balance 9.8 girls to 10 guys
-Bollywood (India movie scene)
-Many international languages
-CRIBS (TOP ECONS BY 2050) CHN, RSA, IND, BRITS, South Afr. |
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-Growing scientific work force
-Econ Decay
-Population boom
-Mid class will increase and do away with caste.
-EDU reform needed.
-Skilled laborers needed.
tech advances. |
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- Born in 1840s (Celts, roman slavs)
- Low nationalism, more pride in dif states and regions
- Home is sacred,
- not very confrontational |
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-respect formalities
- 4th best econ
- small inner circle
-titles are important
-low social mobility
-science = strength
- big on personal space
-WORK HARD, PLAY HARD. |
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Love soccer
-High context and work ethic
-catholics and protestant. |
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Top five econ possibly
- "Fine arts originated here"
-love to disagree, are confrontational
- love meals, a tool to learn about people
-parents support children well into adulthood
-feminine society
-invest in people not morals |
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home is sacred
-racist towards immigrants, disproportionate unemp.
-smiling and hello is provacative |
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| (kluckholn, steinbeck) 5 methods for analyixing cultural differences. |
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The nature of people: Good, bad, or mixture?
The relationship between people and nature: Harmony with nature or subjugation of nature.
Space. Private or public? Personal space or physical distance between individuals. Use of open spaces at work and individual offices.
Primary mode of activity: Being or doing. Being refers to accepting things as they are and "going with the flow." Doing refers to being proactive and making changes in the situation.
Time. Past, present, or future-oriented. Monochronic (doing one activity at a time) or polychronic (doing several activities simultaneously). Linear (Western) or nonlinear/circular (Buddhism/Asian).
Individualism-collectivism or the degree to which an individual perceives himself/herself to be separate from a group and to be free from group pressure to conform. |
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| Hoffstedes model for analyzing cultural differences. |
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Individualism-collectivism.
Power distance or the degree to which members of a culture accept a hierarchical or unequal distribution of power in organizations and society
Uncertainty avoidance or the degree to which members of a given society deal with the uncertainty and risk of everyday life and prefer to work with long-term acquaintances and friends rather than with strangers.
Masculinity-femininity (assertiveness) or the degree to which a society clearly separates masculine and feminine roles and looks favorably on aggressive and materialistic behavior).
Time orientation or the degree to which members of a society defer present gratification in order to achieve long-term objectives. |
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| what is low and high context |
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A low-context culture is one in which oral and written forms of communication are emphasized.
A high-context culture is one whose members know one another so well that they can de-emphasize oral and written forms of communication. |
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-Do one thing at a time
-Make time commitments
(deadlines, schedules)
-Committed to job
-Concentrate on job
-Emphasize promptness
-Accustomed to short-term relationships
-Are low context and need information
-Adhere to plans |
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-Do many things at once
-Time commitments flexible and low priority
-Committed to people and relationships
-Easily distracted
-Base promptness on relationships
-Tend to form lifelong relationships
-Are high context and already have information
-Change plans often |
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| 55 percent nonverbal, 38% how u say it. |
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| knowledge and acceptance of an unequal distibution of wealth. (IND low, US HIGH, GER middle, CHI very high, France high |
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| CHN masculine, GER masculine, IND middle road, France closer to femine. |
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| It indicates to what extent a culture programs its members to feel either uncomfortable or comfortable in unstructured situations. (GER, high, unconfortable. FRA High, very uncomfortable, IND AND CHN low, comfortable,US low, comfy |
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