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The culture shock may be one challenge in the beginning, but it will be overcome. The locals may do something unusual that we may not do, but it might be nothing out of the ordinary for them. One way that the culture shock can be avoided or

In Japan, for all its business and technological skills, social values take priority over purely economic ones. Reid's interesting description of a new-employee ceremony at a large Japanese corporation, in this case the electronic giant NEC, highlights his celebration of how Confucian ritual dignifies life in the Japanese workplace.

The Japanese’s foundation of strength and character relied on an ever present honor system. This character not only went into their everyday lives but also their military. The Empire of Japan‘s militarization benefitted the people by embodying the best characteristics and highest morals of the Japanese people, thereby encouraging people to keep faith in their

Li & Fung is a long-standing Hong Kong based company that that has evolved from an export trading company to a coordinator of value-added services across the entire supply chain in a global, open manufacturing environment. They assess the clients’ product and delivery needs and orchestrate supply, manufacture and delivery in a very tailored and specialized way (Claremont Conversation Online, 2008). In the prevailing business environment, it has not been cost effective to trade with SMEs since production orders were below the factory minimums. Through the implementation of an internet portal, they have secured their position with the SME market while maintaining economies of scale.

It is so easy to access your own culture to examine aspects; however, this paper will flip the script using an etic view to gain a better understanding of American culture from an outsider’s perspective while taking on an insider’s perspective to examine another culture, Japan using an emic view. Cultural relativism tells us that we must examine beliefs and activities of other cultures with a meaningful understanding of the context of that particular culture, background, history, and practices from an emic perspective without prejudice or superiority (Crapo, 2013).

Having a brother in law who married a Japanese girl, Japan seemed a fitting choice for this assignment. The Japanese culture is a world apart from the United States literally and figuratively.

As an Asian-Hawaiian child growing up in Hawaii, I was brought up with a lifestyle that mixed traditions from Hawaii and the Orient. Looking back into my childhood, I noticed that a lot of customs from my Japanese culture were more prominent in the mixture of conventions I was taught to practice in life. Celebrating holidays like “Hina Matsuri”(Girl’s Day), wearing traditional Japanese clothing like “Kimono”, and not being able to wear my slippers or shoes in the house, or else I would risk getting two left hooks to my ribs from grandma, are just some of the aspects of tradition that were incorporated into my life. Today, these customs are deeply rooted and have contributed

I noticed that every Japanese citizen I met had something in common; they all had an understanding and value of the Golden Rule. The last night of my short homestay in Kumamoto was a grand display of this. My host family and I ate sukiyaki –– a dish that is usually eaten during the winter time ––, enjoyed some small fireworks and sparklers and even tried many different cakes. I was about to say something funny

International Widgets’ sales associate, John Anderson, has supposedly been receiving payment for services from the competition in exchange for potential client’s information from International Widgets. Even though, there is no supportive evidence behind this allegation, John’s output for the last six months has been mediocre, to say the least. John has brought in absolutely no new clientele after being one of the top salespersons on staff. Additionally, Janice Marshall, director of human resources, has brought the actions of John to our attention.

Today, there are about 240 million immigrants around the world, and most of them goes to the U.S. Therefore, we assume that you are Japanese and you move to the U.S. In my research, the way of communication between Japan and America is different. Some examples are Japanese often keep silent, but American don’t like it. American has own opinion, but Japanese often says noncommittal answer. If you don’t follow the communication style of America, perhaps you cannot get used to life of America.

Japan is an unique oriental country in many aspects, especially in politics and economy, both western practices and traditional nationalism are coexisted in this country. The period 1890-1940 was just followed the Meiji restoration, and was typical in the history of Japan, at that time, Japan was on the way from a feudal country to a capitalistic country, called modernization. Many western practices were being more and more adopted, however, at the same time, traditional rules still had strong influences in Japan. Under this background, this report will discuss the Japanese cultural factors during 1890-1940 that influenced the disclosure

In assessing the value of Precise SQL for the user firm one has to consider increase in DBA productivity.

One of the most important facets for a successful business in the twenty-first century is how it communicates with their customers, partners, suppliers and governments from different countries and cultures from around the world. For a business to operate with any modicum of success in Japan, you must possess a basic understand of how their society functions. As a result of learning about the geography, climate, history, religion, cultural rituals, politics, education system, and the role of the family; it will allow a business or business person the insight needed to understand how society functions and the method in which business is conducted.

As a first generation American of Salvadorian and Mexican descent, I am fluent in English and Spanish. Although I am bilingual, Santa Monica College’s multinational student body was a culture shock for me because of the many languages I overheard. I decided to learn Japanese because of my pleasant and friendly experiences with the Japanese community. With the assistance of my Japanese friends, I have completed elementary level Japanese 2 from SMC and learned much about the fascinating culture. This summer I will travel to Japan in aim to visit many Japanese cities, eat a lot of delicious

ESSAY TOPIC (1) :A joint venture is affected by the cultural distance between two partners. In what ways are joint ventures and types of international collaboration affected by cultural differences?