Consider potential culture clashes in typical business situations. Imagine that businesspeople from a high-context culture, say, Japan or China, meet their counterparts from a low-context culture, the United States, for the first time to negotiate and sign a manufacturing contract. What could go wrong? How about conflicting perceptions of time?

Consider potential culture clashes in typical business situations. Imagine that businesspeople from a high-context culture, say, Japan or China, meet their counterparts from a low-context culture, the United States, for the first time to negotiate and sign a manufacturing contract. What could go wrong? How about conflicting perceptions of time?

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Chapter4: Managing In A Global Environment

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