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Cultural Misunderstanding during International Business
Title: Cultural Misunderstanding during International Business
Category: Social Sciences / Economics
Details: Words: 885 | Pages: 3.8 (approximately 235 words/page)
Cultural Misunderstanding during International Business
Nowadays, with the development of modern technology, the world tends to be a global village. It is quite convenient to contact people from other countries by telephone, fax or on the internet. Therefore, firms get more opportunities to sell their products overseas. However, as we all know, different countries have their own unique cultures. Hofstede who is a pioneer of comparative intercultural research describes culture as "the collective programming of the mind which distinguishes the …showed first 75 words of 885 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 885 total…to learn other nations' cultures and keep an open mind, and adapt himself/herself to fit into the business environment in order to get the best achievement in business.
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The Content of Intercultural Communication http://www.ahtvu.ah.cn/jxcl/zhykch/1107/supplementary%20reading2htm 25/01/2006
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