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1、--------------------------------------------精品文档Word可编辑值得收藏------------------------------------------------WhatarethemostimportantculturedifferencesandelementsofinterculturalcommunicationthatintWhatarethemostimportantculturedifferencesandelementsofinterculturalcommu
2、nicationthatintAsweallknow,differentcountrieshavedifferentcultures.‘Cultureisthecollectiveprogrammingofthemindwhichdistinguishesthemembersofonecategoryofpeoplefromanother.’(Hofstede,1991)Itisinevitablethattheculturaldifferencehasimpactonbusiness.Forexample,whenacomp
3、anyhavingmeeting,theword“table”inAmericanEnglishthatmeanstoputsomethingontheagenda.ButinBritishEnglishitmeanstoputsomethingofftheagenda.Thisexampleindicatedhowthecultureaffectsthebusiness.TherearefourculturaldimensionsthatweredefinedinHofstede’sresearch:Powerdistanc
4、e,Uncertaintyavoidance,Individualism,Masculinity,andrecentlyHofstedeaddonemore:long-term-short-termorientation.WhatIthinkthemostsignificantinfluenceinculturaldifferenceisthepowerdistance.(Hoecklin,1995:28)”Itwouldconditiontheextenttowhichemployeesacceptthattheirboss
5、hasmorepowerthantheyhaveandtheextenttowhichtheyacceptthattheirboss’sopinionsanddecisionsarerightbecauseheorsheistheboss.”Iconsidereditashowmuchsubordinatescanconsentordissentwithbossesormanagers.Itisthedistancebetweenamanagerandsubordinate.Amongmostorientalcorporate
6、cultures,thereishierarchism,greatercentralization,sometimescalled‘power-orientedculture’,duetothehistoricalreasons.Thatisahighpowerdistanceculturethatmangersmakethedecision7----------------------------------------------------精品文档值得收藏---------------------------------
7、----------------------------------------------------------------------精品文档Word可编辑值得收藏------------------------------------------------andsuperiorsappealtobeentitledmoreprivileges.Theirdecisionalwaysclosesupervisionpositivelyevaluatedbysubordinates.Inthissituation,iti
8、snotberegardedifasubordinateshaveadisagreementwiththeirmanagers,especiallyinMalaysia,Japan,China,India.Intheoriental,powerdistanceisalsoas
