Cross Cultural Management. Japan

M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University
Graduate School of Business Administration

Cross-cultural management
Country report
JAPAN

Group: Sorochkina Elizaveta,
Korennova Asel,
Panyushkin Georgiy,
Shcherbak Irina,
Shershneva Darya,
Te Denis,
Vorobyev Maksim

Moscow, 2010
Content

  1. General information…………………………………………………………………….…….3
  2. Japanese culture. Hofstede’s research
      3.1. Individualism vs. collectivism (IND)………………………………………………4
      3.2. Power distance (PD)………………………………………………………………..4
      3.3. Uncertainty avoidance (UA)………………………………………………………..5
      3.4. Masculinity vs. Femininity (MAS)…………………………………………………5
      3.5. Long-term orientation (LTO)……………………………………………………….5

  3. Culture shock………………………………………………………………………………….6

  4. Guide to Japanese manners and etiquette
      5.6. The indispensable basics……………………………………………………………7
      5.7. Table manners………………………………………………………………………7

  5. Business etiquette
      6.8. Business Meeting Etiquette…………………………………………………………8
      6.9. Business Negotiation………………………………………………………………..9
      6.10. Dress Etiquette………………………………………………………………………9

  6. Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………………9

  7. List of references……………………………………………………………………………10

General information
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. Japan is an archipelago of 6,852 islands. The four largest islands are Honshū, Hokkaidō, Kyūshū and Shikoku, together accounting for 97% of Japan's land area. Most of the islands are mountainous, many volcanic; for example, Japan’s highest peak, Mount Fuji, is a volcano. Japan has the world's tenth-largest population, with over 127 million people. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes the de facto capital city of Tokyo and several surrounding... [continues]

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