begins by identifying herself as a person who has been absorbed both Asian and American cultures as well as expressing her sympathy to those who are confused by the usage of a Japanese word “hai”‚ which means “yes” in English. She is motivated by a story of her friend‚ who was suffered by a cultural shock and misjudged Japanese businessmen as “liars”. By using effective rhetorical strategies‚ Hatsumi successfully clarifies the variable meanings of “hai” in each context‚ and thus helps bridge the gap
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Case Analysis: Learning Team D Canada Timber: Logging Time Negotiating with the Japanese Christopher Carpenter‚ Christopher Freeman‚ Chauntoiya Jones‚ Kevin Thomas and Andria Thurman Brenau University BA642-Cross-Cultural Business Challenges I. Identification of Problems The problems outlined in this case centers around a lack of communication and preparedness for cross- cultural business. Neither Canada Timber nor Bonsai adequately showed much respect to the other’s culture. Foretelling
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long time ago‚ Japanese people share common sense and context. When speaker talks to the audience or listeners‚ speaker expects them to know these things and takes it for granted. This mutual understanding is called unspoken agreement. This understanding exists only in High-context culture and it makes it harder for people who do not get used to Japanese culture to grasp what speaker intends to inform. This causes many problems not only for foreigners live in Japan but also for Japanese who work overseas
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Mr. Robert Gnuse2-24-2013 | Management 3600 W01 | “Moto: Coming to America” | Rebekah Stewart | Introduction wrong font used‚ Prefer Times New Roman 12 Mr. Moto is a Japanese businessman from KKD‚ an auto parts supplier who are looking at expanding into the United States. In order to do so‚ they need to hire a US building contractor. After a year and a half of research‚ KKD has chosen to use Allmack because of their superior delivery system‚ architects‚ and suppliers of raw materials
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|Korean (won) |745.26152 |756.8691 |769.77179 |794.24057 |795.77749 |788.92013 |762.97283 |757.18655 |761.65418 |773.43294 | | The PPP exchange rate for UK pound and Mexican peso had been increased steadily over the period of 2000 and 2009‚ while Japanese yen had been decresased constanly
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story is of Japanese origin‚ there is a very good chance of reading a great piece of work. “Seventeen Syllables” is really worth reading because of a few reasons. First of all‚ one can really get into the world of immigrants. Not only to get to know their way of living but one can also learn about other cultures (in this case Japanese)‚ getting to know their habits‚ social structure and traditions. Conditions of living for the Japanese in the USA Since speaking about Japanese people in
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dog or hamburger‚ or many other fast foods in America. However‚ it is not always this way in the past‚ Sushi is remarkably a fast growing fast food‚ and it is recently had been add to the American diet. Although sushi in some form has been part of Japanese culture for well over a thousand years‚ it did not make it to American shores until 1966 [1]. According to the online article‚ “America has become a sushi nation”‚ the number of sushi bars in the U.S. quintupled between 1988 and 1998‚ and the number
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1. Why is GM worried about the yen? GM’s concern about fluctuations in the Yen is due not only to the impact on GM’s costs‚ but the fact that Japanese competitors face reduced costs when the Yen is depreciating. Also‚ with increasing profit margins‚ end-price to consumer can be lowered and lead to gain in market share for Japanese competitors. Research had shown that a 10 Yen appreciation to the dollar reduces operating profit by $4 billion 2. How important is GM’s competitive exposure?
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Wolfgang’s balancing act 1. They should move the percentage of fixed and variable pay from international standardized to Japanese local role. From the article we can learn that the Japanese head of HR healthcare was not happy with the global performance system but did not really engage in discussions about how to improve or adapt the system. This is very Japanese-style‚ Japanese people are not asking a lot‚ and it is responsible of manager to figure their un-satisfaction. >> Also the individual
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by relatively high GNI per capita as well as high disposable incomes that account for a high food consumption level. However‚ due to rapidly ageing population‚ it may lead to new foodservice demand that caters specifically to seniors. Furthermore‚ Japanese women are becoming more empowered and the number of people living on their own is rising‚ which is seen as a major factor seeking for high-end convenience lifestyle. As in the cultural aspect‚ the way of communicating and delivering message in appropriate
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