Derek Sivers demonstrated in his video, "Weird or just different?" that every society has its own unique way of doing things, which is termed as a people's culture. The demonstration about streets in the U.S.A. and blocks in Japan shows that what one community thinks is obvious in their setting is totally strange in another community/society. Sivers stresses the importance of traveling away from one's country to learn and understand other people's culture to avoid contradictions especially when it comes to business communications (Sivers).
Different countries have different ways of doing things. For example, Americans do not bother much about looking smart or dressing well as long as a person has what it takes to deliver the point home. On the contrary, Chinese value dressing and physical presentation very much. A rich American will wear what pleases his or her body without looking at the cost but a Chinese counterpart selects the latest fashion in the market in an effort to confirm his or her success.
6 dimensions of Hofstede cultural scale
Professor Hofstede conducted numerous studies that revealed how culture influences …show more content…
On the fifth dimension, Long Term Orientation versus Short Term Normative Orientation (LTO), the U.S scores 26 while China scores 87. China scores a high LTO because they stick much to their past through maintaining cultural norms and time-honored traditions. Societal change is not common among Chinese people. On the contrary, U.S. recorded a low score because Americans like exploring new environments and investigating things whenever they take place. A negotiation between an American and Chinese person would experience major challenges because of differences in cultural perspectives. The American is likely to be more experimental especially when discussing a new venture while the Chinese counterpart would be more likely to use past
Different countries have different ways of doing things. For example, Americans do not bother much about looking smart or dressing well as long as a person has what it takes to deliver the point home. On the contrary, Chinese value dressing and physical presentation very much. A rich American will wear what pleases his or her body without looking at the cost but a Chinese counterpart selects the latest fashion in the market in an effort to confirm his or her success.
6 dimensions of Hofstede cultural scale
Professor Hofstede conducted numerous studies that revealed how culture influences …show more content…
On the fifth dimension, Long Term Orientation versus Short Term Normative Orientation (LTO), the U.S scores 26 while China scores 87. China scores a high LTO because they stick much to their past through maintaining cultural norms and time-honored traditions. Societal change is not common among Chinese people. On the contrary, U.S. recorded a low score because Americans like exploring new environments and investigating things whenever they take place. A negotiation between an American and Chinese person would experience major challenges because of differences in cultural perspectives. The American is likely to be more experimental especially when discussing a new venture while the Chinese counterpart would be more likely to use past