The Impact of Cultural Differences on International Business Negotiation1. IntroductionInternational business negotiations are far more complex than domestic ones. The difficulties are due to the big differences between the two parties in a negotiation in language, value, behavior patterns, moral standards and so on. All those factors are playing crucial roles in negotiations. The key to effective cross-cultural communication is knowledge. So we must learn and know as much knowledge as we can. Knowing these cultural differences can help us solve the problems and reduce the misunderstandings in International business negotiations. Due to these cultural differences, negotiators who come from different part of the world can form different negotiation styles. The relation between culture and negotiation styles has been the topic of much investigation and research in recent times. Being familiar with different cultural differences can help us get a close view of different negotiation styles, and all these previous efforts can make the International business negotiation smooth. The thesis will elaborate on the cultural factors and their influences on negotiation styles in different countries.2. Cultural Influences and Types2.1 Cultural InfluencesWhen two groups from the same country are doing business, it is often possible to expedite the whole negotiation procedure. Because they have the same cultural background, the mutual communications are easy to understand. This does not mean they have no obstacle during the whole negotiation procedure, but compare with people who do business from different cultures, they do not have the impact of cultural differences, so the contradictions seem to be easy solved.If two different...
