第1页共11页编号：时间：2021年x月x日书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟页码：第1页共11页浙江越秀外国语学院2011—2012学年第一学期期末考试《西方礼仪与文化》课程论文答题卷总分复核得分阅卷人DoingbusinessindifferentculturesAbstract:Thisthemetakeintoaccountthediversityofdoingbusinessindifferentcountries,basedonsomeunfamiliarcustomsandbehaviorsdemonstratedbythedifferentcountriesbusinesspeople.Nothingismorecomfortableandsecurethanunderstandingthecross-culturalaspect.Understandingcanfacilitatecommunicationandavoidmisunderstanding.Althoughminormistakesarepermissible,misunderstandingsandfailuretorecognizeimportantculturalsubtletiesmayleadtostagnationordismissalofthebusiness.Therefore,"cultureshock"occursasaresultoftotalimmersioninanewculture.Individualswhomaynotexperiencealltheeffectsofcultureshockmustadapttothemandadjustwellbylearningthisstudy.Keywords:diversity,business,cross-cultural,cultureshock1IntroductionInthebusinessworld,itisoftensaidthattimeismoney.Nowweshouldaddthatbeingfullyawareofculturaldifferencesandsensitivitiesismoney,too.Today,internationalbusinesspeoplefind学院国际教育专业对外汉语班级1002班学号0703100217姓名陈小华——————————————密————————————————封——————————————————线—————————————————第2页共11页第1页共11页编号：时间：2021年x月x日书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟页码：第2页共11页themselvesworkinginmulticulturalenvironments,inwhichcross-culturalknowledgeandunderstandingisincreasinglyimportant.Tobesuccessfulinthenewglobaleconomy,theyhavetodealwithrealdifferencesineverythingfromcommunicationstylestosocialetiquettetocorevalues.2Doingbusinessindifferentcountries2.1DoingbusinessinJapanWheninteractingwithJapanesebusinesspeople.Americanbusinesspeoplesometimesfeeluncomfortable,puzzled,lost,irritatedandthelike,basedonsomeunfamiliarcustomsandbehaviorsdemonstratedbythedifferentcountriesbusinesspeople.Inthefollowing,threeareasarediscussed:(a)businesssuits.ManyJapanesebusinessmentendtoweardarksuitsofnavyblue,darkgrayorbrown.Thesuitsandtiesthattheyweararequiteconservation.AJapanesebusinessmenusuallyfastensthetopbuttonofhissuitwhenhecomesintoaroomtomeetwithhisAmericancounterparttodiscusspossiblebusiness.(b)businesscardexchange.Meishi(Businesscards)arepassedinapreciseceremonialexchangeofbowsthathelpkeepthisstatus-orientedsocietytogether.WhenJapaneseexchangebusinesscards,itiscommonpracticetostandupandgivethebusinesscardwithtwohandsratherthanwithonehand,whileatthesametimebowingslightly.AlthoughtheJapanesebusinessmenmayhandhisbusinesscardwithtwohandstoaAmericanorforeigner,theforeignersmayreceiveitwithonehand.TheJapanesepeoplewillnotfeeloffended,butslightlyuncomfortablefeelingsmayinfactremain.Furthermore,henormallyturnsitinsuchawaythatthereceivercanreaditwithouthavingtoturnit.WhenaJapanesebusinessmenreceiveabusinesscard,heusuallytakesalookatitandreadthedescriptionofthecontents.Theyneverputbusinesscardsinabackpocket.Theyneverwriteonbusinesscards.(c)giftexchange.Whengivingagift,aJapanesewillstangupandholdthegiftoutwithhistwohands.ThentheothersJapaneseisexpectedtostandupandextendhistwohandsinordertoreceivethe学院国际教育专业对外汉语班级1002班学号0703100217姓名陈小华——————————————密————————————————封——————————————————线—————————————————第3页共11页第2页共11页编号：时间：...
