TheInfluenceofCulturalDifferencesonSino-USBusinessNegotiationsAbstract:AfterenteringintotheWorldTradeOrganization,Chinahasestablishedmanyeconomicrelationswithothernations,meanwhile,businesscontactsamongnationsgetincreasinglyclose,whichhasbroughtmoreandmoreopportunitiestodobusiness
US,serveasthebiggesteconomiccountry,isourmaintradepartner
However,thehugeculturaldifferencesbetweenthetwocountriesmaygiverisetopotentialculturalconflictsandunnecessarymisunderstandings
Thus,inordertonegotiateeffectively,negotiatorsshouldhaveagoodunderstandingofcultureandculturaldifferences
Moreimportantly,theyshouldknowhownegotiationisaffectedbyculture
Indoingso,negotiatorscanpredicttheprocessandadjuststrategiesinordertoreachasatisfactoryagreement
Thethesispresentsanin-depthanalysisoftheculturaldifferenceinthepro