International Business Lecture 2 Differences in Culture Lecture Overview What is culture? Social Structure Religious and Ethical Systems Language Education Culture and the Workplace Cultural Change Guanxi-strength of relationship . Business transactions are conducted within the framework of contract law and mechanisms for dispute resolution are in place works are ing more important but have to operate within the confines of the law Gifts may be frowned upon as bribery (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act) China Personal power and relationships or connections rather than rule of law are important in China Reciprocal works can often mean doing favors or offering bribes Establish relationships with gifts What is Culture? What is Culture? “Culture is plex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, custom, and other capabilities acquired by man as a member of society.” - Edward Tylor What is Culture? “A system of values and norms that are shared among a group of people and that when taken together constitute a design for living.” - Hofstede, Namenwirth, and Weber Components of Culture Values Norms Society Folkways and Mores Folkways: Routine conventions of everyday life. Little moral significance Generally, social conventions such as dress codes, social manners, and neighborly behavior Mores: Norms central to the functioning of society and its social life Greater significance than folkways Violation can bring serious retribution Theft, adultery, incest and cannibalism Culture, Society, and the Nation State A society is a group of people bound together by mon culture There is not a strict one-to-one correspondence between a society and a nation state Nation State: Is a political creation May contain a single culture or several cultures The Determinants of Culture
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