文档介绍：English cultural exchange is an important factor in the collective thinking
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所属院系: 牡丹江师范学院外语系
所属专业: 英语专业
所属年级: 2004级
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Abstract
Then there is also a large discrepancy on the uncertainty avoidance. Defined 'Uncertainty avoidance is the lack of tolerance for ambiguity and the need for formal rules.' That means people trying to setup rules to face to the uncertainty. There is high uncertainty avoidance in most oriental countries such as Japan, China. In these countries, people prefer a stable job. They feel safe and prideful when they keep working hard at the one place.
Keyword : Uncertainty Discrepancy Most oriental
Contents
Introduction………………………………………………………………1
Ⅰ.In the oriental……………………………………………………… 1
is the corporate culture in orient…………………………3
I think because of the different…………………………………3
Ⅱ.The third dimension Hofstede indicated is the individualism.………4
Finally Hofsted pointed out the masculinity……………………5
The last but not the least………………………………………7
References……………………………………………………………9
English cultural exchange is an important factor in the collective thinking
Introduction
As we all know, different countries have different cultures. 'Culture is the collective programming of the mind which distinguishes the members of one category of people from another.' (Hofstede, 1991)
It is inevitable that the cultural difference has impact on business. For example, when pany having meeting, the word "table" in American English that means to put something on the agenda. But in British English it means to put something off the agenda. This example indicated how the culture affects the business
There are four cultural dimensions that were defined in Hofstede's research: Power distance, Uncertainty avoidance, Individualism, Masculinity, and recently Hofstede add one more: long-term-short-term orientation.
What I think the most significant influence in cultural difference is the power distance. (Hoeckli