Contrasting Cultural Values By: Alejandra MejíaNikos Boulahanis Hailey CallahanMauricio Mena Ladashea MuseRasheed Harrell

VALUES SEMANTIC DIFFERENCES  (Definition) Are social principles, goals, or standards accepted by persons in a culture.  Influence one’s value system  Proper and improper in a culture’s behavior  Interactions with the family  Individualism VS Collectivism  Religious influences  (Definition) the study of the meaning words; the way behavior is influenced by words and nonverbal communications  Multiple languages and dialects  Few countries have the same language, but words have different meaning

INDIVIDUALISM VS COLLECTIVISM  Independent  Curiosity  Look after himself/herself  United States, Canada, European Americans  Responsibility  Harmony  Team Oriented  Japan, China, India, Mexico

RELIGIOUS INFLUENCES  Differences and attributions that affect cultural values  Importance of time in religious dogma  In the United States, religion is a personal matter  In the other culture, religion is a lifestyle  Some countries religious ritual affect business encounters  While doing business with other countries, the person needs to understand the importance of religious belief and practices  Fasting in different religions is extremely important  No solid food  Prayer  Worship

WORK ATTITUDES ATTRIBUTIONS  How other cultures view work attitudes and ethics  Likes and dislikes toward others in the workplace  Responsibility and positivism  Perceiving what is right and wrong with people’s behavior  (Definition) the ability to look at social behavior from another culture’s view  Attribution training-learning and accepting the difference of other cultures  Uncertainty avoidance is used to determine convictions  Perceptions

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ETHICS  Making sure all individuals understand the company’s ethic values  Involving all employees to the company’s code of ethics  Problem  Standards for employment practices are not constant between nations  Many Americans believe they share ethical standards with other countries, but that is not true

 High-context country  Population Million  Most team oriented and group harmony people  Language s:  Japanese, Miyako, Yaeyema, Amami and Korean  Religion :  Buddhism, Shinto, and 1% are Christians  Cuisine : white rice, sushi, Hibachi, and raw seafood  Work Etiquette :  gifts-giving,  taking naps at work  Most team oriented and group harmony people  not using their hands while talking or giving presentations  By: Alejandra Mejia

 High -Context culture  Population 1.35 Billion  Language -Mandarin (Spoken in China, Taiwan,& Singapore)  10dialect  1.2 billion people speak Chinese  Religion -Multi-religious country (Buddhism, Christianity, & Chinese Folk)  Cuisine : Fish, Fresh veggies, Tofu, Fried rice with egg  Work Etiquette:  Entertain at public places  Host is first to seat  Small gift to the hostess  Greeting is always oldest person first or higher worker By: Hailey Callahan

 High-Context Culture  million (pop. As of 2013)  Religion:  Roman catholic, protestant, Muslim, catholic  Language:  French, German, Spanish  Food:  Traditional French soup made of onions/beef, wine chocolate soufflé  Traditions:  Christmas and Easter  Lazy/Not hard workers, short work hours  May day known as Labor day in the US, also celebrate Bastille day  By: Ladashea Muse