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© 2011 South-Western | Cengage Learning Cultural Influences on Global Business 3-1 3-1Culture Around the World 3-2 3-2Culture and Social Organizations 3-3 3-3Communication Across Cultures 3-4 3-4Values Around the World CHAPTER 3
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, 4e CHAPTER © 2011 South-Western | Cengage Learning SLIDE 2 3 LESSON 3-1 Culture Around the World GOALS Describe influences of culture on global business activities. Explain the role of subcultures.
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, 4e CHAPTER © 2011 South-Western | Cengage Learning SLIDE 3 3 Cultural Influences in International Business A culture is a system of learned, shared, unifying, and interrelated beliefs, values, and assumptions.
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, 4e CHAPTER © 2011 South-Western | Cengage Learning SLIDE 4 3 The Subcultures within a Society Influences of cultures and subcultures Subculture of U.S. business Variations in business subcultures worldwide
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, 4e CHAPTER © 2011 South-Western | Cengage Learning SLIDE 5 3 LESSON 3-2 Culture and Social Organizations GOALS Describe how family relationships can affect culture. Explain the role of societal influences on culture.
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, 4e CHAPTER © 2011 South-Western | Cengage Learning SLIDE 6 3 Family Relationships Family units Nuclear family Extended family Family-work relationships
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, 4e CHAPTER © 2011 South-Western | Cengage Learning SLIDE 7 3 Society’s Institutions Education Gender roles Mobility Class system
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, 4e CHAPTER © 2011 South-Western | Cengage Learning SLIDE 8 3 LESSON 3-3 Communication Across Cultures GOALS Understand the importance of knowing another language for global business success. Compare direct and indirect communication. Describe the influence of nonverbal communication.
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, 4e CHAPTER © 2011 South-Western | Cengage Learning SLIDE 9 3 Language Differences English is widely considered the language of international business More people use English to conduct business than any other language Advantages of using English Understood by many Ideas can be expressed in many ways Large number of business-related words Concise and precise
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, 4e CHAPTER © 2011 South-Western | Cengage Learning SLIDE 10 3 Learning a Second Language Consider learning language of dominant trading partners. Learning a country’s language helps you understand the culture.
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, 4e CHAPTER © 2011 South-Western | Cengage Learning SLIDE 11 3 Direct and Indirect Communication Contexting refers to how direct or indirect communication is. A low-context culture is one that communicates very directly. A high-context culture is one that communicates indirectly.
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, 4e CHAPTER © 2011 South-Western | Cengage Learning SLIDE 12 3 Nonverbal Communication Body language Appearance Eye contact Touching Personal space Color Numbers Emblems Smells
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, 4e CHAPTER © 2011 South-Western | Cengage Learning SLIDE 13 3 LESSON 3-4 Values Around the World GOALS Identify and explain five major types of values that vary from culture to culture. Describe the two major reactions to cultural differences.
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, 4e CHAPTER © 2011 South-Western | Cengage Learning SLIDE 14 3 Values Vary Among Cultures Individualism and collectivism Technology Leadership, power, and authority Religion Time
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, 4e CHAPTER © 2011 South-Western | Cengage Learning SLIDE 15 3 Adjusting to Cultural Differences Ethnocentrism Reactions to cultural differences Culture shock Reverse culture shock
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