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BusinessCultureandpractices71220191.pptxChinese Business Culture and Business Etiquette
Lisa Anderson
Colorado Technical University
July, 12/2019
Chinese Business Etiquette
Meaning of pride in China. China values their security and national identity more than other countries.
Communication styles in China is indirect , polite and courteous. Negotiation is made easier.
Mixing Business and personal life is a business culture in China. One is treated as close family friend rather than a business associate.
Decision making process is long and well structured.
In Chinese business its unethical to avoid eye contact since its is considered as untrustworthy act. Its unethical to invoke negative attitude since its believed to be unfriendly(Limited, 2019). Hand shake is not a business practice in China. Decision making process in China is very different as compared to American business culture. In China the process of making business decision is long and well structured, but in America the process is short since they believe that time is money and hence there is a need to make the process short. China business practices and culture have little restrictions for example its ethical for dine and engage business partners unlike American business culture that do only define business employees as business partners rather than close friends(Limited, 2019).
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Cultural Communication Barriers in the workplaces
Language barrier is a common communication barriers in most workplace. Language barrier leads to business misunderstandings and poor decision making process.
Inaccurate and hostile Stereotypes. Stereotypes are the assumptions that describe the traits of a given group. China is believed to be secretive ,arrogant and tolerant.
Language barrier are the most communication barriers affecting various business culture in the world("Cultural Communication Barriers in the Workplace", 2019). Language barriers leads to misunderstanding thus making business operation to be ineffective since communication style is not effective. Language barrier in most cases can lead to business conflicts arising due to poor communication channel. Language barrier are unethical when practiced in day to day business operations. Language barriers too hinders effective communication between the business staffs, employs and their customers which negatively affect business decision making process. Assumption made by people to a specific group of people makes communication ineffective since the assumed trait will hinder anyone to avoid working with the identified business partners. China is believed to be secretive ,arrogant and tolerant thus iota will be difficult enough to involve them in your business operation("Cultural Communication Barriers in the Workplace", 2019).
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Cultural Communication Barriers in the workplaces
Difference in the way of behaving. Behavioral distinct amongst the business employee can impact misunderstanding in the respective business or organization.
Negative attitude and too much emotions. Emotion display in many cases differs from one state to another. Expression some emotion and negative attitude such as arrogance is considered as inappropriate in Chinese business culture.
Personal way of conduct is very vital in different business settings("Cultural Communication Barriers in the Workplace", 2019). Some behaviors such as handshake and not maintaining eye contact is considered as unethical practice in Chinese Business settings. Personal conduct and the way to act varies from one country to another. Some negative behaviors adopted by business employs can negatively impact output level of the respective organization. Bad behaviors when practiced in a business culture will trigger misunderstanding in the respective organization or company. Being emotional is too unethical but the way of expressing emotions and their meaning differs from one territory to the other. It appropriate to keep all emotions hidden and focused on the main business agenda .Displaying some emotions such as anger can trigger misunderstanding in an organization("Cultural Communication Barriers in the Workplace", 2019).
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Ensuring clear and polite communication strategies. Clarity in communication enhances better decision making effective.
Learn about different cultures. understanding different Business cultures from different states will foster workplace relation and understanding.
Accommodating cultural differences is very essential. Its vital to adapt to various business cultures and be sensitive to recognize unconscious biasness.
Solutions to Cultural Communication Barriers in the workplaces
Inorder to reduce diverse misunderstanding in workplaces its important to sensitize on effective communication channel that enhances politeness and respec(Bechervaise, 2019)t. Being polite when addressing employs in workplaces is very essential since the level of misunderstanding and decision making is enhanced within the organization. Politeness in workplaces can be achieved by use of simple language ,avoid language biasness and use of effective visual methods to address your point of view to employees. Its very effective and appropriate to learn and understand different business cultural practices to reduce misunderstanding and at the same time enhance decision making strategies(Bechervaise, 2019). Learning and adopting to changes in different business cultures reduces biasness and enables one to understand different customs practices thus encouraging cultural celebrations(Bechervaise, 2019).
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Solutions to Cultural Communication Barriers in the workplaces
Embracing on cultural knowledge sharing. Knowledge sharing in various workplaces foster creativity and entrepreneurial activities.
Employing Diversity training. These strategy reduces cultural barriers by appropriately engaging people from various cultural backgrounds in their workplaces.
Training is the employs in different workplace setting is the only way to achieve Cultural Diversity Integration in workplaces.
Sharing of cultural knowledge in workplace by people from different cultural backgrounds will embrace of entrepreneurship and promote creativity within various Business workplaces(Bechervaise, 2019). Knowledge sharing from different people will form a strong baseline of creativity and business success. Different countries have different business cultures thus its important to integrate and adapt to these distinct cultures in workplaces. Cultural integration can be achieved by incorporating employees from background countries with different business culture in the workplace(Bechervaise, 2019). Training is another means of promoting cultural difference integrations since a specific business can initiate effective training programs to train their employees on the importance of adapting to different Business cultures and practices and their positive impact to the respective business operations(Bechervaise, 2019).
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References
Limited, C. (2019). China Cross-cultural and Language Training | Communicaid. Retrieved from https://www.communicaid.com/country/china/
Cultural Communication Barriers in the Workplace. (2019). Retrieved from https://smallbusiness.chron.com/cultural-communication-barriers-workplace-13888.html
Bechervaise, V. (2019). 5 Ways to Overcome Cultural Barriers in the Workplace. Retrieved from https://takeitpersonelly.com/2018/01/02/5-ways-to-overcome-cultural-barriers-in-the-workplace/
American Vs. Chinese Business Culture. (2019). Retrieved from https://smallbusiness.chron.com/american-vs-chinese-business-culture-59039.html
