Hofstede’s Culture Demension
Power/Distance
Individualism (IDV)
• Masculinity (MAS)
Uncertainty/Avoidance Index (UAI)
Long Term Orientation (LTO)
Cultural shock
 主要地域文化类型
 怎样消除不同的文化距离
 练习:客户分类及管理
Cultural confusion
Working in other cultres means understanding your hosts’ conceptions of greetings, timing, hygiene,negotiation, agreement, politeness, personal space, gesture, meal etiquette, and closure.[Hattersley et al, 1998]
 Personal
 Commercial
 Ethical
 Linguistic
Example-Citron Car in Canton
 Western Cultures
Anglo-Saxson
German
Hispanic
Franch
Slavic
Nodic
 East-Asian cultures
Chinese
Cantonese
South Asian cultures
Malay
 Middle East cultures