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- Worlds of opportunity.
Coping with cultural differences in mortgage business
- Culture Differences Can Affect Business
INDUSTRY - In his 30 years in the United States, Chinese native Robin Hu has seen how cultural differences affect business in the San Gabriel Valley - the good and the bad. Chinese restaurants are a case in point in how cultures can clash, said Hu, who owns a bus tour company in Industry.
- San Gabriel Valley Tribune
- January 12, 2009
- Capitalism in Contemporary China: Globalization Strategies, Opportunities, Threats, and Cultural Issues
China currently holds the mantra of the world's most populous nation with a size of over 1.3 billion. The purpose of the paper is to investigate capitalism in China and Chinese globalization strategies. A semi-SWOT analysis is conducted to provide American firms with future opportunities and threats of doing business in China. Differences related to cultural issues are also assessed.
- Journal of Global Business Issues
- Vol. 2 Nbr. 1, January 2008

- Customs problems.
Cultural differences in business negotiations - International Trade & Travel
- Los Angeles Business Journal
- August 03, 1992
- Understanding Cultural Differences Can Be a Powerful Business Tool
INDUSTRY - In his 30 years in the United States, Chinese native Robin Hu has seen how cultural differences affect business in the San Gabriel Valley - the good and the bad. Chinese restaurants are a case in point in how cultures can clash, said Hu, who owns a bus tour company in Industry.
- San Gabriel Valley Tribune
- January 13, 2009
- Helping China's Private Sector Flourish ; New Chamber Holds Forum On Overseas Investment
BEIJING, Nov. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- The China International Chamber of Commerce for the Private Sector (CICCPS) celebrated its inauguration and hosted its first international forum today in Beijing. The forum, entitled "Cooperation for Win-Win Overseas Investment of the Chinese Private Sector", involved panel discussions both on obtaining finance in China and dealing with cultural, political and legal differences when doing business abroad. The high-profile forum welcomed near 300 business leaders from various Chinese privately owned enterprises (POEs) as well as economists and government officials from China. Ambassadors from the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Colombia, Iceland and senior representative of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) were also present. By bringi...
- U.S. Newswire
- November 26, 2011
- Cultural Differences in Television Celebrity Use in the United States and Lebanon
Jagdish and Kamakura (1995) argued that celebrity endorsement has become a prevalent form of advertising in the United States. Approximately 20% of all television commercials feature a famous person, and approximately 10% of the dollars spent on television advertising are used in celebrity endorsement advertisements (Advertising Age 1987; Sherman 1985). The purpose of this study is to compare the use of celebrity endorsement between the United Sates and Lebanon in terms of two fundamental cultural dimensions: 1) low versus high context, and 2) individualism versus collectivism. This study investigates differences and similarities regarding celebrity characteristics in the U.S. and Lebanon.
- Journal of International Business Research
- Vol. 8 Nbr. 1, January 2009
- The role of emotional intelligence in environmental scanning behavior: a cross-cultural study.
... or socializing information, then differences accompanying performance are attributable to the a...Fundamental changes in the global business environment have stimulated a strong interest in r...
- Academy of Strategic Management Journal
- Vol. 10 Nbr. 2, July 2011
- Negotiation Concession Patterns: A Multi-Country, Multi-Period Study
Research has shown that managers spend a significant amount of time negotiating and that this trend will likely escalate in the future. Cross-cultural studies of negotiation tactics are needed as instances of international negotiations increase geometrically. This study analyzes the concession patterns of over 10,000 executives from 21 different nations over a 15 year period. Significant differences are found in the most and least preferred methods of concession. Implications for practicing managers are discussed in light of the results.
- Journal of International Business Research
- Vol. 6 Nbr. 2, July 2007
- Differences in the Perceptions of Unethical Workplace Behaviors Among Chinese and American Business Professionals
To remain competitive, US businesses need to understand the value and moral differences that affect behaviors across cultures in a business context. This study examined differences in perceived moral wrongfulness associated with unethical workplace behaviors between Chinese and American professionals. Understanding these differences could lead to better dealings in business transactions between members of the two cultures. Hypotheses were developed based on the differences between the two cultures on Hofstede's collectivist-individualist dimension of culture. Respondents were asked to compare 20 workplace behaviors that are deemed to be of an ethical nature.

... people to operate effectively in multi-cultural settings to retain their global competitive advant...
- Competition Forum
- Vol. 7 Nbr. 2, July 2009