跨文化交际—中德差异

China companies: collectivism
When personal interests is conflicting with collective interests, people always choose to protect the collective interests with giving up the personal interests.
China companies:
it is very normal to break an appointment and change a plan casually.
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Communication System
In China, when people communicate with others, they will think firstly how to keep a harmonious relationship. (have a chat first) In German, managers think the chat before the communication is a behavior of wasting time
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Power distance
German companies :
1.lower power distance 2.The standardized skills and professions are more important
China companies:
1.based on the Christian rational spirits and the humanistic thoughts. 2.science and legislation are more important.
China companies:
1.based on the Confucian culture. 2. “ guanxi ” and “ morality ” are more important .
China: express happy, or cover their uneasy, embarrassed and angry
Germany: express happiness
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Cooperation Culture
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Differences of Enterprise Culture
Cultural foundation Power distance Individualism and collectivism Time management Communication system
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Cultural foundation
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Time management
German companies:
1.Time is limited. 2.Time managing is a prerequisite for effective action and an essential component of professionalism.
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Ways to speak
China: implied (confused) Germany: straightforward (aggressive, impatient and rude )
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Laugh
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Business Negotiation
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wenku.baidu.com
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Individualism VS Collectivism Germany
high individual get down business first respect others out-group
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Germany
Greeting Form of Address Ways to speak Laugh
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Greeting
China: wave hands or shake hands Germany: shake hands firmly and tightly
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Form of Address
Don’t call their first name directly. It would be better if you call them with full name or their surname. In Germany, they often call their family members by name which would be thought as impolite in China for they think family members should be equal.
1.higher power distance
2.a pyramid-like structure of hierarchy
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Individualism and collectivism
German companies: individualism
Although they require cooperative spirit, subjective initiative and creativity are strongly emphasized.