Different Business Culture

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compare the japanese and german business cultures what are their strength and weaknesses ? what would you recommend a japanese going to germany and a german going to japan to havve a good business relationship ? [give example] Japan's Business Traditions Being rich in tradition, Japan has strong cultural norms for how people should act. Japanese business has many traditions still used today. It is tradition for the Japanese to be very gracious hosts. They pick clients up from hotels, airports, and provide interpreters. One main and very strong tradition for Japanese business is jobs for life. There is a promise when first hired and it is thought that you will retire where you begin. The tradition is to stay with a company for life and never switch jobs. Creating a strong bond between the company and employees is strength because of increased loyalty and a high level tacit knowledge. This can be considered a weakness for the people of Japan because they would not consider leaving for higher wages, look for higher positions, and will not learn as many tasks. A strong tradition in Japanese business relationships is gift-giving. Gifts are given for meetings and different events. Some countries in the world consider any type of gift a bribe. It is tradition to reject the gift one to two times before accepting it. The gifts are symbolic. Many times food or liquor is considered proper modest gifts. Interestingly, gifts that come in a set of two are considered lucky. Gifts in numbers of four or nine are considered bad. The present given represents the status of the person receiving the gift. The higher someone is ranked in a company the better the gift they receive. Gift giving can be either a strength or a weakness. It can be a weakness because some companies don’t think gifts are appropriate. Others may enjoy it and like participating in a cultural tradition.

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