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商务英语毕业论文范文
学号:
20125061824
之相礼和热创作
商务英语写作论文
学院:
本国语学院
专业:
商务英语
年级:
2012级
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论文标题:
ImplicationofCulturalDifferences
onInternationalBusinessNegotiations
引导教师:
李晶漪职称:
副教授
成绩:
2014年6月19日
Contents
Keywords3
摘要3
关键词4
2.TypesofCultureDifferences4
2.1ValueView4
2.2.NegotiatingStyle5
2.3.ThinkingModel5
3.ImpactofCulturalDifferencesonInternationalBusinessNegotiations5
3.1ImpactofValueViewsDifferencesonInternationalBusinessNegotiations6
3.2ImpactofNegotiatingStyleDifferencesonInternationalBusinessNegotiations6
3.3ImpactofThinkingModelDifferencesonInternationalBusinessNegotiation7
4.CopingStrategyofNegotiatingacrossCultures7
4.2OvercomingCulturalPrejudice8
4.3ConqueringCommunicationBarriers8
5.Conclusion9
Bibliography10
ImplicationofCulturalDifferencesonInternationalBusinessNegotiations
Name:
ZhangShengnanNo.:
20125061824
BusinessEnglishMajorSchoolofForeignLanguages
Supervisor:
LijingyiTitle:
AssociateProfessor
Abstract:
Thebusinessnegotiationsunderdifferentculturalconditionscometocross-culturalnegotiations.Withtheeconomicglobalizationandthefrequentbusinesscontacts,culturaldifferencesseemtobeveryimportant;otherwisetheycouldcauseunnecessarymisunderstanding,evenaffecttheresultofthebusinessnegotiations.Thismeansitisveryimportanttoknowthedifferentcultureindifferentcountriesandthewaystoavoidthecultureconflictsintheinternationalbusinessnegotiations.Thearticlecommencesfromthetypesofculturedifferences,thenitexplainstheimpactsoftheseculturedifferencesoninternationalbusinessnegotiationandfinallyitanalyzeshowtodealwiththeproblemoftheculturaldifferencescorrectlyinnegotiationprocess.Suchastandpointisemphasized:
Inthebusinessnegotiationsbetweendifferentcountries,negotiatorsshouldaccepttheotherparty’sculture,andtrytomakehimbeaccepted;thenmakeacorrectevaluationwiththehelpofvalidcommunicationanddiscovertheirrealbenefitsbetweenthem.Besides,weshouldknowclearlyandtrytoaccepttheculturedifferencesaspossibleaswecan.Itisveryimportantforthesuccessofculturenegotiations.
Keywords:
Culture;Culturaldifferences;Businessnegotiation;Impact
择要:
分歧文明条件下的商务会商就是跨文明会商.在世界经济日趋环球化的今天,随着国际间商务交往活动的频繁和紧密,各国间的文明差别就显得格外的紧张,否则将会惹起不必要的误解,甚至可能直接影响商务交往的实践效果.这味着怎样化解各国分歧文明布景在国际商务会商中黑白常紧张的.文章从文明差别的类型动手,然后解释了这些文明差别对国际商务会商的影响,末了分析了怎样正确处理会商过程中文明差别的成绩.文章强调了这样一个观点,在分歧国家商务会商中,会商员应该接受对方的文明,并试图是本人被对方所接受,然后在无效沟通的帮忙下做出正确评价,并找出它们之间的真正利益.此外,们应该尽可能的清楚的了解并发现对方的文明.这对文明会商的成功至关紧张.
关键词:
文明;文明差别;商务会商;影响
1.Introduction
AlongwiththeadvancementglobalizationandChina’sWTOentry,businessenterprisesinChinahavetofacemoreandmorebusinessnegotiationswithforeignenterprises,especiallywithAmericanenterprises.Inthesenegotiations,Chinesenegotiatorssometimesfeeluncomfortable,puzzled,lost,irritatedandthealike,becauseofunfamiliarcustomandbehaviorsdemonstratedbyAmericannegotiators.Meanwhile,Americannegotiatorsconfrontthesamesituation.CultruraldifferencesbetweenChinaandwestcountriescouldcausemanyproblems.Therefore,understandingculturaldifferencesandovercomingthemiscrucialininternationalbusinessnegotiations.
Althoughthedefinitionofcultureisnumerousandvague,itiscommonlyRecognizedthatcultureisasharedsystemofsymbols,beliefs,values,attitudesandexpectations.Cultureisamajordeterminantinbusinessnegotiation.Sohaveaclearpictureofculturedifferencesifofgreatsignificance.
2.TypesofCultureDifferences
Theeastcountriesandwestcountrieshaveproduceddifferentculturesonthedifferentcontinents.Amongthedifferentcultures,valueviews,negotiatingstyleandthinkingmodelappearmoreobvious.
2.1ValueView
Valueviewisthestandardthatpeopleusetoassesobjectivethings.Itincludestimeview,equalityviewandobjectivity.Peoplemaydrawadifferentorevencontradictoryconclusionaboutthesamething.Valueviewisoneofthemostimportantdifferencesamongthemanyfactors.Itcaninfluencetheattitude,needsandbehaviorofpeople.Thevalueviewvariesfromnationtonation,peopleknowthattheeasternpersonfocusoncollectivism,whilethewesternpeoplepaymoreattentiontoindividualism.
2.2.NegotiatingStyle
Negotiatingstylereferstothetoleranceandgraceswhichthenegotiatorshowsinthenegotiation.Thenegotiatorsshowtheirnegotiatingstylethroughbehavior,mannersandthemethodofcontrollingnegotiationprocessduringthenegotiation.Thenegotiator’snegotiatingstylehasabearingontheirculturebackground.Accordingtotheculturedifferences,negotiatingstylefallsintotwotypes:
theeastnegotiatingstylepatternandthewestnegotiatingstylepattern.
2.3.ThinkingModel
Thinkingmodelreflectstheculture.Becauseoftheinfluencesofhistorybackground,continents,wordsandlivingmethod,differentnationsgeneratedifferentthinkingmodels.Surely,thereismorethanonethinkingmodelofanation,butoneismoreobviouscomparedwithothers.Asawhole,eastpeople,especiallyChinesehavestrongcomprehensivethinking,imagethinkingandcurvedthinking,whileanalyticalthinking,abstractthinkinganddirectthinkingarepossessedbythewestpeople.
3.ImpactofCulturalDifferencesonInternationalBusinessNegotiations
Withtherapiddevelopmentofeconomy,weneedtodobusinesswithbusinessmenunderdifferentculturebackground,soinordertoreachtradeagreement,itisnecessaryforustostudytheimpactofculturedifferencesoninternationalnegotiationinglobalbusinessactivities.Theimpactofculturedifferencesoninternationalnegotiationisextensiveanddeeply.Differentculturesdividethepeopleintodifferentgroupandtheyarealsotheobstaclesofpeople’scommunication.Accordingly,itisrequiredthatthenegotiatorshouldacceptthecultureofeachother.Furthermore,throughculturedifferences,itisimportantthatthenegotiatorrevealandunderstandtheotherparty’sgoalandbehaviorandmakehimorherselfbeacceptedbytheopponenttoreachagreementfinally.
3.1ImpactofValueViewsDifferencesonInternationalBusinessNegotiations
ValueViewsDifferencesonInternationalBusinessNegotiationsfallintothreetypes:
timeview,negotiationstyle,thinkingmodel.Eachhasbiginfluencesonbusinessnegotiation
Theobjectivityininternationalbusinessnegotiationreflectsthedegreetowhichpeopletreatanythings.WestpeopleespeciallyAmericanshaveastrongobjectivityontheunderstandingofissues.Atnegotiationtable,Americansdon’tcaremuchaboutrelationshipbetweenpeople.Theydon’tcareifthestatusoftheopponentisequaltotheirs.Theymakedecisionbasedonfactsanddata,notpeople.ThesayingthatpublicthingsusepublicwaysisareflectionofAmericanobjectivity.Therefore,AmericansemphasizethatBusinessmenshoulddistinguishpeopleandissues,whattheyarereallyinterestedinistheactualproblems.Butintheotherpartsoftheworld,itisimpossibleforthemtodistinguishpeopleandissues.
3.2ImpactofNegotiatingStyleDifferencesonInternationalBusinessNegotiations
Theimpactsofnegotiatingstyledifferencesoninternationalbusinessnegotiationmainlyexistinnegotiatingmethodandnegotiatingstructure.TakethenegotiationbetweenAmericaandChinaasaexample,sincetheorientalcaremoreaboutunityinthinking,theymethodtheyadoptinnegotiationisfromunitytoparts,fromthebigtolittle,fromtheabstracttotheconcrete,thatistosaytheyshouldeachagreementongeneralterms,thenbegintotalkabouttheconcreteterms.Andusuallynotuntiltheendofthenegotiationdotheymakecompromiseandpromisebasedonalltheitems,andthentoreachagreement.Thewestpeopleareinfluencedbyanalyticthinking,sopaymoreattentiontologicalrelationsbetweenthings.Theyconsidermoreaboutconcretethingsthanintegrity.Andtheytenddiscusstheconcreteitemsatthebeginningofnegotiation,sotheyoftenresolvetheprice,deliveryandissuancerespectivelyatfirst.Andtheymaymakecompromiseateverydetail,sothefinalcontractisthecombinationofmanylittleagreements.Thenegotiatingstructureislinkedwithcultures.Negotiatingstructuremostlyreferstothenumberoftheparticipants.Inbusinessnegotiation,theforeigndelegationisusuallycomposedby3-5people,whiletheChineseonecouldbemore15people.Thatresultsfromtheinfluenceofcollectivism.Sotheyoftensaidtotheirpartners:
Letusthinkaboutit.Letusdiscussit.Butthewestnegotiatorscouldmakethefinaldecisionwithoutgoingbackfordiscussion.Thatbecausetheiradmireindividualismandhardworking.Theyhavestrongindependence.Theywouldcarryonaccordingtothebestwaysafterknowingtheirgoals.What’smore,mostwestpeoplethinkthattheyhavetheabilitytodealwiththenegotiationsituationontheirown.Andtruly,theyarebraveenoughtotakeresponsibility.
3.3ImpactofThinkingModelDifferencesonInternationalBusinessNegotiation
ThethinkingmodelofChinesetendstobecomprehensive,concreteandcurved,whiletheAmericansareusuallyanalytic,abstractandstraight-line.WeChineseareaccustomedtotalkingaboutgeneralprinciplesatfirstandthenmoveontodetails.ToChinesenegotiators,thecoreisthegeneralguideline,andthedetailsaresubjecttotheguideline.Afterfiguringoutthebigpicture,otherproblemsareeasiertoresolve.ItisthemostobviousfeatureofChinesenegotiators.Butwestbusinessmen,especiallyAmericansarelikelytodiscussthedetailsfirstandtrytoavoidtheprinciple.Theyvaluedetailsverymuchandthinknotingabouttheunity.Accordingly,theywantto