Globalization is no longer an unfamiliar word with people in the world as it has been casting an enormous influence on every corner of modern life; therefore, cultural sphere cannot escape from the sprawl of societial homogenization. According to David (2002), globalization can be viewed as a process of “harminizing different culture and beliefs” (cited in Yusuf). Globalization, to some extent, has created a “ubiquitous and complex context” for the study of interculteral communication (Sorrells,
FINAL TERM PAPER JAPANESE COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS JAPAN-INDONESIA COMPANY’S APPROACH OF DOING BUSINESS IN THE GLOBAL WORLD (IN RELATIONSHIP WITH EACH CULTURE) WRITTEN FOR 2 CREDITS Written by: Syafi’urrusydi C150095 HUSA Program 2015-2016 Faculty of Education Hiroshima University CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background Nowadays, business is an integral part of the world. There are many companies which are run in various fields. And usually, every company in this world has different
Pacific region. As more than 95% of its residents are Japanese, it can be said that Japan is a homogeneous country. Japan’s uniformity plays a part in making it unchallenging for its people to comprehend each other with hardly any conversation. In other words, they use less verbal communication. On the other hand, America is heterogeneous and thus their people express themselves in more words than needed (Jandt, 2012). Therefore, as Japanese people tend to be less verbal in their interactions, this
undermined for its inability to be applied universally. In surveying recent studies in cross-cultural communication, Mao (1994) mentions Janney and Arndt (1993), who characterise it as idealistic, culturally biased, and lacking objective empirical evidence for the evaluation of their politeness universals. Instead of a theory centered on universals, they suggest that an alternative methodology based on cross-cultural politeness research would offer a more open and flexible perspective. Mao (1994) has undertaken
United States, while many Japanese scholars attend universities in the United States to learn about management. Japan's phenomenal success in increasing productivity is often attributed to its managerial approach and low wage rates. But with the rise of the Japanese yen and the fact that the labor cost component of products becomes increasingly less important, managerial competence becomes even more crucial. There is an abundance of literature on both U.S. and Japanese management; one such book even
one of the countries known to preserve their culture even in terms of their music: Japan. Traditional Japanese music and modern-day instrumental Japanese music are similar because of the influences from other cultures and similar theme of nature but are also different because of their difference in genre and purpose. However, pure traditional Japanese music is more important than modern-day Japanese instrumental music as it is constant with time and preserved through various
This essay will be focusing on the statement made by John E. Vollmer, “Cultural authentication in dress is a process of assimilation through which a garment or an accessory external to a culture is adopted and changed. With this change, over time, the artifact becomes a vital, valued part of the adopting culture’s dress”. In this argument, will look at this process with three examples. There will be three different example: ear and facial piercings in the current world for aesthetic purposes, a fashion
Split of Korea According to the article “Korea at a Glance” the Joseon dynasty began in the 15th century 1392 when General Yi Seong-Gye conquered Goryeo a neighbouring kingdom founded by Wang Geon. The early rulers of Joseon disliked the dominant influence of Buddhism introduced by Goryeo rulers during the Goryeo dynasty, and instead adopted Confucianism ideology. The introduction of Confucianism into the daily lives of the average Korean involved a change involving a different political system, which
style of art crafted by the influences socially and culturally. In the 1960s, artists such as Tadanori Yokoo was affected during the post-war period, where in the poster “Koshimaki-osen” was influenced by the movement such as avant-garde where the avant-garde movement and the counterculture arises in the heart of Japan. Tadanori Yokoo’s work explores around all things avant-garde with his subversive, autobiographical and playful style of art crafted by the influences socially
largest ethnic Korean population living outside Korean Peninsula already. They are mainly descended from migrants who came between 1860 and 1945. During the constant displacement process, Koreans ever took on role from refugee, paddy land cultivator, Japanese collaborator, to tax collector. Among all the roles, the ever existed puppet nation-Manchukuo which has collapsed accompanied with the surrender of Japan in 1945 tried to identify its people with a legalize role before. To give the region Manchuria