Cultural Profile - Japan - 1331 Words

Japan Cultural Profile: Japan Alejandra Valencia-Gomez Student ID: 958609 Cross Cultural Communication, Section B Professor Gibson Tuesday 15 November, 2011 When entering a guest country, customs are not exactly, or nowhere near, the same as what they are back home. However, there are always general guidelines to aid your time in your welcoming country. For example, in Japan avoiding confrontation is essential. The Japanese will often withhold from expressing their true feelings in order to maintain harmony. Secondly, relationships are vital, although they may take years to develop. The foundation of relationships, mainly in business, is trust. When doing business, it is good to have some kind of general knowledge about the†¦show more content†¦Hierarchy is key - age equals rank, as Japan is a vertical society. If by any means an individual disagrees with someone above them in the corporate ladder, this should be discussed in private to avoid loss of face. However, disagreements are not the only way of ‘losing face’; making errors and having to admit to them are equally humiliating. The risk of upsetting another pa rty must be avoided by abstaining from using the word no or implying displeasure. Conflict management in Japan is both institutionalised and behavioural, involving avoidance, compromising, obliging, integrating, and group dominance. The most used conflict management technique is avoidance. This is achieved through triad management, created by three individuals to help manage a situation indirectly. The third party usually insists for both parties to abandon the conflict in order to â€Å"save face† 2. Obliging, also known as conflict acceptance, is influenced by Buddhist beliefs. Domination, on the other hand, is â€Å"contrary to the nature of the Japanese†3 Through time, the Japanese have developed a very conservative attitude towards corporate failure. 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