Successful Business, successful Communications

bcd1036 Han Wen

After reading over 10 books that Mr. Kameda recommended, I found a common point what is included in all of the books. That is, all of the books what titled with words which related to successful business keys, but these ones focused on different cultures comparison.

    Did these writers who succeeded or skilled in their business, but missed to find a right way to navigate the readers to their keys? The answer is definitely NOT. The culture difference is the key.

    Business is initiating everywhere and 24 hours around the world. However every country has its own ways or specialized ruled on business. Even among local areas of one country, people talk with different ways. Business is a kind of interaction, what means its successful needed communications between two or more independence economic units. Humans are not robots. Out of the physical factors like price, products or ETC there do are some human connections contain in a trading. Sometimes, these uncertain factors can decide a business.

    To know, and to respect your business partner who comes from the different culture will give a big effort on your business. We are living in different cultures, so we have various beliefs and habits. About one thing, there are probably two completely opposite opinions exist. We can certainly stick on ours but we can not force the other side to follow ours. Cultures make communication gaps. What we can do that to lead a business or a communication to success is to respect the other, and trend to think on her/his position. Difficult, easy; expensive, cheap--- some words like these ones are highly discussable. Which standard you followed with that lead you to decide affairs? My country’s, or with our rules is not a proper answer. A successful business is dedicated by all joiners but not by only one side.

    Let’s go back to check the books. We can find the writers tried hard to explain or to share the experiences that they ever faced in international business. They all tried to tell us the culture’s importance. Only after you understood the culture, you can success in doing business with that country’s people.

Every country has its rules, sometimes we have to find out the common parts with ours, and sometimes we have to respect and obey theirs. If we do not know or even have not the tendency to know the difference, the difference makes you lose.

So this is why the professionals always say, you made a business succeeded, it means you jumped over the wall of the different cultures, you broke though the barrier of communications.

The theme:

The local cultures and languages’ influence on the usage of English

------among Asian counties (Japan, Singapore, China mainland)

The necessity of this research:

A. The international formal language English, does not always have the capacity as a worldwide communication tool (a transporter between different cultures).

B. The truth is most English-as-Foreign-Language users are highly influenced by the external environment such like their mother tongue, or the culture they are in.

C. Examples:

(a.) The cultural factors ------ in a conversation between Chinese and Japanese, the Chinese businessmen (not limited to business) used to use negative expressions first before they give their opinions.

(b.) In a famous RAMEN restaurant which be highlighted by Kyoto Traveling Guide Book, their attention menu of English version is very Japanese-style and confuses native English users. As an example, the last process on the menu is ‘please begin to eat.’

D. By giving tendency of Chinese-style conversation and typical examples pf usage of English in Japan, I give a policy as well as a subject to be solved:

              Using business English should have a basis of the understanding of local culture and a fundamental (basic) knowledge of the local language.

E. Research bounds

a. the geographical, historical, racial researches of Japan, taking a overview of the YAMATO race’s character and culture.

b. outlook of the language of Japanese, briefly introduce ‘Japanese’ as a foreigner.

c. using a. and b. to explain ‘what tendency/ if Japanese English has and Japanese people trend to use’, then give a solution on Japanese part.

d. the geographical, historical, racial researches of China, taking a overview of the Han race’s character and culture. Especially show a focus view of Northern part/ Middle part of China, where the Japanese firms and other global firms are tending to advance but do not have as much experiences as the cities like Shang hai.

e. outlook of the language of Chinese, briefly introduce Chinese grammar structure, to explain the same and the difference with English.

f. give a solution on Chinese part. Give a solution and several recommendation when get along with Chinese.(Here may have a possible to divide to parts)

F. Show the Arcade that collected from Japanese global firms and Chinese (Local’s and international ones like P&G) global firms and analyze.

G the conclusion part:

a. when communicate with one culture, ones should get used to think things without the own value.

b. communicate by English should be based on the understanding of the country(cultures, local languages…)