CulturalDifferencebetweenChineseandAmericanIndividual

　　Lifestyles

　　AmericanACultureofself-expressionChineseACultureofSelfrestrain

　　ClearexpressionofJoyandsorrowAmbiguousofjoyandsorrow

　　Unequivocalexpressionof“Yes/No”.Equivocalexpressionof“Yes/No”.

　　StrongPersonalityWeakPersonality

　　Priorityofself-interestPriorityofharmonywithothers

　　Source:NorihikoShimizu'spaper“Today’sTaboosmaybegonetomorrow",PekingBusiness,February1995,p.51.

　　CulturalDifferencesbetweenChineseandAmericanBusiness

　　AmericanBusinessChineseBusiness

　　Gameconcept:BusinessisagameinpursuitofprofitsundertherulesoflawsandcontractsMutualtrust-orientedbusiness:businessisbasedontrustingrelationshipamongpeopleratherthantherulesofgame

　　Efficiency-orientedandapproximateaccuracysimplicity,clarity,andquicknessHighlyprecision-orientedandperfectionism-highdependencyonhumanawareness

　　Easylayoffs,dismissalsofemployees,andsellingofbusinessesJobsecurity

　　LowmutualdependencebetweenemployersandemployeesHighmutualdependencebetweenemployersandemployees

　　Heavydependenceonmachineryandtechnology,vs.LightdependenceonhumanresourcesHeavydependenceonhumanresources

　　Thiscomparisionansweredmanyofmyquestionsoneffeciencyv.s.diversity,whythewayofdoingbusinessissodifferentcrossthetwocontinents.