1、（20_届）本科毕业设计英语中美文化差异对其商务谈判的影响THEINFLUENCEOFSINOUSCULTURALDIFFERENCESONTHEIRBUSINESSNEGOTIATIONSI摘要近年来，随着中国经济的飞速发展，尤其是加入WTO以来，我国各企业面临的商务谈判越来越多，其中美国占有重要分量。随着中美两国间的经贸往来的飞速发展，双方的商务谈判也越来越频繁。然而由于两国政治环境、长期所受教育的不同等，使其存在着截然不同的文化差异。文化差异对商务谈判的各个方面都有直接的影响，在谈判中忽视文化差异可能会造成沟通障碍和不必要的麻烦，因此了解这种差异显得尤为重要。本文从语言和非语言交际方式、
2、价值观和思维方式三方面的差异来探讨其对商务谈判的影响，并给出几点建议。只有在充分了解了其文化差异之后，才能在谈判中指定合适的策略，达到一种双赢的局面。关键词商务谈判；文化差异；影响IIABSTRACTRECENTLY,ALONGWITHTHEFASTDEVELOPMENTOFCHINESEECONOMY,ESPECIALLYAFTERJOININGTHEWTO,BUSINESSENTERPRISESFACEMOREANDMORENEGOTIATIONSAMONGTHEM,THEUNITEDSTATESPLAYSANIMPORTANTROLESINOUSECONOMICANDTRADEEXCHA
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9、ERENTSUBJECTSRELATEDTOENTERPRISESTOCONDUCTBUSINESSESONTHECONSULTATIONSANDDIALOGUESINTERNATIONALBUSINESSNEGOTIATIONISNOTONLYBASEDONTHEECONOMICINTERESTSOFTHEPARTIESTOEXCHANGEANDCOOPERATE,ITALSOHASCOLLISIONSBETWEENDIFFERENTCULTURESANDEXCHANGESLINFANG,2008NEGOTIATORSFROMDIFFERENTCULTURALBACKGROUNDSHAVED
10、IFFERENTCOMMUNICATIONWAYS,VALUESANDTHINKINGPATTERNSINTHOSECASE,ITISNOTENOUGHTOFIRMLYUNDERSTANDTHEFOREIGNLANGUAGESBESIDES,ONEHASTOUNDERSTANDTHEDIFFERENCESBETWEENDIFFERENTCULTURESANDACCEPTTHEDIFFERENTCULTURESFROMONESOWNTHOUGHTODAYSWORLDSEEMSLIKEASINGLEFAMILY,INFACT,BECAUSEOFTHECULTURALDIFFERENCES,PEOP
11、LEFROMDIFFERENTCOUNTRIESSTILLHAVEMANYDIFFERENCESTHEYUSEDIFFERENTPERSPECTIVESANDPOSITIONSTOSEETHEWORLD,ASWELLASINTHEUNDERSTANDINGANDEXPRESSIONOFIDEASFORTHETRADETARGETGENERALLY,PEOPLEWILLPUTTHEIRIDEAS,PREJUDICEANDSOMEOTHERCULTURALCHARACTERISTICSTOTHEBUSINESSNEGOTIATION,WHICHWILLCAUSEINEVITABLYCOLLISIO
12、NORCONFLICT,OREVENRESULTINFAILUREOFTHENEGOTIATIONAFTERJOININGTHEWTO,CHINASECONOMYDEVELOPSRAPIDLYANDINTEGRATESINTOTHEWORLDECONOMYFURTHERFOREIGNTRADEHASALSOBECOMEMOREANDMOREFREQUENTNOWADAYS,THEUNITEDSTATESISTHEWORLDSLARGESTECONOMYENTITYASWELLASCHINAISTHELARGESTTRADINGPARTNERCHINAANDTHEUNITEDSTATES,RES
13、PECTIVELY,ASTHEWORLDSLARGESTDEVELOPINGANDDEVELOPEDCOUNTRY,HAVEMOREANDMOREBUSINESSCONTACTSANDTHETRADEAMOUNTISINCREASINGALONEWITHTHERAPIDDEVELOPMENTOFSINOUSTRADE,SINOUSBUSINESSNEGOTIATIONSALSOHAVEBECOMEINCREASINGLYFREQUENTTHEREISNODOUBTTHATBUSINESSNEGOTIATIONSINSINOUSTRADERELATIONSHIPWILLPLAYASIGNIFIC
14、ANTROLEHOWEVER,WHATCANTBEIGNOREDISTHATTHESINOUSCULTURALDIFFERENCESHAVETREMENDOUSIMPACTONTHEIRBUSINESSNEGOTIATIONSTHETWOSIDESWILLTENDTOUNCONSCIOUSLYPUTTHEIROWNCULTURETOTHENEGOTIATINGTABLE,INWHICHPROCESS,CULTUREWILLOFTENAFFECTPEOPLESATTITUDEANDNEGOTIATIONBEHAVIORINASUBTLEWAYIFTHEYUSETHEIROWNCULTURALPA
15、TTERNSASTHEBASISTOEVALUATETHEACTIONS,VIEWSANDCUSTOMSOFTHEOTHERSIDE,ITWILLLEADTOTHECULTURALCONFLICTANDITISDIFFICULTTOREACHAUNIFIEDACTION,WHICHEVENMAYBRINGTHEFRICTIONANDCONFLICTINTENSIFIEDSOMETIMES,THOUGHBOTHSIDESARESINCERE,THEYCANTACHIEVEANYPOSITIVERESULTULTIMATELYTHEREFORE,TOUNDERSTANDEACHOTHERANDFA
16、MILIARWITHTHEBUSINESSACTIVITIESOFCULTURALDIFFERENCESISOFGREATSIGNIFICANCEINSINOUSBUSINESS2NEGOTIATIONSITHELPSBOTHSIDESNEGOTIATORSUNDERSTANDEACHOTHERBETTER,ANDTHENADJUSTTHESTRATEGYINTIMESOASTOAVOIDSOMEPOSSIBLECONFLICTSCAUSEDBYCULTURALDIFFERENCESINTHISWAY,THEBILATERALTRADEALONGTHEMUTUALRECIPROCITYANDM
17、UTUALBENEFITWILLCONTINUETHEHEALTHYDEVELOPMENT,SOASTOREACHASATISFACTORYAGREEMENTEVENTUALLY12THEOUTLINEOFTHISPAPERTHISPAPERMAKESASPECIFICANALYSISOFTHEINFLUENCEOFSINOUSCULTURALDIFFERENCESONTHEIRBUSINESSNEGOTIATIONSITCANBEDIVIDEDINTOFIVEPARTSCHAPTERONEINTRODUCESTHECURRENTTRADESITUATIONBETWEENCHINAANDTHE
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19、EINTHISPART,DEEPERANALYSISWILLBECARRIEDOUTFROMTHREECONCRETEASPECTS,INDIVIDUALISMANDCOLLECTIVISM,EQUALITYANDTIMEANDTHETHIRDISDIFFERENCESINTHINKINGPATTERNINTHISPART,SPECIFICANALYSISWILLBECARRIEDOUTFROMTHEOVERALLTHINKINGPATTERNANDINDIVIDUALTHINKINGPATTERN,CURVEDTHINKINGPATTERNANDLINEARTHINKINGPATTER,CO
20、MPREHENSIVETHINKINGPATTERNANDANALYTICALTHINKINGPATTERNCHAPTERFOURGIVESSOMESUGGESTIONSTOTACKLETHECULTURALDIFFERENCESINBUSINESSNEGOTIATIONBETWEENCHINAANDTHEUSANDINTHELASTCHAPTER,ACONCLUSIONHASBEENREACHEDTHROUGHOUTTHEANALYSIS,THISPAPERAIMSTOANALYZECULTURALDIFFERENCESANDTHEIRIMPORTANTIMPACTSONBUSINESSNE
21、GOTIATIONBETWEENCHINAANDTHEUSMORECLEARLY,WHICHHELPSREADERSREDUCETHENEGATIVEEFFECTSCAUSEDBYTHECULTURALDIFFERENCESINTHEPROCESS2ABRIEFRECOGNITIONOFNEGOTIATIONANDCULTURALDIFFERENCES21ABRIEFRECOGNITIONOFNEGOTIATIONNEGOTIATIONPLAYSANIMPORTANTROLEINOURDAILYLIFEITISABASICHUMANBEHAVIORWHICHMANYPEOPLEDOEVERYD
22、AYTOGETWHATTHEYWANT,TOPROVEONSELF,ORTOSHOWTHEIRDIFFERENCESFROMOTHERPEOPLE“NEGOTIATIONISAPROCESSBYWHICHTHEINVOLVEDPARTIESORGROUPSRESOLVEMATTERSOFDISPUTEBYHOLDINGDISCUSSIONSANDCOMINGTOANAGREEMENTWHICHCANBEMUTUALLYAGREEDBYTHEMITALSOREFERSTOCOMINGTOCLOSINGABUSINESSDEALORBARGAININGONSOMEPRODUCT“WECANSEET
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24、THPARTIESHAVECERTAININTERESTSBEFORETHEBEGINNINGOFTHENEGOTIATIONITISTHEMOTIVATIONTHATPUSHESTHEPARTIESTOENTERINTOANEGOTIATIONASUCCESSFULNEGOTIATIONISBENEFICIALTOBOTHSIDESWHENTHEINTERESTSOFTWOPARTIESARECOMMONANDCOMPLEMENTARY,ITWILLMAKETHENEGOCIATINGPROCESSPOSITIVELYWHILEIFTHEINERESTSOFTWOPARTIESARECONF
25、LICTING,ANAGREEMENTBECOMESUNLIKELYANEGOCIATINGPROCESSATSOMEPOINTISALSOACOMMUNICATINGPROCESSTHEPOWERANDSTRATEGYOFCOMMUNICATIONDECIDETHERESULTOFTHENEGOTIATIONTOAGREATEXTENT,SOEFFECTIVENEGOTIATINGSKILLSWILLCONTRIBUTETOTHESUCCESSOFNEGOTIATIONS22ABRIEFRECOGNITIONOFCULTUREANDCULTURALDIFFERENCESAGOODAPPREC
26、IATIONOFCULTUREISIMPORTANTFORAGOODUNDERSTANDINGOFCULTURALDIFFERENCESCULTUREISAVERYABSTRACTCONCEPT,COVERINGALLASPECTSOFHUMANLIFE,WHICHINCLUDESBELIEFS,KNOWLEDGE,ART,CUSTOMS,ETHICSANDMANYASPECTSOFSOCIALLIFEGEERTHOFSTEDE,ANEXPERTONMANAGEMENTANDCROSSCULTURALDIFFERENCES,DEFINEDCULTUREAS“THECOLLECTIVEPROGR
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29、ETOFIDEALS,VALUES,ANDSTANDARDSOFBEHAVIORCULTUREISNOTANINNATESENSIBILITY,BUTALEARNEDCHARACTERISTICNOINDIVIDUALISBORNWITHASENSEOFHIS/HERCULTURE,THEYHAVETOLEARNITINORDERFORTHECULTURETOBETRANSMITTEDSUCCESSFULLYFROMONEPERSONTOANOTHER,ANDONEGENERATIONTOTHENEXTGENERATION,ASYSTEMOFSYMBOLSNEEDSTOBECREATEDSOA
30、STOTRANSLATETHEIDEALSOFTHECULTURETOITSMEMBERS,WHICHMEANSCULTUREISTRANSMITTEDTHENINORDERTOKEEPTHECULTUREFUNCTIONING,ALLASPECTSOFTHECULTUREMUSTBEINTEGRATEDEXPLORINGTHESECHARACTERISTICSWILLHELPUSUNDERSTANDTHECULTURALDIFFERENCESININTERNATIONALBUSINESSNEGOTIATIONSBETTERCULTURALDIFFERENCESNOTONLYOCCURINDI
31、FFERENTCOUNTRIES,REGIONSANDDIFFERENTETHNICGROUPS,BUTALSOINHISTORICAL,POLITICAL,ECONOMIC,CULTURALTRADITIONS,CUSTOMSANDSELFMANAGEMENTOROTHERDIFFERENCESCHINESECULTUREISTHEOLDESTINTHEWORLD,ANDITISTHEONLYCULTURALSYSTEMWHICHHASNEVERBEENINTERRUPTEDTHEUSISANATIONOFIMMIGRANTS,4WHOSEANCESTORSCOMEFROMAROUNDTHE
32、WORLDPEOPLEMOVETOTHEUNITEDSTATES,NOTONLYMOVEDABOUTGEOGRAPHICALLY,BUTALSOPUTTHEMSELVESINTOANEWCULTUREWHERETHEYLIVETHEREFORE,THEREAREFUNDAMENTALDIFFERENCESBETWEENCHINAANDTHEUS3CULTURALDIFFERENCESANDTHEIRIMPACTSONBUSINESSNEGOTIATION31LINGUISTICANDNONLINGUISTICDIFFERENCESTHEWAYINWHICHPEOPLECOMMUNICATECA
33、NBEDIVIDEDINTOVERBALANDNONVERBALCOMMUNICATION,WHICHDIRECTLYAFFECTINTERNATIONALBUSINESSNEGOTIATIONSNOWADAYS,ENGLISHHASBECOMETHEMAINLANGUAGEINTHEINTERNATIONALBUSINESSNEGOTIATIONSPEOPLEWHOSEMOTHERTONGUEISNOTENGLISHCANSPEAKENGLISHFLUENTLYWHILETHEVASTMAJORITYOFAMERICANSCANTSPEAKCHINESEQUITEANUMBEROFCHINE
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45、THECHINESEANDAMERICANNEGOTIATORSDURINGTHEIRNEGOTIATINGPROCESSFOREXAMPLE,WEOFTENCANSEETHATWHENACHINESEWANTTOSHOWHISDISAGREEMENTWITHOTHERS,HEUSUALLYSAYSSILENTLYTOSHOWHISCOURTESYANDRESPECTHOWEVER,THISMAKESITDIFFICULTFORTHEAMERICANTOACCEPT,THEYREGARDSILENCEASASENSEOFREFUSEUNDERMOSTCIRCUMSTANCES,SMILINGI
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