East Asia

This topic was presented with an explication of the countries which compound this area and the cultures that belong to these countries. The states located in East Asia are China, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan. All these nations have many things in common like the geographical proximity, religion and invasions.

The main religions are Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism and Shinto. Religion plays a fundamental role within societies in East Asia and regulated the most important aspects of the individual’s life. They also have a long invasion history among them, because of the diverse empires which rose in those areas. All these share past have created various similarities and differences that could affect the business environment.

Our classmates also explained the Japanese and Korean management model, and the Samsung group case. Those tools give us good ideas to negotiate with people from that part of the world. The Japanese and Korean management style has been one of the most successful methods and has influenced many organizations around the world.

To conclude, East Asia has some of the more powerful economies in the world. The international arena is now focusing in those countries and some experts have predicted that the new superpowers states are located in this region. For that reason is very important to understand and know how to deal with those cultures in order to have prosperous negotiations. Cultural intelligence could be a great skill to analyze and solve possible conflicts originated from cross-cultural interaction.

Questions:

List the main similarities and differences of Japanese and Korean management styles.
Japanese Management Style:

-Growth strategy
-Aggregate pricing, economies of scale
-Supplier relationship
-Participation low-middle level management
-Right kind of customers
-Flexible manufacturing
-Corporate values

Korean Management Style

- Grown oriented

-Japan economic model
-Government intervention

References

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