新编跨文化交际英语教程culture-diversity

Whydidthejapanesegeneralmanagerfeelextremelysurprisedwhenheheardthatmr.legrandhaddecidednottobeawayfromFrance?Whatwouldhethinkofhim,then?InJapan,acompanyislikeabigfamily,inwhichthemanger(s)willtakegoodcareoftheemployeesandtheemployees.ifitisnecessary,tosacrificetheirownindividualinterestsfortheinterestsofthecompany,fromwhich,inthelongrun,theemployeeswillbenefitgreatly.ButfortheFrench,acompanyisjustasocialorganizationwhereinindividualsaresupposedtotakecareofthemselvesandtheirfamilies.Moreover,thewaytheFrenchmakedecisionsinthefamilymaynotofteninvolvefemalesandthepowertodecideusuallylieswiththedominatingmale.AstherearesuchculturaldifferencesbetweentheJapaneseandtheFrench,Mr.Legrand‘sdecisionmadeMr.Tanakafeeldumbfounded.Question1•WhatwouldbeyourfirstprioritiesifyouhadbeeninMr.Legrand’sposition?IfIwereinMr.Legrand’sposition,Iwouldchoosetogotothemiddleeast.Becasethefamilywouldgowithme,inadditionthebenefitofthejobandindividualinterestisverywell.