An Analysis On The Cultural Difference And Management In Business Environment

With the swift growth of world's economy, the rapid development of the transnational corporation and the increasing business activities in a global scale, together with the related management in a culturally diversified environment, people in transnational corporation have to deal with those from different cultural background, which may cause the misunderstanding, sometimes even conflict or may hinder the further cooperation in the business. This thesis is aiming at drawing people's attention to the importance of the cross-cultural problems in business. The argument of my paper is that the cultural differences, especially the disparity between the eastern and western countries, really exist and furthermore play an important role in doing business. It will greatly influence the advancement of our business and the daily run of a company. Our careful observation and summarizing being done, we could find some regular pattern and rules which have dialectical functions in cross-cultural management. Cultural difference will not only be, on the one hand, an obstacle, but will serve as a bridge in the business communication and management in cross-cultural environment on the other hand if it would be better grasped. The theories advanced by a famous anthropologist, Hofstede, are running through my thesis that has closely analyzed the subject based on several models. Cultural differences were reflected in many a aspect, such as the negotiation style, the strategies of HR management and the patterns of organization management, etc. Through comparison, the features of cultural differences are obviously seen. So is the root of the cultural difference in each aspect. With China's entry into WTO, increasing problems have to be dealt with in business and management, which are under severe pressure from the special challenges that all the managers in the transnational corporations have to face. Finally, the thesis analyses the condition and character of today's enterprise management in China on the base of the Chinese traditional culture and suggests some approaches to further improvement.