Access to Asia : Your Multicultural Guide to Building Trust, Inspiring Respect, and Creating Long-Lasting Business Relationships.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- About the Authors -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 A Question of Culture -- Why This? Why Now? -- Who Are "Americans''? -- Chapter 2 Exploring Country Cultures -- Thinking Is Not Universal -- Relationships Are Dynamic -- 1. How Do We Prefer to Act-Individually or as a Group? -- 2. How Are Power and Authority Viewed? -- 3. How Do We Compare Rules and Relationships? -- 4. How Do We View Time? -- 5. How Do We Typically Communicate? -- 6. How Formal or Informal Are We? -- 7. How Aligned Are Our Social and Business Lives? -- Mindset and Success -- 8. How Is the Concept of Women in Business Handled? -- Chapter 3 United States of America -- Introduction -- Quiz -- Country Basics -- Historical Timeline -- Full Country Name and Location -- Government/Political Structure -- Population and Economic Centers -- Economy -- Corruption Perceptions Index -- Human Development Index -- Global Gender Gap Index -- System of Measurement -- Climate -- Languages -- Belief Systems, Philosophies, and Religions -- Time Zones/Daylight Savings -- Telephone Country Code and Internet Suffix -- Currency -- Business Culture, Etiquette, and Customs -- Fiscal Year -- Working Week -- Holidays and Festivals -- Business Dress/Appearance -- News Sources -- Business Cards -- Technology -- Gifts -- Introductions, Greetings, Personal Space, and Eye Contact -- Useful Phrases -- Names -- Meetings and Negotiations -- Presentation Styles, Conversational Topics, and Humor -- Gestures -- Notable Foods and Dishes -- Specialty Dishes -- Dining Etiquette -- Drinking and Toasting -- Tipping and Bill-Paying -- Smoking -- Taboos -- Heroes and Sports -- Heroes -- Eight-Question Framework -- 1. How Do U.S. Americans Prefer to Act: Individually or as a Group? -- 2. How Are Power and Authority Viewed in the U.S.?.

3. How Do We Compare Rules and Relationships in the U.S.? -- 4. How Do We View Time in the U.S.? -- Adjusting Your Sense of Time -- 5. How Do We Typically Communicate in the U.S.? -- 6. How Formal or Informal Are We in the U.S.? -- 7. How Aligned Are Our Social and Business Lives in the U.S.? -- 8. How Is the Concept of Women in Business Handled in the U.S.? -- Cultural Summary -- Self-Awareness Profile -- The Journey Continues... -- Chapter 4 Overview of Concepts and Terms -- Business Cards -- Colloquialisms -- Communication -- Eye Contact -- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) -- Formal and Informal -- Gender -- Gestures -- Gifts -- Greetings -- Guanxi -- Head, Hands, and Feet -- High Context or Low Context -- Humor and Jokes -- International Standard for Date and Time Notation -- Interpreters -- Introductions -- Laws and Regulations -- Names -- Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) -- Other-Dependent and Other-Independent -- Personal Appearance and Wardrobe -- Relationships -- Silence -- Smiling -- Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List -- Spitting -- Superstition -- Time -- Tipping -- Touching -- Voice -- Belief Systems -- Chapter 5 China -- Introduction -- Quiz -- Country Basics -- Historical Timeline -- Full Country Name and Location -- Government/Political Structure -- Population and Economic Centers -- Administrative Divisions or Regions -- Economy -- Corruption Perceptions Index -- Human Development Index -- Global Gender Gap Index -- Climate -- Languages -- Belief Systems, Philosophies, and Religions -- Time Zones/Daylight Savings -- Telephone Country Code and Internet Suffix -- Currency -- Business Culture, Etiquette, and Customs -- Fiscal Year -- Working Week -- Holidays and Festivals -- Business Dress/Appearance -- News Sources -- Business Cards -- Technology -- Gifts.

Introductions, Greetings, Personal Space, and Eye Contact -- Useful Phrases -- Names -- Meetings and Negotiations -- Presentation Styles, Conversational Topics, and Humor -- Gestures -- Notable Foods and Dishes -- Specialty Dishes -- Dining Etiquette -- Drinking and Toasting -- Tipping and Bill-Paying -- Smoking -- Taboos -- Heroes and Sports -- Heroes -- Eight-Question Framework -- 1. How Do the Chinese Prefer to Act: Individually or as a Group? -- 2. How Are Power and Authority Viewed in China? -- 3. How Do the Chinese Compare Rules and Relationships? -- 4. How Do the Chinese Regard Time? -- 5. How Direct Is Communication in China? -- 6. How Formal or Informal Do Businesspeople in China Tend to Be? -- 7. How Aligned Are Chinese Social and Business Lives? -- 8. How Is the Concept of Women in Business Handled in China? -- Cultural Summary -- Self-Awareness Profile -- Chapter 6 Hong Kong -- Introduction -- Quiz -- Country Basics -- Historical Timeline -- Full Country Name and Location -- Government/Political Structure -- Population and Economic Centers -- Economy -- Corruption Perceptions Index -- Human Development Index -- Global Gender Gap Index -- Climate -- Languages -- Belief Systems, Philosophies, and Religions -- Time Zones/Daylight Savings -- Telephone Country Code and Internet Suffix -- Currency -- Business Culture, Etiquette, and Customs -- Fiscal Year -- Working Week -- Holidays and Festivals -- Business Dress/Appearance -- News Sources -- Business Cards -- Technology -- Gifts -- Introductions, Greetings, Personal Space, and Eye Contact -- Useful Phrases -- Names -- Meetings and Negotiations -- Presentation Styles, Conversational Topics, and Humor -- Gestures -- Notable Foods and Dishes -- Specialty Dishes -- Dining Etiquette -- Drinking and Toasting -- Tipping and Bill-Paying -- Smoking -- Taboos -- Heroes and Sports.

Eight-Question Framework -- 1. How Do the Hong Kongers Prefer to Act: Individually or as a Group? -- 2. How Are Power and Authority Viewed in Hong Kong? -- 3. How Do the Hong Kongers Compare Rules and Relationships? -- 4. How Do Hong Kongers Regard Time? -- 5. How Direct Is Communication in Hong Kong? -- 6. How Formal or Informal Do Businesspeople In Hong Kong Tend to Be? -- 7. How Aligned Are Hong Kong Social and Business Lives? -- 8. How Is the Concept of Women in Business Handled in Hong Kong? -- Cultural Summary -- Self-Awareness Profile -- Chapter 7 India -- Introduction -- Quiz -- Country Basics -- Historical Timeline -- Full Country Name and Location -- Government/Political Structure -- Population and Economic Centers -- Economy -- Corruption Perceptions Index -- Human Development Index -- Global Gender Gap Index -- Climate -- Languages -- Belief Systems, Philosophies, and Religions -- Time Zones/Daylight Savings -- Telephone Country Code and Internet Suffix -- Currency -- Business Culture, Etiquette, and Customs -- Fiscal year -- Working Week -- Holidays and Festivals -- Business Dress/Appearance -- News Sources -- Business Cards -- Technology -- Gifts -- Introductions, Greetings, Personal Space, and Eye Contact -- Useful Phrases -- Names -- Meetings and Negotiations -- Presentation Styles, Conversational Topics, and Humor -- Gestures -- Notable Foods and Dishes -- Dining Etiquette -- Drinking and Toasting -- Tipping and Bill-Paying -- Taboos -- Heroes and Sports -- Other Cultural Icons -- Eight-Question Framework -- 1. How Do Indians Prefer to Act: Individually or as a Group? -- 2. How Are Power and Authority Viewed in India? -- 3. How Do Indians Compare Rules and Relationships? -- 4. How Do Indians Regard Time? -- 5. How Direct Is Communication in India? -- 6. How Formal or Informal Do Businesspeople in India Tend to Be?.

7. How Aligned Are Indian Social and Business Lives? -- 8. How Is the Concept of Women in Business Handled in India? -- Cultural Summary -- Self-Awareness Profile -- Chapter 8 Japan -- Introduction -- Quiz -- Country Basics -- Historical Timeline -- Full Country Name and Location -- Government/Political Structure -- Population and Economic Centers -- Economy -- Corruption Perceptions Index -- Human Development Index -- Global Gender Gap Index -- Climate -- Languages -- Belief Systems, Philosophies, and Religions -- Time Zones/Daylight Savings -- Telephone Country Code and Internet Suffix -- Currency -- Business Culture, Etiquette, and Customs -- Fiscal Year -- Working Week -- Holidays and Festivals -- Business Dress/Appearance -- News Sources -- Business Cards -- Technology -- Gifts -- Introductions, Greetings, Personal Space, and Eye Contact -- Useful Phrases -- Names -- Meetings and Negotiations -- Presentation Styles, Conversational Topics, and Humor -- Gestures -- Notable Foods and Dishes -- Dining Etiquette -- Drinking and Toasting -- Tipping and Bill-Paying -- Taboos -- Heroes and Sports -- Eight-Question Framework -- 1. How Do the Japanese Prefer to Act: Individually or as a Group? -- 2. How Are Power and Authority Viewed in Japan? -- 3. How Do the Japanese Compare Rules and Relationships? -- 4. How Do Japanese Business People Regard Time? -- 5. How Direct Is Communication in Japan? -- 6. How Formal or Informal Do Business People in Japan Tend to Be? -- 7. How Aligned Are Japanese Social and Business Lives? -- 8. How Is the Concept of Women in Business Handled in Japan? -- Cultural Summary -- Self-Awareness Profile -- Chapter 9 Malaysia -- Introduction -- Quiz -- Country Basics -- Historical Timeline -- Full Country Name and Location -- Government/Political Structure -- Population and Economic Centers -- Economy -- Corruption Perceptions Index.

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