COMM 265-INDIVIDUAL CRITICAL REFLECTIVE REPORT

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction: The Chinese Culture .......................................................................................... 3
Chinese Culture’s Common Stereotypes .................................................................................... 3
1.2 The stereotypes of the Chinese language and Communication styles, disagreement and
reason .......................................................................................................................................... 4
1.3 Business Negotiations stereotypes, disagreement and reasons ............................................. 4
2. Dimensions of the Chinese Culture through Trompenaars & Hampden-Turner’s (1996). ........ 5
2.1 Individualism Vs Communitarianism ................................................................................... 5
2.2 Specific Vs Diffuse ............................................................................................................... 6
2.3 Neutral Vs Emotional ............................................................................................................ 6
3. Reflections on Chinese Culture through Hall’s (1976) high and low context dimensions......... 7
3.1 Characteristics of high and low context cultures .................................................................. 7
3.2 Chinese culture as a high context culture .............................................................................. 8
3.3. The Value of Understanding communication styles ............................................................ 8
4. The difference in business meetings etiquette between China and US ...................................... 8
4.1. Differences and Similarities ................................................................................................. 9
5. The cultural difference between China and France from the Movie “Sweet Escape” ................ 9
5.1 Workplace Environment ....................................................................................................... 9
5.2 Family relationship .............................................................................................................. 10
5.3 Cultural Values .................................................................................................................... 10
6. Conclusion ................................................................................................................................ 10
References ..................................................................................................................................... 12
7. Appendix ................................................................................................................................... 14