A Visiting Professor in International Business Recently Spoke to Students

Essay

A visiting professor in international business recently spoke to students in an organizational behaviour class about cultural differences between Canadians and Japanese employees. Relying on a famous study in the 1960s, the scholar explained that Japanese employees have a high degree of collectivism. The visitor then pointed out how this is completely opposite to the values of Canadian employees. The visitor concluded by saying that by identifying someone's nationality, such as Canadian, one can easily determine a person's level of collectivism, individualism, uncertainty avoidance,andachievement-nurturingorientation.Identifyanddiscussthreeconcernsabout
cross-cultural knowledge the visiting professor's statements should pay attention to.