GMS 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Proxemics, World Resources Institute, Culture Shock

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Global Management Studies
• Course: GMS 200
• Professor: Debbiede Lange

Document Summary

When mncs enter other countries to do business . Mncs have traditionally come from developed countries and sometimes they have problems in. Ted talks auret van heerden: making global labor fair (fair labour association fla) Sustainable development refers to development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Culture is a shared set of beliefs, values and patterns of behaviour common to a group of people. Culture shock is the confusion and discomfort a person experiences when in an unfamiliar culture. Ethnocentrism is the tendency to consider ones culture superior to others. Culture intelligence is the ability to accept and adapt to new cultures. In a low-context culture most communication takes place via the written or spoken word. In a high- context culture much communication takes place through nonverbal and situational cues in addition to the written or spoken word.