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ISSUES OF CULTURAL DIFFERENCES
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Sequential culture
Synchronic culture
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SOLUTION
DISCUSSION
The Lewis Model
DISCUSSION
Direct
Indirect
DISCUSSION
Direct
Indirect
Be More Specific
High Considerateness
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DECISION MAKING
Individualism
INDIVIDUALISM
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USA
India
Vietnam
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Indonesia
Collectivism
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DECISION MAKING
SOLUTIONS:
Individualists To Compromise
Avoid No Softer Expression
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Tannen, D., 1990. You just don't understand: women and men in conversation. New York: Ballentine Books.
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