or patented to avoid copying. Subtlety is key. Modify tone and volume as not to appear loud.
Do not visit a home without an invitation
Do not discard food from your mouth back to your plate or bowl. Gift giving is common practice in business Good choices are items with your company logo on them for your first visit to Taiwan. Gifts will not be opened in your presence. Avoid giving knives, scissors or cutting tools as they symbolize the cutting off of friendships.
Geert Hofstede Dimentions with
comparison among Taiwan, Japan & USA.
High Power Distance
Taiwan has high power distances
Power distance
Maintain hierarchical order reflecting
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inherent inequalities, centralisation is popular, ideal boss -benevolent autocrat. Taiwan
In the management practices in the
culture of taiwan, a much more formal mannerism is appreciated than Japan
Japan
USA
Low Individualism
It is compaed by I or We consciousness Individualism
Taiwan are low in individualism but high
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collectivistic society means we
consciousness. This manifest
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close long-term commitment & relationships.
Management is the management of groups.
Practice Confucian values stresses the
obligations of people towards one another based upon their relationship.