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会计学UnitThree:PartAPre-readingActivitiesWhenagroupofhumanbeingsworktogether,whatdoesittaketomakethecooperationgosmoothly,effectivelyandproductively?Thisquestionisonethateverybusinessmanagerfaces.Goodtraining,goodconditions,apleasantatmosphere,acommonaim—allofthesefactorsplayapart,buttherichnessofhumanpsychologymakesmanagementasubtleanddemandingart.Andwhenbusinessesgointernational,thereareevenmorecomplexitiestocopewith.Inthelastunit,welookedathowculturaldifferencesaffecteducation.Butwhatgoesonafterschool?Whathappensatworkinaworldthat’srapidlybecominga“globalvillage”?Thethreetextsyou’regoingtoreadinthisunitexploresomeofthefascinatingcomplicationsofinternationalmanagement.FirstListening:Asyoulistentothetape,fillinthemissingpartsintheblanks.FirstListening:Asyoulistentothetape,fillinthemissingpartsintheblanks.SecondListening:Thinkaboutthefollowingquestions.Jack:Wow,here’sagreatjob!“InternationalfirmseeksexperiencedofficemanagerfornewTokyobranch.Excellentconditions,highsalary.”Givemethephone,I’mgoingtocallthemrightnowtosetupaninterview.Jane:Yeahright—whatkindofqualificationsdoyouhavetoworkasanofficemanagerinTokyo?!Jack:Whatdoyoumean?Ihavefouryearsofexperienceasanofficemanager!Jane:Yeah,butnotinJapan!Jack:Sowhat?Howdifferentcanitbefromrunninganofficeanywhereelseintheworld?Peoplearepeople.Sowhatiftheyspeakadifferentlanguageandhaveafewdifferentcustoms?Underthesurfacepeoplearethesameeverywhere.Jane:Butyoudon’tknowanythingaboutJapan,orJapaneseculture!Jack:Iknowhowtousechopsticks!Jane:Isuspectthere’salittlemoretoitthanthat…TheTaleofaCulturalTranslator1JointventuresinvolvingWesternandJapanesecompaniesoftenrunintoconflicts—amultitudeoflittlethingsthatescalateintobigemotionalbattlesinwhichallthepartieskeepexclaiming:“What’swrongwiththem!?Cantheyunderstandthat…?!”Butbecausetheconflictsaremainlyduetoculturaldifferences,neithersidecanunderstand—unlesstheyhavea“culturaltranslator”.2ThefirstculturaltranslatorIevermetwasaninstallationengineer,Georgebyname,whoworkedf
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