Research Paper on:
Business and Multiculturalism

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and experience all the frustrations of a two year old who cant make themselves understood. In a new place, under new circum-stances, with little input over our own condition,  or perceived destiny, we are experiencing "culture shock." However if we understand that this is almost a given, when going to a new place, it is possible to turn  that experience into a positive, and one which will work toward our advantage, and the furthering of pro-social business. Bibliography lists 5 sources. BBintcul.doc THE IMPACT of  CULTURE on "Doing Business" Written by B. Bryan Babcock for the Paperstore, Inc., January 2001 Introduction We claim left and right that we are a  multi-cultural world. After all, we have the internet - we think we know how to use it. We tend to think that we are "savvy." At least  we do until we go somewhere else, particularly to a non-English speaking country; and experience all the frustrations of a two year old who cant make themselves understood. In  a new place, under new circumstances, with little input over our own condition, or perceived destiny, according to Hofstede (1997),we are experiencing "culture shock." This may be as an  individual in a new country; it can occur between organizations, between men and women; or even between representatives of different countries who supposedly have been trained in the skills of  diplomacy. However if we understand that this is almost a given, when going to a new place, it is possible to turn that experience into a positive, and one  which will work toward our advantage, and the furthering of pro-social business. Cultural impacts According to Adler (1997), culture impacts an organization at ground level - the one-to-one people area