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Question | Answer |
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Paying for meals in South Korea (compared to that in Japan) | whoever extended invitation will usually play younger person should pay (opposite of Japan) |
Table manners in South Korea | sit anywhere unless name cards present guest of honors sits first don’t serve self or eat until guest of honor first |
Inter-departmental communication in South Korea (compared to that in Japan) | minimum for fear of loss of face projects on time but without input from others information travels through superiors if necessary |
U.S. and South Korea comparison in communication | a) USA logical, sequential order emphasize factual analysis tolerate open discussion of errors and accept criticism b) South Korea emotion-driven and sensitive to personal tone rather than facts view criticism as personal and face-threatening |
Saving or losing faces in negotiations in South Korea | a) ways to lose face publicly reprimand associate reject a proposal outright rescind an order fail to control emotions b) ways to avoid losing face Koreans will not ask questions out of embarrassment of ignorance |
Three types of competitive strategies | a) prospectors anticipate and shape market development focus on innovative products and services b) defenders wait until product stabilized to focus of development c) analyzers combine previous two strategies and add new products and services |
Main industrial sectors in South Korea | electronics steel shipbuilding |