Business Culture in America
America holds 300 million people of mixed race and heritage, making us the third largest country in the world of a multicultural mosaic. America there are seven different categories when it comes to the culture of business that should be taken into consideration. First, there are the basic concepts. Then, Communication Styles. Next, time is money. Followed by, meetings. Then, negotiations and contracts. And finally, business language. All seven of this aspect play a key role into the Business Culture in America. Basic concepts- American Dream, widespread that every individual can succeed and prosper finically with a strong work ethic. Individual initiative and achievements, personal competence, professionalism, and accountability for individual performance are all basic concepts to the Culture of America. Also, titles are rarely every used, a lot of people go by the first name. In my opinion, though, if you are older than me you have a title, Mrs. Mr. Miss. To me, that is a sign of respect and it is dishonorable and unprofessional Communication style- direct style. The primary purpose, exchange information, facts, and opinions. Quick to …show more content…
Time can be; saved, spent, lost, found, invested or wasted. When wasting time, you are wasting money. One of the companies I work for is like this. I am an event specialist, which is where I have to demo some sort of product and my goal is to sell “x” amount of that a day. I do not receive a commission, just a set amount per hour. And they feel as though every second that is not spent trying to sell the product, is a second wasted, a penny down the drain, a sale lost. American businesses have strict deadlines and schedules. Want to get under the skin of an American business man/woman be late to a meeting and do not call, or just sit and talk to them like there is nowhere else neither of you should
America holds 300 million people of mixed race and heritage, making us the third largest country in the world of a multicultural mosaic. America there are seven different categories when it comes to the culture of business that should be taken into consideration. First, there are the basic concepts. Then, Communication Styles. Next, time is money. Followed by, meetings. Then, negotiations and contracts. And finally, business language. All seven of this aspect play a key role into the Business Culture in America. Basic concepts- American Dream, widespread that every individual can succeed and prosper finically with a strong work ethic. Individual initiative and achievements, personal competence, professionalism, and accountability for individual performance are all basic concepts to the Culture of America. Also, titles are rarely every used, a lot of people go by the first name. In my opinion, though, if you are older than me you have a title, Mrs. Mr. Miss. To me, that is a sign of respect and it is dishonorable and unprofessional Communication style- direct style. The primary purpose, exchange information, facts, and opinions. Quick to …show more content…
Time can be; saved, spent, lost, found, invested or wasted. When wasting time, you are wasting money. One of the companies I work for is like this. I am an event specialist, which is where I have to demo some sort of product and my goal is to sell “x” amount of that a day. I do not receive a commission, just a set amount per hour. And they feel as though every second that is not spent trying to sell the product, is a second wasted, a penny down the drain, a sale lost. American businesses have strict deadlines and schedules. Want to get under the skin of an American business man/woman be late to a meeting and do not call, or just sit and talk to them like there is nowhere else neither of you should