My view on Lewis model
British linguist Richard Lewis can speak ten languages. After he traveled around the world, he thought he can express world culture by a chart. That is the famous Lewis Model.
Lewis divides all countries into three groups.
The first type is Linear-actives. Linear-actives type has these features. The worker use half time to talk and do one thing at a time. They will make a plan before work and work step by step. And they are not only polite to colleagues, but they are direct. Work must come first. The result is heavy. They pay attention to hand writing and stick to the schedule. But they won’t use too much body language in the communication. Representative countries include Luxembourg and Switzerland.
The second type …show more content…
There are so many countries in the world. Every country has different area and nation. It is hard to say everything by a chart. In my opinion, I think there are limits in this chart. For example, China belongs to the third type which is Reactive-actives. I compare China to other countries. I find that China also has some features from other types. China values relationships very much. Harmony between people is about your future. It is like the second type. In addition to this, people also pay more attention to the urgency of the matter. If leader suddenly visit, you need to entertain your leader rather than continue to …show more content…
Taiwan and Hong Kong should not be separated from China. Taiwan and Hong Kong have been China’s inherent territory since ancient times, which is a fact nobody can change. In my opinion, the author might be want to describe the difference between the company in mainland China and the company in Taiwan or Hong Kong. In 30 years ago, the market economy was not active in China indeed. At that time, Taiwan and Hong Kong all developed economy faster than mainland China. But the mainland China is developing quickly now. More and more enterprises go abroad and become transnational corporation. Our enterprises can compete with transnational enterprises in other countries. Many standards are also in line with international standards. So I think Taiwan and Hong Kong should not be separated from China in this chart.
But it also has many advantages. I think Richard Lewis’s world culture model has some help for young people ready to work for multinationals. There are people from different countries in multinational corporations, who have formed their own psychological processes in their life and countries. You must have friction and collision when you are working for a multinational company. The problem that workers need to solve is how to reduce these collisions and frictions. It is important to learn about the culture of different
British linguist Richard Lewis can speak ten languages. After he traveled around the world, he thought he can express world culture by a chart. That is the famous Lewis Model.
Lewis divides all countries into three groups.
The first type is Linear-actives. Linear-actives type has these features. The worker use half time to talk and do one thing at a time. They will make a plan before work and work step by step. And they are not only polite to colleagues, but they are direct. Work must come first. The result is heavy. They pay attention to hand writing and stick to the schedule. But they won’t use too much body language in the communication. Representative countries include Luxembourg and Switzerland.
The second type …show more content…
There are so many countries in the world. Every country has different area and nation. It is hard to say everything by a chart. In my opinion, I think there are limits in this chart. For example, China belongs to the third type which is Reactive-actives. I compare China to other countries. I find that China also has some features from other types. China values relationships very much. Harmony between people is about your future. It is like the second type. In addition to this, people also pay more attention to the urgency of the matter. If leader suddenly visit, you need to entertain your leader rather than continue to …show more content…
Taiwan and Hong Kong should not be separated from China. Taiwan and Hong Kong have been China’s inherent territory since ancient times, which is a fact nobody can change. In my opinion, the author might be want to describe the difference between the company in mainland China and the company in Taiwan or Hong Kong. In 30 years ago, the market economy was not active in China indeed. At that time, Taiwan and Hong Kong all developed economy faster than mainland China. But the mainland China is developing quickly now. More and more enterprises go abroad and become transnational corporation. Our enterprises can compete with transnational enterprises in other countries. Many standards are also in line with international standards. So I think Taiwan and Hong Kong should not be separated from China in this chart.
But it also has many advantages. I think Richard Lewis’s world culture model has some help for young people ready to work for multinationals. There are people from different countries in multinational corporations, who have formed their own psychological processes in their life and countries. You must have friction and collision when you are working for a multinational company. The problem that workers need to solve is how to reduce these collisions and frictions. It is important to learn about the culture of different