Reference no: EM133732343

Assignment:

Here is some information, so we need to watch a movie and analyze the following information.

1. Identify as many examples in the movie of cross-cultural interaction as you can;

2. Analyze that interaction within the context of the theories in the text, and especially in Part 2;

3. Present your recommendations, again the context of the theories, as to how these interactions could have been better managed by one or both parties;

4. Include any additional information, issues or points you would like to make which you consider relevant to this assignment.

For example, there is a scene in the movie where Michael Keaton has a meeting with the Japanese manager. Keaton makes the point that the Japanese company should allow the American workers to follow their traditional rules for work. The Japanese manager ponders the request and says something like "I understand". Keaton interprets this as a ‘yes', which turns out not to be what the Japanese manager meant at all. If Keaton understood the Japanese aversion to saying ‘no', he might have made a correct interpretation of the manager's response or at the very least, pushed more specifically for an agreement. An understanding that the Japanese are ‘high context' would have also helped.