跨文化商务交际--Time Across Cultures.ppt

Linear Time线性时间观（1） M-time: Monochronic Time (单向性时间观） The?morning?sun?never?lasts?a?day. Lost an hour in the morning, chase it all day long. Linear Time线性时间观（2）M-time: Monochronic Time (单向性时间观） Time as a precious commodity Concentrate on one task at a time The importance of schedules A focus on the future Measuring time in small units Adhere to plans … Linear Time线性时间观（3）M-time: Monochronic Time (单向性时间观） Anglo-Saxon people Germanic people Scandinavian people Flexible Time灵活时间观（1） P-time: Polychronic Time (多向性时间观） Since the house is on fire, let us warm ourselves. Flexible Time灵活时间观（2） P-time: Polychronic Time (多向性时间观） Emphasis on relationships Do many things at once Change plans often and easily A focus on the present A reluctance to measure … Flexible Time灵活时间观（3） P-time: Polychronic Time (多向性时间观） Southern Europeans Mediterranean cultures Central and South American cultures (Italians, Spaniards, Portuguese, Arabs, Latinos) Cyclical Time循环轮回时间观（1） Circular-time Time cures. Time heals all the wounds. 人生代代无穷已，江月年年只相似。 Cyclical Time循环轮回时间观（2） Circular-time Connections, unity and wholeness Focus on the past Decisions made neither quickly nor in isolation Keen sense of the value of time Respect for punctuality Forging of relationship … Cyclical Time循环轮回时间观（3） Circular-time Asian cultures African cultures Native American cultures … Case study Italian-Swiss Breakdown Cross-cultural Communication Time Across Cultures Slide * of 16 Cross-cultural Communication Unit One Lesson Two Slide * of 15 Slide * of 16 Cross-cultural Communication Time Across Cultures Slide * of 12 Business English Overview of this Semester Slide * of 15 Business English Overview of this Semester Slide * of 15 Business English Overview of this Semester Slide * of 15 Business English Overview of this Semester Slide * of 15 Business English Overview of this Semester Slide * of 15 Business English Overview of this Semester Slide * of 15 Business English