Communication Across Cultures

Non Verbal Communication

Theme Park

Comparing Working Labor

1. In the U.S., standards for factory work and almost all other work done has minimum wages and some rules that most companies must follow. In China factory workers make much less money than U.S. where the minimum wage is $10 and in China they make roughly about $111 a month because they don't have a minimum or hourly wage. Education is another major difference between the two countries. In the U.S. almost everybody graduates from high school and a smaller but still big percentage will graduate from college to some degree while still working in a factory. In China, education is more of a extra curricular type of thing for Chinese workers. Chinese factory workers will usually start their work when they are young and not get a basic education like most U.S. factory workers.

2. Workers happiness is important to keep production high for a companies product and by increasing income for workers from the income than they will become happier productive workers. A study at the University of Warwick located in the U.K. did a study on productivity between happy workers and unhappy workers. They came up with a result that there was a 12% increase in productivity when employees were happy and a 10% decrease in productivity while workers were unhappy. Paying initiatives also show increases in productivity. The reason why paying can increase productivity is because when the worker knows that they are going to be getting a good amount of money for what they are working for they become happier and increase productivity. This was shown at a study in Google where 37% of workers became happier and more productive when their income was increased.

3. Google is a huge if not the biggest international business in the world. They support and provide the biggest internet browser in the world making lives easier for anyone that needs to search the definition of a word to what the times are for a movie the next day. Google provides most big countries their own separate search engines that change depending on the country that you want to search something in. One of Googles biggest priorities in its company is workers happiness and makes sure that all of their offices are creative and happy filled so that workers are comfortable and glad to be working in their offices.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/16/business/at-google-a-place-to-work-and-play.html?_r=0

What Is Handshake?

Japan;

1. A handshake in Japan usually consists of a limp hand grab and little to no eye contact.  Some Japanese bow instead of doing a handshake to show respect and be accepted by the Japanese.
2. While the Japanese are leaving they don't give a handshake to that person but instead bow again as a show respect and thanks to them.
3. When giving gifts in Japan they accept them but not in all cases. Depending on some cases they may not accept the gift. Also if the person giving them the gift doesn't ask them to open it they more than likely wont open it because they are told not to open it without being asked to.
4. With business cards the Japanese are told not to damage the business cards at all. They don't bend them, tear them, or destroy them in any way. They need to make sure that the card is given in a polite way and that the card isn't damaged.

http://www.ediplomat.com/np/cultural_etiquette/ce_jp.htm

Russia;

1. When greeting someone in Russia, you give them a normal handshake as you would in America, but it is only for men and be done with the right hand. Shaking with the left hand is a form of disrespect. Women only shake hands in business situations.
2. Departing is mostly the same way, the only things that change is your word choice when leaving.
3. Accepting a gift is also a form a respect and possibly even more than that. A gift probably means you love for someone.
4. Sharing business cards is kind of like giving a handshake. Its a form of trying to do business with people.

http://todiscoverrussia.com/russian-handshake-as-a-symbol-of-respect-for-each-other/