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Publication details [#12253]

Yamada, Haru. 1997. Organisation in American and Japanese meetings: task versus relationship. In Bargiela-Chiappini, Francesca and Sandra Harris, eds. The Languages of Business: An International Perspective. Edinburgh University Press. pp. 117–135.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

attitude | business language | interaction | intercultural communication | meeting

Language as a subject

English, American | Japanese

Annotation

The author attributes differences in negotiation styles to contrasts in Western and Eastern cultural values, including attitudes to silence and language use.