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Biljana Lukic_Triglav International Business Akademy_Project Assignment_ Understanding cultural paradoxes specifics in global branding
University of Ljubljana - Faculty of Economics
Triglav International Business Academy
Academy Programme Director: Prof. Janez Prašnikar, Ph.D.
In-house mentors: Katja Čampa, Tatjana Legat-Lokar
Outsourced mentors: Suzana Nikiforova, M.Sc.
Prof. Janez Prašnikar, Ph.D,
Year of the Programme: 2010/2011
Team members (name and surname):
KENAN AŠĆERIĆ,
BILJANA LUKIĆ,
URŠKA ZUPANČIČ
and NINA ZORMAN
Slides are from my masterclass delivered on 10th December 2013, in the Philip Kotler Theatre, MarkPlus Inc. headquarters, Jakarta, Indonesia.
My take is founded on two simple principles:
Firstly, that the best clues as to who we are, and what we think, feel, and do, can be found through investigating the tangible and intangible:
- Media, brands and associated objects that we possess and consume
- Diversity in friends, family, jobs and hobbies
- Rituals that we engage in
- And ethno-cultural experiences around us.
Second of all, that Marketing has become the new core skill of everyone. Consumers aren't just being marketed to, they also take part in marketing the things that they consume and even themselves. This also extends outside of consumer marketing and into business-to-business (B2B) and personal branding settings.
2 Cross-Cultural Business
Learning Objectives
Helsinki, Finland—Nokia Corporation (www.nokia.com) is the world’s number one manufacturer of mobile handsets. The company’s 112,000 employees in more than 150 countries generate $79 billion in sales annually. Nokia uses its knowledge of cultures to control 40 percent of the global handset market.
Nokia is especially talented at detecting consumer needs in emerging markets. China and India represent Nokia’s first and second largest markets ahead of third-place United States. Nokia knows that in India a buyer selects a handset that has the right look and style and projects the right image. But for a consumer in China, a handset needs to be the right bargain. And Nokia recently finished a year-long study of the handset needs of people who live in Accra, capital city of the African nation Ghana.
Source: Jeffrey Barbee.
Nokia spends around $8 billion a year on research and development. Anthropologists and psychologists first travel the globe for Nokia to learn how people behave and communicate. Personnel at Nokia’s headquarters in Finland then blend these unique insights with emerging global trends to design new handsets. Finally, the company develops phones suitable for a variety of markets but localizes each one with colors, surface textures, services, and ring-tones.
Nokia maintains its competitive edge through careful cultural research. For example, company anthropologists learned that people in rural areas of emerging markets need a phone that can be shared among many users. So Nokia added the capability to save each person’s contacts separately and installed a call tracker that imposes a time or cost limit on each call. Handsets designed for emerging markets also feature menus in local languages, a one-touch flashlight in case of power outages, and a demo program for those who have never used a mobile phone. As you read this chapter, consider how culture influences international business and how company actions affect cultures.1
This chapter is the first of three that describe the links between international business activity and a nation’s business environment. We introduce these topics early because of their strong influence on how commerce is conducted in different countries. In fact, success in international business can often be traced directly to a deep understanding of some aspect of a people’s commercial environment. This chapter explores the influence of culture on international business activity. Chapter 3 presents the roles of political and legal systems, and Chapter 4 examines the impact of economic systems and emerging markets on international business.
An assessment of any nation’s overall business climate is typically the first step in analyzing its potential as a host for international commercial activity. This means addressing some important questions, such as the following: What language(s) do the people speak? What is the climate like? Are the local people open to new ideas a.
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2. Report
On
Global Marketing (Course: 524)
Topic: Chapter 3: Cultural Foundations
Prepared for:
Syed Abul Kalam Azad
Professor
Department of Marketing
Faculty of Business of Studies
University of Dhaka
Prepared by:
“Elegant (V)”
Section: A
Department of Marketing (14th)
Faculty of Business Studies
University of Dhaka
Date of Submission: 11th March, 2013 eng.
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3. Group Profile:
“Elegant (V)”
We are...
No. Name Roll Designation Remarks
1 Anjuman Ara 215 Member
2 Chowdhury Omor Faruque 377 Leader
3 Md. Al Amin 419 Member
4 Rumana 427 Member
5 Md. Moben Ahmed 526 Member
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4. Letter of Transmittal:
11th March, 2013
Syed Abul Kalam Azad
Professor
Department of Marketing
University of Dhaka
Dear Sir,
Here is the report on the topic of ―Chapter 3: Cultural Foundations‖ and the analysis of it that
you asked us to conduct.
Our study of analyzing as well as learning about the global culture as well as cultural foundations
helped us to gather & acquire a lot of information & knowledge.
We appreciate your choosing the the report topic. If you need any additional information or
assistance in the overview of our report, please ask us.
Sincerely Yours,
“Elegant (V)”
Section: A
Department of Marketing (14th)
Faculty of Business Studies
University of Dhaka
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5. Table of Contents:
No. Particulars Page No.
1 Introduction 5-15
2 The Meaning of Culture 16-20
3 Culture across Countries 21-24
4 The Silent Language 25-27
5 Self-Reference Criterion 28-32
6 Conclusion 32
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6. Cultural Foundations
Introduction:
Getting in the global mindset can be difficult. Understanding how culture plays a role in business
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One’s culture affects almost everything they do, from birth to death- and everything in between!
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These conditions are highly interrelated, constantly changing, and vary depending on geographic
location or country. Acculturation and socialization naturally occurs, which is the process of
adopting behavior patterns based on one’s surroundings. These patterns are imitated and shared
between groups of people and societies through time, thus creating the elements of culture:
values, rituals, symbols, beliefs and thought processes.
Global Culture:
Culture is seen simply as another environmental force that differs across countries, just like the
political system, the legal and regulatory environment, the level of economic development, and
so on. But for marketers culture is more than just environment-culture is a direct determinant of
demand and ways to do business.
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7. The traditional treatments depict the environmental differences as new and unfamiliar constraints
on marketer. International marketing becomes marketing within a new set of given economic,
political, legal, and cultural limits. But although this treatment might work for the other
environmental factors it does not do justice to culture.
Culture affects the way to do business in a country and therefore influences who should run your
subsidiary. In brief culture does not simply set new limits on the opportunity for buyers and
sellers it also helps determine their goals, preferences and aspirations.
Influence of Culture on International Marketing:
Culture is the way that we do things around here. Culture could relate to a country (national
culture), a distinct section of the community (sub-culture), or an organization (corporate culture).
It is widely accepted that you are not born with a culture, and that it is learned. So, culture
includes all that we have learned in relation to values and norms, customs and traditions, beliefs
and religions, rituals and artifacts (i.e. tangible symbols of a culture, such as the Sydney Opera
House or the Great Wall of China).
Therefore global marketing needs to take into account the local culture of the country in which
you wish to market.
The Terpstra and Sarathy Cultural Framework help marketing managers to assess the
cultural nature of an international market. It is very straight-forward, and uses eight categories in
its analysis. The Eight categories are Language, Religion, Values and Attitudes, Education,
Social Organizations, Technology and Material Culture, Law and Politics and Aesthetics.
Language:
With language one should consider whether or not the national culture is predominantly a high
context culture or a low context culture (Hall and Hall 1986). The concept relates to the balance
between the verbal and the non-verbal communication.
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8. In a low context culture spoken language carries the emphasis of the communication i.e. what is
said is what is meant. Examples include Australia and the Netherlands.
In a high context culture verbal communications tend not to carry a direct message i.e. what is
said may not be what is meant. So with a high context culture hidden cultural meaning needs to
be considered, as does body language. Examples of a high context cultures include Japan and
some Arabic nations.
Religion:
The nature and complexity of the different religions an international marketer could encounter is
pretty diverse. The organization needs to make sure that their products and services are not
offensive, unlawful or distasteful to the local nation. This includes marketing promotion and
branding.
In China in 2007 (which was the year of the pig) all advertising which included pictures of
pigs was banned. This was to maintain harmony with the country's Muslim population of
around 2%. The ban included pictures of sausages that contained pork, and even advertising
that included an animated (cartoon) pig.
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9. In 2005 France's Catholic Church won a court injunction to ban a clothing advertisement (by
clothing designers Marithe and Francois Girbaud) based upon Leonardo da Vinci's Christ's
Last Supper.
Values and Attitudes:
Values and attitudes vary between nations, and even vary within nations. So if you are planning
to take a product or service overseas make sure that you have a good grasp the locality before
you enter the market. This could mean altering promotional material or subtle branding
messages. There may also be an issue when managing local employees. For example, in France
workers tend to take vacations for the whole of August, whilst in the United States employees
may only take a couple of week's vacation in an entire year.
In 2004, China banned a Nike television commercial showing U.S. basketball star LeBron
James in a battle with animated cartoon kung fu masters and two dragons, because it was
argued that the ad insults Chinese national dignity.
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10. In 2006, Tourism Australian launched its ad campaign entitled "So where the bloody hell are
you?" in Britain. The $130 million (US) campaign was banned by the British Advertising
Standards Authority from the United Kingdom. The campaign featured all the standard icons
of Australia such as beaches, deserts, and coral reefs, as well as traditional symbols like the
Opera House and the Sydney Harbor Bridge. The commentary ran:
"We've poured you a beer and we've had the camels shampooed, we've saved you a spot on
the beach. We've even got the sharks out of the pool."
Then, from a bikini-clad blonde, come the tag line:
"So what the bloody hell are you?"
Education:
The level and nature of education in each international market will vary. This may impact the
type of message or even the medium that you employ. For example, in countries with low
literacy levels, advertisers would avoid communications which depended upon written copy, and
would favor radio advertising with an audio message or visual media such as billboards. The
labeling of products may also be an issue.
In the People's Republic of China a nationwide system of public education is in place, which
includes primary schools, middle schools (lower and upper), and universities. Nine years of
education is compulsory for all Chinese students.
In Finland school attendance is compulsory between the ages of 7 and 16, the first nine years
of education (primary and secondary school) are compulsory, and the pupils go to their local
school. The education after primary school is divided to the vocational and academic
systems, according to the old German model.
In Uganda schooling includes 7 years of primary education, 6 years of secondary education
(divided into 4 years of lower secondary and 2 years of upper secondary school), and 3 to 5
years of post-secondary education.
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11. Social Organizations:
This aspect of Terpstra and Sarathy's Cultural Framework relates to how a national society is
organized. For example, what is the role of women in a society? How is the country governed -
centralized or devolved? The level influence of class or casts upon a society needs to be
considered. For example, India has an established caste system - and many Western countries
still have an embedded class system. So social mobility could be restricted where caste and class
systems are in place. Whether or not there are strong trade unions will impact upon management
decisions if you employ local workers.
Technology and Material Culture:
Technology is a term that includes many other elements. It includes questions such as is there
energy to power our products? Is there a transport infrastructure to distribute our goods to
consumers? Does the local port have large enough cranes to offload containers from ships? How
quickly does innovation diffuse? Also of key importance, do consumers actually buy material
goods i.e. are they materialistic?
Trevor Baylis launched the clockwork radio upon the African market. Since batteries were expensive
in Africa and power supplies in rural areas are non-existent. The clockwork radio innovation was a
huge success.
China's car market grew 25% in 2006 and it has overtaken Japan to be the second-largest car market
in the world with sales of 8 million vehicles. With just six car owners per 100 people (6%), compared
with 90% car ownership in the US and 80% in the UK, the potential for growth in the Chinese market
is immense.
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12. Law and Politics:
As with many aspects of Terpstra and Sarathy's Cultural Framework, the underpinning social
culture will drive the political and legal landscape. The political ideology on which the society is
based will impact upon your decision to market there. For example, the United Kingdom has a
largely market-driven, democratic society with laws based upon precedent and legislation, whilst
Iran has a political and legal system based upon the teachings and principles Islam and a Sharia
tradition.
Aesthetics:
Aesthetics relate to your senses, and the appreciation of the artistic nature of something,
including its smell, taste or ambience. For example, is something beautiful? Does it have a
fashionable design? Was an advert delivered in good taste? Do you find the color, music or
architecture relating to an experience pleasing? Is everything relating to branding aesthetically
pleasing?
Effective Cultural Signals:
Body Language:
Body language the often unintended signals that a person projects through dress, body position, hand, and
eye movement, fidgets, and so on may provoke all sorts of culturally slanted interpretations. In countries
with homogeneous populations such as Italy a gesture is often sufficient for information to be shared.
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13. A ―Hai‖in Japanese usually means I see rather than the more definite yes which is its literal translation. A
―Hai‖ accompanied by a slight bow is a stronger statement and so on and so forth.
How Cultural Differences Affect Your Global Marketing Message:
Marketing across cultures worldwide is a thriving business as the world moves closer to a global
economy. International companies have been marketing to countries around the world for years
and many have had some degree of success without ever taking cultural differences into
consideration. Craft your marketing message with host country values in mind and boost your
chances of success.
Understanding cultural differences is important to achieve success in any market, let alone on the
world business stage. While there are national and local cultures to consider, remember to
address political and business cultures, when developing marketing strategies.
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14. Sociologic differences around the world largely outweigh the similarities. People in the global
community are influenced and driven by different things. When responding to advertising, some
value freedom, reward for effort and an entrepreneurial approach, while others avoid
individualism like the plague.
Lack of cultural considerations not only can result in a mediocre response to product promotions,
but can even impact the company's international image. Nestlé suffered significant international
criticism when a breast milk substitute marketed in Africa was deemed to be the cause of
malnutrition in babies. While there was nothing wrong with their product, Nestlé was at fault
because the company didn't consider the possibility that reduced literacy levels in Africa would
result in their breast milk substitute being misused.
Tailor the Message to the Culture:
In many national cultures significant accomplishment in life is taken as a measure of success.
People who meet these standards of success are regarded highly. Consequently these cultures
more readily accept marketing presented to them along the lines of the achievement of their
goals. However, the same type of marketing copy presented to people who consider status in life
a result of birthplace, social standing and influence (or the lack of it) isn't acceptable and will get
poor marketing results.
There are countries where people fear uncertainty and risk-taking, while in others the "you-too-
can-succeed" attitude thrives. Some cultures grimace at the use of terms, symbols or even colors,
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15. repugnant in their life experiences. Different colors appeal more in certain countries, particularly
in religious societies, than in others. For example, red is very much a color of luck to the
Chinese, but a warning sign to many other nationalities. In China, gold is almost always a sign of
prosperity and success. The issue of color selection in marketing applies not only to print and
media ads, but also to web sites.
Gender is a factor when considering your target market in any country, but in some societies it is
more relevant than in others. If you are selling medical supplies in the Russian Republic today
you should be aware the vast majority of Russian doctors are women. However in countries like
the U.S., Australia and the U.K. men make up the majority of doctors.
Gender esteem also has significant implications in countries like Japan, Austria and in Arab
countries where males often command ultimate decision authority over females. In contrast, in
Sweden the female population has a much greater say in purchasing decisions.
Political Influences on Business Culture:
Political influences past and present can also affect the way people view what they read or hear.
Some people have never known, or have only recently had the freedom to choose for themselves.
Others rely on their governments or what they consider to be their "betters" to tell them what is
good and what should be avoided. A seal of government approval in some countries will increase
trust in a particular product, while in others any mention of the government could lead the reader
to throw the piece away in disgust.
In societies where individual thought and action has been suppressed for hundreds of years,
individuals might not have the experience or capability to go through a rational thought
processes. Consequently coming up with a positive and bold action to buy your product may be
difficult for them. These people need to have everything explained to them in minute detail every
step of the way until they are confident in their decision to buy.
Special Considerations in Emerging Markets:
The Chinese and Indian markets in particular front the charge of emerging markets on the global
business scene and will represent a significant part of world marketing growth for decades to
come.
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16. Family structures in China, Japan and other Asian countries differ greatly from those in many
other countries. Family considerations command respect in all matters, including investments
and individual actions. Collective considerations are often uppermost in the minds of people who
have lived under such conditions all their lives. Because older family members command so
much respect and influence they are the logical target audience.
One of the most evident factors in dealing with and selling to Asian cultures is the avoidance of
"loss of face," The Chinese have a business culture based on the social standing and reputation of
individuals. To do anything the Chinese consider as demeaning or reducing their personal
standing is tantamount to insulting them profusely, which they see as a loss of face. The use of
embarrassing terms or causing any unease on social issues will kill marketing copy stone dead.
On the other hand, the Chinese highly respect tradition and longevity and as a result react
positively to copy that emphasizes the history and prestige of any company trying to enter their
market.
In India collective cultures have been a way of life for hundreds of years. The caste system of
social standing is paramount in Indian society and presents particular challenges to avoid causing
offence. In business circles Sindhis, Marwaris and Gujratis dominate business houses, many of
which were built on (and are still based on) family values and ideals.
Religious beliefs play a significant role in Indian society. Religion influences every aspect of
their lives including their response and reaction to marketing copy. Motivational selling
techniques are considered crass to many Indians while educational, emotive and informative data
is more readily accepted.
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17. The Meaning of Culture:
Culture is usually defined as the underlying value framework that guides an individual’s
behavior. It is reflected in individual’s perceptions of observed events, in personal interactions,
and in the selection of appropriate responses in social situation.
Culture determines what is acceptable or unacceptable, important or unimportant, right or wrong,
workable or unworkable. It encompasses all learned and shared, explicit or tacit, assumptions,
beliefs, knowledge, norms, and values, as well as attitudes, behavior, dress, and language.
We encounter and make use of the word culture several times a day and in very different
contexts. We attend cultural programs, discuss cultural differences as well as agricultural
practices, read about the danger of cults and cultivate good or bad habits. Even when standing in
the dairy section of the supermarket we are confronted with live and active cultures while
searching for the right yoghurt to buy!
Reflecting its Latin origin in the word cultus, past participle of colere ‐ meaning to inhabit,
cultivate, foster, worship or take care of ‐ the term culture holds numerous meanings throughout
various disciplines such as sociology, cultural anthropology, biology and agriculture.
But for the purpose of intercultural relations and research, how do we define culture and how
does it impact us?
Is it the way we dress? The way we eat or prepare food? The kind of cars we like to drive or
other means of transportation we might prefer?
Culture is all these things and much more. In fact, most everything we do is influenced by
culture: the way we give and receive information, use time and space, or view authority:
Culture is a framework of behavioral patterns, values, assumptions and experiences shared by a
social group,
Culture is a mostly automatically or unconsciously applied orientation system of collective
values, which makes its group members’ behavior comprehensible and to a certain degree
predictable for each other,
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18. Culture is communication, it impacts how we send and interpret messages,
Culture shapes human conduct within a cultural group,
Culture is something we learn,
Culture is like mental software and has accordingly been defined as ―the collective programming
of the mind that distinguishes the members of one group or category of people from others‖
(Geert Hofstede),
Culture acts as a kind of filter or lens through which we view others, affecting the way we see
them and creating multiple perspectives,
Culture is often compared to an iceberg. Like the tip of an iceberg, visible aspects of culture such
as behavior, eating habits, or clothing are easy to see. Under the surface, however, hides a huge
and potentially fatal portion made up of beliefs, values, customs, experiences and assumptions.
Knowledge of the deeper parts of the iceberg helps us understand the ―why‖ behind the behavior.
It enables us to make more informed evaluations of global counterparts and avoid
misunderstandings that can waste time and damage relationships.
The cultural framework encompasses objective reality as manifested in societal institutions and
values and subjective reality as expressed in personal but socialized predispositions and beliefs.
―Culture is no abstraction but assumes a quite physical reality.
Culture manifests itself in learned behavior, as individuals grow up and gradually come to
understand what their culture demands of them. The function of a society-―what a society does‖-
are not very different across countries. Everybody has to get food. Lodging, a job, money,
clothes, a significant other, success, career, status, social recognition, pride, comfort, peace of
mind, a center for his or her existence, power, some influence over others, and all the other
things! These are the objectives of people’s behavior all over the world. The relative amount of
time and resources allocated to these activities may vary, but the tasks remain.
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19. Manifestations of Culture:
Cultural differences manifest themselves in different ways and differing levels of depth. Symbols
represent the most superficial and values the deepest manifestations of culture, with heroes and
rituals in between.
Symbols are words, gestures, pictures, or objects that carry a particular meaning which is
only recognized by those who share a particular culture. New symbols easily develop, old
ones disappear. Symbols from one particular group are regularly copied by others. This is
why symbols represent the outermost layer of a culture.
Heroes are persons, past or present, real or fictitious, who possess characteristics that are
highly prized in a culture. They also serve as models for behavior.
Rituals are collective activities, sometimes superfluous in reaching desired objectives, but are
considered as socially essential. They are therefore carried out most of the times for their
own sake (ways of greetings, paying respect to others, religious and social ceremonies, etc.).
The core of a culture is formed by values. They are broad tendencies for preferences of
certain state of affairs to others (good-evil, right-wrong, natural-unnatural). Many values
remain unconscious to those who hold them. Therefore they often cannot be discussed, nor
they can be directly observed by others. Values can only be inferred from the way people act
under different circumstances.
Symbols, heroes, and rituals are the tangible or visual aspects of the practices of a culture.
The true cultural meaning of the practices is intangible; this is revealed only when the
practices are interpreted by the insiders.
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20. Symbols
Heroes
Rituals
Values
Manifestation of Culture at Different Levels of Depth
Layers of Culture:
People even within the same culture carry several layers of mental programming within
themselves. Different layers of culture exist at the following levels:
The national level: Associated with the nation as a whole.
The regional level: Associated with ethnic, linguistic, or religious differences that exist
within a nation.
The gender level: Associated with gender differences (female vs. male)
The generation level: Associated with the differences between grandparents and parents,
parents and children.
The social class level: Associated with educational opportunities and differences in
occupation.
The corporate level: Associated with the particular culture of an organization. Applicable to
those who are employed.
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21. The modern conception of culture focuses directly on observable behavior. It recognizes that
culture not only predisposes individual toward certain behavior but eliminates other behavior.
Consequently, culture creates a repertoire of behavioral skills. Culture directly influences what
people will do and what people can do. This interpretation of culture is very useful for global
marketing managers. It suggests that culture is more important for how managers should decide,
less to what the decision should be. Culture affects implementation and execution of strategies
more than their formulation.
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22. Culture across Countries:
There are several useful ways of classifying cultures across countries.
Cultural Grouping
(Scandinavian, Latin
American)
High (European,
Multicultural Japan, India) vs. Low-
(India, China, Russia, Context Culture
USA) (USA, Australia,
Newzeland)
Variaties
of
Cultures
High-Context Cultures: (Most European, Japan, India) are relational, collectivist, intuitive, and
contemplative. This means that people in these cultures emphasize interpersonal
relationships. Developing trust is an important first step to any business transaction. According
to Edward T. Hall, these cultures are collectivist, preferring group harmony and consensus to
individual achievement. And people in these cultures are less governed by reason than by
intuition or feelings. Words are not so important as context, which might include the speaker’s
tone of voice, facial expression, gestures, posture—and even the person’s family history and
status. A Japanese manager explained his culture’s communication style to an American: ―We
are a homogeneous people and don’t have to speak as much as you do here. When we say one
word, we understand ten, but here you have to say ten to understand one.‖ High-context
communication tends to be more indirect and more formal. Flowery language, humility, and
elaborate apologies are typical.
Low-Context Cultures: (USA, Australia, and New Zealand) are logical, linear, individualistic,
and action-oriented. People from low-context cultures value logic, facts, and directness. Solving
a problem means lining up the facts and evaluating one after another. Decisions are based on
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23. fact rather than intuition. Discussions end with actions. And communicators are expected to be
straightforward, concise, and efficient in telling what action is expected. To be absolutely clear,
they strive to use precise words and intend them to be taken literally. Explicit contracts conclude
negotiations. This is very different from communicators in high-context cultures who depend
less on language precision and legal documents. High-context business people may even distrust
contracts and be offended by the lack of trust they suggest.
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25. Comparison between High & Low Context Culture:
High Context Culture Low Context Culture
Indirect and implicit messages Direct, simple and clear messages
Polychromic Monochromic
High use of non-verbal communication Low use of non-verbal communication
Low reliance on written communication High reliance on written communication
Use intuition and feelings to make Rely on facts and evidence for decisions
decisions
Long-term relationships Short-term relationships
Relationships are more important than Schedules are more important than
schedules relationships
Strong distinction between in-group and Flexible and open
out-group
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26. The Silent Language:
The Silent Language is a translation not from one language to another, but from a series of
complex, nonverbal, contexting communications into words. The silent language is one of the
great paradoxes of culture It isn't just that people "talk" to each other without the use of words,
but that there is an entire universe of behavior that is unexplored, unexamined, and very much
taken for granted. It functions outside conscious awareness and in juxtaposition to words.
Example:
People of the Western world, particularly Americans, tend to think of time as something fixed in
nature, something around us and from which we cannot escape/ an ever-present part of the
environment, just like the air we breathe. That it might be experienced in any other way seems
unnatural and strange, a feeling which is rarely modified even when we begin to discover how
really differently it is handled by some other people. Within the West itself certain cultures rank
time much lower in over-all importance than we do. In Latin America, time is treated rather
cavalierly. In Mexico one commonly hears the expression, "Our time or your time?" "Нога
Americana, bora Mexicana?"
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27. Five Different Use of Silent Language:
Mr. Hall identified five different use of silent language. The uses are given below:
Space
Agreement
across Material
culture
Silent
language
Friendship
Possessions
pattern
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28. Space: Distance between two people conversing. In the Middle East men maintain an intimate
distance, often too close for comfort for western people.
Material Possessions: Always speak about volumes about one’s station in life, particularly where
social hierarchic are well developed so that people learn what to look for. The emphasis on well-
known brands in Asian markets, for example, reflects a need to clearly identify one’s position
with signals other people readily understand.
Friendship Patterns: Friendship patterns are not only reflective of your own cultural upbringing
but also involve questions of trust and responsibility.
Agreement across Culture: Agreement across culture are also interpreted differently
Perceptions of Time: Perceptions of time vary considerably between even relatively close
cultures, and studies have documented the varieties of problems connected with difeerent time
perceptions.
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29. Self Reference Criterion:
Introduction and Illustrations:
As globalization of world rapidly changes, today’s global managers, whose company operates in
many parts of world, face many challenges in securing their business interests in other countries.
When a business decides to enter the foreign market there are a several factors that a company
should take into consideration before deciding to expand their product or service into foreign
market. Among these factors are the cultural differences the company faces.
Cultural differences exist between different countries and these differences must be known and
evaluated by the marketing firm. According to Lancaster et al (2002) a number of factors
contribute a country’s overall culture including religion, education and aesthetic appreciation.
In last twenty years, learning cultural differences among nations and need for greater cross
cultural awareness have been seen to be a very important factor in improving and facilitating
marketing activities of a company outside their country of origin as different cultures has
different ways of doing business, different cultural assumptions, values and attitudes. Therefore,
culture is important and has to be appreciated by the managers running the company. It simply
can make or break relationship and even may cost the business millions of dollars.
Moreover, adaptation to the environmental differences from one market to another is seen as the
key to successful international marketing. It is vital for international marketer being able to
anticipate the uncontrollable factors of both the foreign and domestic market that have great
influence on a marketing mix, so he or she can adjust the marketing mix to minimize the effects.
After all, due to globalization of markets and products, today increasing numbers of international
marketing staff have to deal with ethical issues in cross cultural global economy. As a result, it is
claimed by many international marketing researchers that the concept of ―self reference criteria‖
has became the fundamental importance to cultural understanding and cross cultural analysis.
Self Reference Criterion (SRC):
It is common that after selling a product or service successfully many firms assume that the
product or service will, without adaptation, also be successful in foreign markets. Therefore, one
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30. of the primary barriers to global marketing, particularly for those firms approaching global
marketing first time, is self reference criterion.
Self Reference Criterion is often defined as an unconscious reference to one’s own cultural
values, experiences and knowledge as a basis for decisions. That is to say that one’s own culture
or company knows the best how to do things (citeman.com). For example, people may make the
wrong business decision in foreign country by thinking how they would handle the same
situation if they were in their home country.
It also refers to the assumption that what is suitable for domestic market will be suitable for
foreign markets too, that is to say there is no need to test whether the product or service has to be
changed.
Moreover, Professor Lars Perner also notes that self reference criterion refers to the tendency of
individuals, often unconsciously, to use the standards of one’s own culture to evaluate
others. He gives a couple of good examples to prove his point. According to him, many
Americans perceive more traditional or conservative societies to be ―backward‖ or
―unmotivated‖ because they fail to adopt new technologies or social reforms in order to preserve
their traditional values. In 1960s, a well educated American psychology professor referred to
India’s culture a sick, because the Hindu religion did not allow eating cows despite the severe
food shortages.
In addition to Self Reference Criterion, closely connected is ethnocentrism. Ethnocentrism is the
tendency to view one’s culture to be superior to others (Lars Perner). Ethnocentrism has been
particularly a problem for American managers in the beginning of 21 st century due to America’s
dominance in world economy during the late 1990s. The main issues here are to consider how
these biases and stereotypes that may come in the way when dealing with members of other
cultures can be avoided or minimized. Both the Self Reference Criterion and ethnocentrism
reduces the ability to assess a foreign market in its true light, which could result in serious
mistakes and consequences.
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31. The Instinctive Nature of Self Reference Criterion:
When faced with set of facts or problems, people tend to react naturally on the basis of the
knowledge that they acquired over their life time. That knowledge is product of one’s culture.
One never thinks about a reaction or how to react but simply instinctively reacts. Therefore,
when faced problem or situation in another culture, the tendency is to react too instinctively and
refer to one’s Self Reference Criterion for a solution.
However, this reaction is based on meanings, values, symbols, norms and behavior relevant to
one’s own culture rather than rational thinking. Unfortunately, as we know, the values and norm
of behaviors one’s reactions based on are usually different from, those of foreign culture. As a
result, such decisions and reactions are often not good ones (citeman.com).
Illustrations of Self Reference Criterion in Different Cultures:
To demonstrate effects of Self Reference Criterion we can simply consider misunderstandings or
conflicts can happen between people of different cultures as the meaning of time, the attitudes
towards the other people can be perceived different in different cultures. For example, in some
cultures distance between individuals very close whereas it is much uncomfortable for
Americans. When someone from different culture approaches an American too closely, without
knowing that is normal behavior in other cultures, American reacts adversely and tries to keep
the distance. This results in confusion for both parties. Foreigner assumes American cold and
unfriendly while American thinks that foreigners are pushy. It is clear that both sides react
according to their values of their own Self Reference Criterion, making both victims of cultural
misunderstanding.
According Perner (consumerpsychologist.com) that there are different perspectives exist in
different cultures on several issues such as:
Monochromic cultures tend to value precise scheduling and doing one thing at a time,
whereas in polychromic cultures promptness valued less and multiple task can be done
simultaneously.
Space is perceived differently across different cultures.
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32. Symbol has different meaning in different culture. For example, white is seen as symbol
purity in US, but it is symbol of a death in China.
The Effects of Self Reference Criterion on Decision Making:
The ethnocentrism and Self Reference Criterion can influence an assessment of appropriateness
of a product’s domestically designed marketing mix for a foreign market. However, the
influence of both Self Reference Criterion and the ethnocentrism can be controlled effective
simply by recognizing their effects on our behavior. It is crucial to have greater awareness of the
need to be sensitive to differences and to ask questions and identify cultural values before doing
business in another country. Case of Vicks company can be very food example to this. Before
entering Germany, they carried out researches and questionnaires. As a result, it has been found
that in German ―Vicks‖ sounds like the rudest slang equivalent of ―sexual intercourse‖. So the
name changed to ―Wicks‖ before introducing the product in Germany and the company avoided
making serious mistakes.
However, the case of Disneyland proved that how Self Reference Criterion can also make all
efforts worthless if appropriate actions not taken. When they have opened their business in
France, they faced a tremendous problem and lost billions of dollars. This was big mistake made
by Disneyland stemming from reliance on their Self Reference Criterion in making decision.
How to Isolate Self Reference Criterion Effects when Entering into International Markets:
As we seen above, perception of market needs can be blocked by one’s own cultural experience
and knowledge. To reduce this perception and isolate effects of Self Reference Criterion Lee in
1965 (fao.org) suggested a four point approach:
A) Define the problem or goal in terms of home country traits, habits and norms
B) Define the problem or goal in terms of foreign culture traits, habits and norms
C) Isolate the Self Reference Criterion influence in the problem and examine it carefully to see
how it complicates pattern
D) Redefine the problem without the Self Reference Criterion influence and solve for the
foreign market situation
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33. Though there are some problems with this approach, it still gives useful guidelines on the extent
for the need of standardization in marketing planning.
Conclusion:
In summarizing, it is clear that adverse effects of Self Reference Criterion can be prevented and
turned into benefits by being aware of cultural differences and recognizing the importance of
those differences. Firms that enter into global market for the first time need to carry out in-depth
marketing research into the concept of ―self reference criterion‖ and its importance. They must
follow procedure of marketing research step by step to get feasible and intelligent decisions in
the international marketing (Kotler et al, 1999).
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