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making styles are significantly different in different cultures.

In any approach to a problem and in any negotiations，the Western world turns to the“I to you”approach while Japan，“you to you” former means both sides present theirarguments openly from their own point of view. Naturally,oftencomes a confrontation(冲突)situation，which the Westerners are very skillful in dealing latter is based on each side trying to understand the other person’s point of the direction of the meeting is a mutual(相互的) attempt to  reduce confrontation and achieve harmony.

Besides，Western  decision—making goes mostly from top management and  often does not consult middle management or the workers.

 However，in Japan great consideration is given to the thoughts and opinions of everyone at all d on“  bottom up direction”，ideas can be created at the lowest  levels，travel upward through an organization and have an  effect on the final decision.

   Difference in decision—making also comes from different  communication Japanese business person works to achieve harmony，even if the deal falls through and  will spend whatever time is necessary to determine a“you to you”approach，communicating personal views only  put a thorough job above the Western deadline the Japanese is thorough in their Americans are often annoyed by the  many meetings in many Japanese where the  American is pressing for a specific decision，the Japanese is trying to think up a rather broad direction.

   On the other hand，once a given agreement is made，it is the Japanese who sometimes wonders at the slow pace in  which the Westerners carry out the Japanese is eager to move forward and the Westerners，perhaps，lag(落后于)behind as they take the time for in—depth planning.

24.A Japanese business bases its decision      .

    top-down direction

    nothing but its workers’views

    bottom—up direction

    on its top leaders’opinions

text mainly tells us that Japan and the Western world          

    great difficulty in making decisions

    different in decision—making styles

    C have all members contribute to a decision

    D. have two approchaches : “I to you” and “ you and I”

h of the following is TRUE of the Westerners?

        carry out the decision once it is made.

        e are many meetings in their businesses.

        work to achieve harmony in doing business.

        are good at handling confrontation situation.

author's attitude towards Japanese decision—making is      .

       tive     ical      tive      al

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