| Agree with Jianshuo, there is something to do with the cultural differeces. R. R. Gesteland said "One group of the world's societies worships the clock and venerates their Filofaxes. The other group is more relaxed about time and scheduling, focusing instead on the people around them." U.S. as Rigid Time society value schedule and discipline... may lack of flexibility. China as Fluid Time society value flexibility... may lack of efficiency/consistency. Globalization is causing culture mix, but it takes time. Transparency ... when China ranked 77 (U.S. ranked 17) in Transparency International CPI 2005, for sure China has a long long way to go to catch up with the Nordic countries ranked top ten. Being a relationship focused society, we do have low system trust... not sure which one is the cause and which one is the effect... Nevertheless, multinationals have to find ways to survive the vague environment before the most part of world reaches the 'right' level of transparency |
Diversity, Consistency, and Efficiency