Note-taking and Gap filling:

culture/ set/ behavior/ value/ society/ share
culture/ primary behavior, practice/ difference/ socially acceptable behavior/
different countries
global/ travel/ emergence/ multinational organization
cultural difference
therefore/ different/ socially acceptable business behavior
business behavior/ vary/ different cultures
say no/ different countries
socially unacceptable/ say no/ even/ ultimate answer/ negative
Japan/ never/ say no/ each other/ business people from other countries
Prolonged discussion
Until/ negative
Japanese businessman/ agree
Negotiation/ resume
American/ value decisiveness
Decision/ effective
American/ say no/ quickly
Offensive/ people/ discussion/ vary/ different cultures/ countries
Business/ physically closer/ familiar
Frequently/ two businessmen/ business negotiation
Business between Japan and Latin American countries
Close/ judge/ closer/ agreement/ business negotiation
Physically/ stand/ sit
America/ dislike/ others/ invade/ personal space/ esp. men
If/ businessman/ Japan/ move towards American businessman/ back away
Consequently/ suspicion of each other/ poor communication
Business card/ different significance/ different countries
Japanese/ exchange/ business card/ important ritual
Most important person/ exchange business card first
Managers/ note/ details/ thorough
10-15 minutes/ exchange business card/ qualification/ experience
answer questions/ compliment each other
American business people/ collect business card
View/ information/ important
Accept/ quickly/ 2-3 seconds
Coat pocket/ glance/ later/ office/ examine/ details
Finally/ cultures/ ethical behavior/ unethical
America/ bribe/ unethical/ illegal
Charge/ criminal activity/ jail/ crime