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functional alcoholic
fraternization
co-worker / colleague
superior / supervisor
report to
argument
professional / unprofessional
“work”
liability
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| What’s your advice for Mark?
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| How valid to you think Yosuke’s arguments are?
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| How important is going out with colleagues after work in Japan?
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| What do you think of Mark’s arguments?
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| What will you do when you find yourself in this situation?
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| How much does a person need to change in order fit in when living in a foreign culture?
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| Look at the examples of cultural practices in the textbook. Imagine having to adjust to these practices. How easy would it be for you?
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| How much responsibility does a company have to accommodate foreign workers it hires?
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| Other experiences, stories, research...
Download page: http://tonyinosaka.googlepages.com/tonysensei
Extra Material: http://www.impactseries.com/Issues_new/issues_link.html
Video (opinions): http://www.impactseries.com/Issues_new/issues_personal_opi.html
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| Further reading on differences in work cultures:
Working Hard - Or Hardly Working?
Chapter Nine http://us-and-them.us/
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