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Please help me with an assignment based on an analysis of some of the potential adverse influences that differences in culture and multicultural environments can have on conducting business negotiations. How should such a cultural gap be bridged or avoided?

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Cultural differences is an essential issue that businesses and leaders should be aware of. They should have a full understanding of the culture of the country in which they are doing business, since it will help with the negotiation process. This 200 word solution expands upon this discussion and provides a reference for further investigation and citation chaining.

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Analysis of Cultural Differences Affecting Negotiations

Hodgetts, Luthans and Doh (2006) indicates that a negotiation is only effective if the parties involved are of a sound understanding of each others cultures. To understand the culture means to be considerate of such things as communication patterns, time orientation, and social behaviors (p. ...

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