Chinese culture
I like Francis Fukuyama's definition of culture in his book, Trust:
" . . . inherited ethical habit."
This is similar to other definitions which emphasize the way things are done in a particular context. "The way we do things around here." The context, or setting, could be the family home, the highway, the street, the office or the global marketplace. Different settings = different acceptable behaviors (particularism). For example, behavior acceptable with the "in group" versus the "out group."
If you are in business, it is this behavioral aspect of culture that should be of most concern to you. Let's be honest, you probably don't care so much about the artistic, musical or poetic aspects of culture: culture's physical manifestations. In business, it's far more useful to know why individuals and markets behave the way they do.
If you're interested in Chinese culture, and you're in business, you have to listen to the following four lectures as part of the BBC's Reith Lectures:
The 2008 Reith Lectures
Listen to these, download them and then listen again! Enjoy!
This is similar to other definitions which emphasize the way things are done in a particular context. "The way we do things around here." The context, or setting, could be the family home, the highway, the street, the office or the global marketplace. Different settings = different acceptable behaviors (particularism). For example, behavior acceptable with the "in group" versus the "out group."
If you are in business, it is this behavioral aspect of culture that should be of most concern to you. Let's be honest, you probably don't care so much about the artistic, musical or poetic aspects of culture: culture's physical manifestations. In business, it's far more useful to know why individuals and markets behave the way they do.
If you're interested in Chinese culture, and you're in business, you have to listen to the following four lectures as part of the BBC's Reith Lectures:
Listen to these, download them and then listen again! Enjoy!
posted by Gordon Graham at 10:23 AM
4 Comments:
Sounds like a wonderful book. I myself love to read cultural non-fiction and mostly on Chinese culture. Return to Middle Kingdom is a great read that I highly recommend. My brother who travels to parts of China for work bought it for me. An engrossing historical novel.
That's Reith, not Leith! Or is that a "flied lice" jest?
Thanks Naruwan for pointing that out!! I've keyed in the changes.
China is enrich with historical places. In the Asia, the great wall of china comes at the first number among historical places. On the other hand, the culture of China is very stunning. Everyone who visit China cannot live after admiring their culture. I am very pleased to read a post about the China. In your post, you described well about the China's culture.
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