A Canadian Executive Had No Idea the Japanese Go Through

question 70

Multiple Choice

A Canadian executive had no idea the Japanese go through a very elaborate ritual when exchanging business cards. When he arrived at a meeting in Tokyo, he sat down and tossed some of his business cards across the table at a group of stunned Japanese businesspeople. Due to the Canadian executive's rudeness, the multimillion-dollar deal failed. The executive overlooked the importance of which environmental factor?

• A)culture
• B)demographics
• C)politics
• D)subculture

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