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Mark, an Employee of Easel Co

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Mark, an employee of Easel Co., an American-based multinational firm, was transferred to Japan to oversee the operations there. He was surprised to find that the Japanese employees only addressed their coworkers by their surnames and rarely made eye contact with each other. Moreover, Mark found it difficult to acclimatize to the local customs. Which of the following problems with entering a foreign market did Mark face?

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