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Importance of language/cultural studies in international business A considerable advantage in international business is gained through the knowledge and use of language. Advantages of being an international businessperson who is fluent in the local language include the following: Having the ability to directly communicate with employees and customers Understanding the manner of speaking within business in the local area to improve overall productivity Gaining respect of customers and employees from speaking with them in their native tongue In many cases, it is truly impossible to gain an understanding of a culture's buying habits without first taking the time to understand the culture. Examples of the benefit of understanding local culture include the following: Being able to provide marketing techniques that are specifically tailored to the local market Knowing how other businesses operate and what might or might not be social taboos Understanding the time structure of an area. Some societies are more focused on "being on time" while others focus on doing business at "the right time". Associating with people who do not know several languages. Language barriers can have an impact on transaction costs. Linguistic distance is defined as the amount of variation one language has from another. For example, English, French, and Spanish are all languages derived from Latin. When evaluating dialogue in these languages, you will discover many similarities. However, languages such as English and Chinese or English and Arabic vary way more and contain no similarities. The alphabet and writing of these languages are also different. The large the linguistic distance there, the wider language barriers to cross and these differences can reflect on transaction costs and make foreign business operations more expensive.

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La Importancia del estudio del idioma y la cultura en los negocios internacionales.

Una considerable ventaja cuando se emprende un negocio internacional se gana atraves del conocimiento en el uso del lenguaje. Las ventajas de saber un idioma son las siguientes: En muchos casos, es realmente imposible entender los habitos de compra de un pais sin tomar el tiempo necesario para entender la cultura. los beneficios de entender la cultura local incluye lo siguientes: las barreras liguisticas pueden tener un impacto en costos de traduccion por ese motivo es importante saber el idioma.
 * Tener la habilidad de comunicarse directamente con empleados y clientes.
 * Entender la forma de hacer negocios localmente para incrementar la productividad.
 * Ganarse el respeto de clientes y empleados al hablar con ellos en su idioma nativo.
 * Ser capaz de proveer tecnicas de mercadeo que estan diseñadas especificamente para un mercado local
 * Tener conocimiento de como otros negocios operan y saber idenficar cuales son y cuales no son tabues sociales.
 * Algunas sociedades estan mas enfocadas en " estar a tiempo", mientras otras se enfocan en hacer negocios en " el momento adecuado".
 * Asociarse con personas que saben hablar mas de un idioma.