This paper is published in Volume 3, Issue 1, 2018
Area
Socioculture
Author
Pooja Jasuja
Co-authors
Pragna .V
Org/Univ
Christ University, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Pub. Date
30 January, 2018
Paper ID
V3I1-1205
Publisher
Keywords
Culture, Work Characteristics, The Generation Gap, Taiwan.

Citationsacebook

IEEE
Pooja Jasuja, Pragna .V. The Impact of Culture and Generation Gap in Taiwan Workplace, International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, www.IJARnD.com.

APA
Pooja Jasuja, Pragna .V (2018). The Impact of Culture and Generation Gap in Taiwan Workplace. International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, 3(1) www.IJARnD.com.

MLA
Pooja Jasuja, Pragna .V. "The Impact of Culture and Generation Gap in Taiwan Workplace." International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology 3.1 (2018). www.IJARnD.com.

Abstract

Research has clearly established that culture has a great impact on the workplace practices. The purpose of this study was to find out if the generation gap and cultural differences which are a focused issue of many organizations have an effect on Taiwan’s workplaces. There are a number of cultural aspects that influence the way we interact with people in our work such as clients, colleagues, management. Corporate culture comprises of the national culture, gender culture, various communication styles. This influences the way we conduct work, solve problems and conflicts. This research demonstrated that there are certain generational differences and the impact of culture is in specific departments. There are various customs of Taiwan workplace which can create problems for foreigners to cope up and adapt to new traditions. They may experience culture shock. The researchers noted the required changes and transformations that occurred drastically in Taiwan workplace. And also, the changes in the decision-making of the two generations are studied and interpretations are drawn according to the research conducted. Culture influences management practices and the methods of working in an organization. Generation gap may create conflicts among the employees as well as between management and the employees due to a different point of views about the task performed and the rewards are given. This creates a problem in the working and development of workplace. These problems are deeply studied and conclusions are made to help solve the problems and study this topic further. Lastly, the research has covered the important issues regarding differential characteristics.
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