Comments on: Outsourcing stunted by cross-cultural misunderstandings http://www.oocenter.com/blog/archives/2006/07/20/outsourcing-stunted-by-cross-cultural-misunderstandings/ OOCenter.com -- the only source for offshore outsourcing news, information and your opinions. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:55:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: AV http://www.oocenter.com/blog/archives/2006/07/20/outsourcing-stunted-by-cross-cultural-misunderstandings/#comment-27521 AV Sat, 24 Feb 2007 10:19:09 +0000 http://www.oocenter.com/blog/archives/2006/07/20/outsourcing-stunted-by-cross-cultural-misunderstandings/#comment-27521 Every large culture has sub-cultures and it breaks down to the level of family culture. It is useless to believe that people around the world will change their beliefs and values because some work is outsourced to them. It is unfair to expect it. Our western partners in offshoring business are looking only advantages without a desire to make an adjustment to the needs of another partner. Why don't they understand that world is different. I wonder if someone did any research to identify cultural or communication issues between south and north states of America; or within Europe. If a french man can be different from German man culturally then why it is expected that an Indian should not be different from an American. If one wants to reap the benefits of offshoring then better one should learn to be flexible, and adaptable to other cultures. It is for both partners. Changes has to come from both side. Sincerely, AV Every large culture has sub-cultures and it breaks down to the level of family culture. It is useless to believe that people around the world will change their beliefs and values because some work is outsourced to them. It is unfair to expect it. Our western partners in offshoring business are looking only advantages without a desire to make an adjustment to the needs of another partner. Why don’t they understand that world is different. I wonder if someone did any research to identify cultural or communication issues between south and north states of America; or within Europe. If a french man can be different from German man culturally then why it is expected that an Indian should not be different from an American.

If one wants to reap the benefits of offshoring then better one should learn to be flexible, and adaptable to other cultures. It is for both partners. Changes has to come from both side.

Sincerely,
AV

]]> By: Ian Ippolito http://www.oocenter.com/blog/archives/2006/07/20/outsourcing-stunted-by-cross-cultural-misunderstandings/#comment-24019 Ian Ippolito Sat, 03 Feb 2007 04:48:44 +0000 http://www.oocenter.com/blog/archives/2006/07/20/outsourcing-stunted-by-cross-cultural-misunderstandings/#comment-24019 One prominent cultural clash I've seen is when a buyer in the U.S. asks a coder in India, "how is it going". The coder almost always says fine...because that is what is expected culturally. If the U.S. buyer doesn't probe deeper, they'll never discover if something is wrong. It's important to be educated on such differences. Sincerely, <a href="http://www.hotscripts.com/newsletter/" rel="nofollow">Ian Ippolito</a> One prominent cultural clash I’ve seen is when a buyer in the U.S. asks a coder in India, “how is it going”. The coder almost always says fine…because that is what is expected culturally. If the U.S. buyer doesn’t probe deeper, they’ll never discover if something is wrong. It’s important to be educated on such differences.

Sincerely,
Ian Ippolito

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