Chinese Culture Characteristics and Their Implications on HR

Chinese Culture Characteristics
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Chinese Culture Characteristics
As described by Valerie Hoeks in the TEDx talk, Chinese culture is defined mainly by warm social relations, unity, and harmony. The Chinese are warm people who tend to cooperate and care for each other in the smallest ways. Children interact and play together while their parents make a living joyously (YouTube, 2014). Peaceful coexistence and value for human life are paramount. The philosophy of Confucius still bears a tremendous positive impact on the Chinese people by encouraging them to honor and support their social relationships, honor justice and sincerity, be loyal to family, and pay respect to ancestors and the elderly (YouTube, 2014). The Chinese culture uplifts the idea that to become successful; people must hold healthy social relationships. Social relationships are maintained through reciprocal favors, where people do good to those who have served them good in the past or present (YouTube...