Identifying Causes and Effects

Using the information on Japanese and American business practices in the reading on page 121, match the causes and the effects. Write the correct letter in the blank.

Causes

a. A Japanese company decides to build a factory in the United States.
b. The company realizes that it does not have enough English-speaking employees.
c. Every department in the Japanese company has a chance to comment on the proposed plan.
d. The Americans apply pressure to try to make negotiations move more quickly.
e. Each side thinks that the other is being unreasonable.

Effects

1		Long delays in decision making
2		Contract negotiations fail.
3		The Japanese company invites the head of an English-language training company to Japan to discuss a possible long-term contract.
4		Resentment on the part of the Japanese
5		It chooses a team to go to the United States to find a suitable location.