Cultural differences between China and America: Perspectives from an outsourced employee

America is a country with a strong consciousness concerning independence. IT engineers from America often seem to work independently, without relying heavily on others for direction or guidance, while many IT engineers from China take a more collaborative approach to projects.

The independent consciousness is an important difference between Chinese and Western culture. A man who has strong independence will pay more attention to efficiency; especially personal efficiency.

Real cooperation can never be achieved until all team members are independent. A team formed by members who are not independent will rely on its team leader and hinder each team member’s ability to think innovatively. At Shinetech, we encourage our team leaders to promote efficiency through individual accountability.