Completing a business trip to Buenos Aires, Argentina, a Canadian business person made an appointment to have a business dinner with her Argentinean counterpart at 8:30 p.m. The Canadian business person arrived for the meeting at 8:20 p.m. and was annoyed to still be waiting for the Argentinean at 8:45 p.m. Her feeling that the Argentinian's tardiness is rude is probably due to the fact that she belongs to what kind of business culture?

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E) Monochronic cultures value punctuality and see a lack of it as a sign of disrespect. Polychronic cultures place less value on time and more on relationships.

Completing a Business Trip to Buenos Aires, Argentina, a Canadian