Think about the organisational of any company and there is always a hierarchy of some description. The Managing Director is above the Divisional Managers these are above the Departmental Managers who are above the workers. In some cultures the emphasis on status within a company is extremely important. Take Japan as an example. Businesses in Japan tend to have a more vertical structure than companies in the West where status and position play a less important role in working relationship. In a Japanese company behaviour and language are to. However Japanese organisations give a lot of importance to group goals and every person tries to do what is best for the common good.