Think about the organisational structure 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. in Japan tend to have a more vertical structure than companies in the West, where status and position play a tess important role in working relationships. In a Japanese company behaviour and language are tnodified according to the job position of the person you ate talking 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.