This study surveyed the use of Chinese idioms in the business culture statements of 257 private companies in China, and analyzed these companies’ practice of the idioms in their business culture construction. From the survey and analysis, we found that those companies which used idioms made closer connection between their business culture construction and Chinese social culture and better application, in business culture construction, of self-improvement, working-as-one, cherishing-and-adhering-to-honesty, self-discipline and social commitment and other Chinese cultural morals embedded in idioms. This study is of signifi cance for Chinese companies in their construction of native business culture.
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