Mind Your Manners, : Managing Business Cultures in a Global Europe

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Global markets demand a global corporate culture that capitalizes on diversity without imposing uniformity. The timely release of this new, expanded edition of Mind Your Manners reflects the renewed interest in fostering partnerships with the growing businesses in Europe—from the Baltics to the Balkans, from the Low Countries to the Latins.

Author(s): John Mole
Edition: 3 Sub
Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing
Year: 2003

Language: English
Commentary: 95863
Pages: 284

Team DDU......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
Introduction......Page 10
Managing diversity and change......Page 12
About this book......Page 13
The Mole Map Survey......Page 14
PART ONE ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURES IN EUROPE......Page 16
The Culture Triangle......Page 17
Language......Page 21
International English…......Page 22
. . . and how you use it......Page 23
Oral styles......Page 24
Oral, literal, and visual......Page 25
Business or personal......Page 26
Body language......Page 27
The geography of thinking......Page 30
Organization......Page 32
Leadership......Page 35
Culture clash......Page 39
Merger mania......Page 42
Reading the map......Page 48
E is for Europe......Page 50
Language......Page 51
Preparation......Page 52
Punctuality......Page 53
Chair......Page 54
Participation......Page 55
Followup......Page 56
Poker or chess?......Page 58
Beginning and end......Page 59
Summary: The negotiator’s Mole Map......Page 60
PART TWO THE COUNTRIES OF EUROPE......Page 62
Geographic diversity......Page 63
Political diversity......Page 64
Economic diversity......Page 66
Regional diversity......Page 67
The business environment......Page 70
Discrimination......Page 71
Qualifications and training......Page 72
Work ethic......Page 73
The former socialist countries......Page 74
Corruption......Page 75
NORDIC COUNTRIES......Page 79
Business environment......Page 80
Organization......Page 81
Etiquette and behavior......Page 82
Social life......Page 83
Swedish Finns......Page 84
Industry......Page 85
Leadership......Page 86
Serial conversation......Page 87
Women......Page 88
Saunas......Page 89
Languages......Page 90
The Laws of Jante......Page 91
Business attitudes and behavior......Page 92
Communication......Page 93
Egalitarianism......Page 94
Industrial concentration......Page 95
Softly softly management......Page 97
Open communication......Page 98
The Russian influence......Page 100
Independence......Page 101
Transition to a market economy......Page 103
Communication......Page 105
Business etiquette......Page 106
Communication......Page 108
Business etiquette......Page 109
Lithuania......Page 111
Business etiquette......Page 112
BRITISH ISLES......Page 114
Ireland......Page 115
Economy......Page 116
Organization......Page 117
Communication......Page 118
United Kingdom......Page 120
Image......Page 121
Business and government......Page 122
Planning......Page 124
Teams......Page 125
Upward mobility......Page 126
Etiquette......Page 127
Dress......Page 128
Humor......Page 129
Socializing......Page 130
LOW COUNTRIES......Page 131
Belgium......Page 132
Business environment......Page 133
Flanders......Page 134
Wallonia......Page 135
Business environment......Page 137
Organization......Page 138
Etiquette......Page 139
Netherlands......Page 140
Internationalism......Page 141
Business environment......Page 142
Business organization......Page 143
Business behavior......Page 144
Communication......Page 145
Leadership......Page 146
Socializing......Page 147
GERMAN- SPEAKING COUNTRIES......Page 149
Austria......Page 150
Industrial structure......Page 151
Leadership......Page 152
Attitudes and behavior......Page 153
Germany......Page 155
National identity......Page 156
Government intervention......Page 157
Family companies......Page 158
Industrial relations......Page 159
Business organization and structure......Page 160
Leadership......Page 161
Teams......Page 162
Communication......Page 163
Attitudes and behavior......Page 164
Etiquette......Page 165
Socializing......Page 167
Switzerland......Page 169
Relationships......Page 171
Organization......Page 172
CENTRAL EUROPE......Page 173
Czechia......Page 174
Communication......Page 175
Leadership and organization......Page 176
Hungary......Page 178
Communication......Page 179
Leadership......Page 180
Poland......Page 181
Communication......Page 182
Slovakia......Page 185
Communication......Page 186
Leadership and organization......Page 187
Slovenia......Page 188
Communication......Page 189
Leadership......Page 190
LATIN COUNTRIES......Page 191
France......Page 192
Role of government......Page 193
Labor market......Page 194
Organization and structure......Page 195
Delegation......Page 197
Meetings......Page 198
Communication......Page 199
Upward mobility......Page 200
Etiquette......Page 201
Punctuality......Page 202
Socializing......Page 203
Families......Page 205
Political framework......Page 206
Business sector......Page 207
Financing......Page 208
Business organization and structure......Page 209
Leadership......Page 210
Meetings......Page 212
Communication......Page 213
Upward mobility......Page 214
Etiquette......Page 215
Punctuality......Page 216
Socializing......Page 217
Malta......Page 218
Organization......Page 219
Communication......Page 220
Leadership and organization......Page 221
Regionalism......Page 223
Business sector......Page 225
Business organization and structure......Page 226
Leadership......Page 227
Control......Page 228
Meetings and teams......Page 229
Upward mobility......Page 230
Etiquette......Page 231
Humor......Page 232
Socializing......Page 233
BALKAN COUNTRIES......Page 234
Bulgaria......Page 235
Communication......Page 236
Leadership and organization......Page 237
Cyprus......Page 238
Communication......Page 239
Greece......Page 241
Business environment......Page 242
Communication......Page 243
Leadership and organization......Page 244
Romania......Page 246
Communication......Page 248
Organization......Page 249
Leadership......Page 250
Turkey......Page 251
Communication......Page 254
Leadership......Page 255
Organization......Page 256
… for not many people ( relatively)......Page 257
An urban society......Page 258
... but a strong sense of self......Page 259
The business environment......Page 260
Law......Page 261
Getting on......Page 262
Attitudes to the West......Page 264
Leadership and organization......Page 265
Language......Page 266
Behavior and etiquette......Page 267
Organization......Page 270
Leadership......Page 272
Attitudes and behavior......Page 273
Socializing......Page 274
Japanese in Europe......Page 275
Independence vs. interdependence......Page 276
Harmony vs. conflict......Page 277
Leadership......Page 278
Etiquette......Page 279
Social life......Page 280
Euroquiz answers......Page 282
About the Author......Page 284