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Cultural Diversity in Business: A Comparison between Germany and Slovenia

Author : Maike Möllemann
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3638338231
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (383 download)

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Book Synopsis Cultural Diversity in Business: A Comparison between Germany and Slovenia by : Maike Möllemann

Download or read book Cultural Diversity in Business: A Comparison between Germany and Slovenia written by Maike Möllemann and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2005-01-12 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2004 in the subject Tourism - Miscellaneous, grade: 1, University of Brighton, language: English, abstract: In times of globalisation the aspects of cultural diversity and cross cultural communication become more and more important. People have the possibility to travel across continents, meetings are organised all around the world. Therefore the knowledge of at least one foreign language is definitely an essential skill one should have. But nevertheless just translating a word or a sentence from one language into another does not guarantee a successful course of negotiation. According to Mattock (2003) the actual talk is just the tip of the iceberg. Instead the major and thus bottom layer is culture. (Mattock, 2003) Therefore international managers should be aware that transcultural competence can only be achieved by ‘being aware of cultural differences, respecting them and ultimately reconciling them’ (Trompenaars and Hampden-Turner, 1997). The first part of this essay will present general information about Slovenia and Germany. It will then highlight the major characteristics and differences between the business cultures of the two countries concentrating on the dimensions introduced by Trompenaars and Hofstede. (For definitions of culture and the dimensions see Appendix) The conclusion will highlight the major differences between the two business cultures and offer recommendations for German and Slovenian managers doing business with each other.

Cultural Differences in Daily Business Life Between Germany and Sweden

Author : Yvonne Tornow
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 366811675X
Total Pages : 23 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (681 download)

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Book Synopsis Cultural Differences in Daily Business Life Between Germany and Sweden by : Yvonne Tornow

Download or read book Cultural Differences in Daily Business Life Between Germany and Sweden written by Yvonne Tornow and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2015-12-28 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2011 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, , language: English, abstract: This seminar paper deals with Sweden and Germany as negotiation partners from a German perspective. Although one would assume quite various similarities between these countries due to geographical proximity and same origin of language, they are indeed quite different – an issue also investigated by Eoro Vaara. The aim of this paper is to show that even slight or subtle differences in cultural patterns should be considered. Therefore only who can communicate without cultural misunderstandings can experience successful cross-cultural negotiations. Sweden has been chosen since there is a lot of research about cultural differences between American, Asian and Arab countries, but hardly any regarding inter-European. Another reason is also because of personal experiences in Sweden and with Swedish friends. It was challenging to investigate in a country, which does not seem to be culturally much apart from Germany. After a short introduction, the second chapter gives the reader a definition for culture and an overview of Hofstede’s model of dimensions. This chapter also presents the different kind of cultures from a German and Swedish perspective. Therefore the third chapter deals with negotiations between Germans and Swedes while doing business. This paper ends with the chapter “conclusion”.

Essential Differences between the German and American Business Culture

Author : Vera Karpuschkin
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3656863660
Total Pages : 31 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (568 download)

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Book Synopsis Essential Differences between the German and American Business Culture by : Vera Karpuschkin

Download or read book Essential Differences between the German and American Business Culture written by Vera Karpuschkin and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2014-12-18 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2014 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: 1,3, Pforzheim University, language: English, abstract: This paper gives a brief overview about essential differences between the German and American business culture. Nowadays business is run globally and does not know any barriers. Trade and access to new markets are expanding, international mergers and acquisitions or joint ventures are increasing, business relations are getting strongly interconnected worldwide. Therefore, managers have to take into account national and international regulations. Employees of multinational companies work in various countries for a certain period, students go abroad as interns in order to gain work and intercultural experiences. Countries all over the world are involved in business issues, includ-ing the differences regarding cultures, societies, and the way of doing business, that creates not only opportunities but represents challenges as well. Through globalization business faces many workplace related cultural differences.

Cultural Differences in Business Life - Understanding German and American Business Culture

Author : Ulrike Ditzel
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3638810399
Total Pages : 30 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (388 download)

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Book Synopsis Cultural Differences in Business Life - Understanding German and American Business Culture by : Ulrike Ditzel

Download or read book Cultural Differences in Business Life - Understanding German and American Business Culture written by Ulrike Ditzel and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2007-11 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject Business economics - Marketing, Corporate Communication, CRM, Market Research, Social Media, grade: 1,3, http: //www.uni-jena.de/ (Philosphische Fakultät - Lehrstuhl Interkulturelle Wirtschaftskommunikation), course: Interkulturseminar USA-Deutschland, 15 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: Globalization has led to remarkable changes in the way we conduct the world's business. International Mergers and acquisitions are en vogue today. The advantages quoted by managers include advantages of scale, increased shareholder value, access to new markets, lower overheads and so on. The number of international mergers and acquisitions between German and American companies increased a lot during the last years, as well. At the beginning there are high hopes and elation connected with the deal. But the long-term reality, however, is much the opposite. At least 50 percent of all international mergers and acquisition activity fails, no matter how the success is measured. There are also lots of companies who failed, who are therefore not able to benefit from some positive synergy effects like cost reductions. Why did that happen? A survey tried to analyze the reasons for this. The surprising result was that just 30% of the failures were attributed to the "hard factors" of business, like planning, finance or technology. For the rest, the reason lay in the so-called "soft factors", which contain cultural and organizational behaviour. Somewhat less acknowledged, although hardly disputed, is the positive and negative impact of cultural aspects on the success of M&A activity. The following work reveals the differences between American and German business culture and also analyzes its historical and social background. Thereby, the main goal is to disprove that American and German business styles are almost similar. Furthermore, at the end the reader should know more about the existing differences between t

Cultural difference between Germany and Brazil in a business background

Author : Stonia Thorand
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3346570835
Total Pages : 19 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (465 download)

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Book Synopsis Cultural difference between Germany and Brazil in a business background by : Stonia Thorand

Download or read book Cultural difference between Germany and Brazil in a business background written by Stonia Thorand and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2022-01-12 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2021 in the subject Cultural Studies - Miscellaneous, grade: 1,3, International University of Applied Sciences, course: Data Science, language: English, abstract: The aim of this case study is to build a cultural guideline for the managers in a medium-sized mechanical engineering business in south Germany working in Brazil. The guideline is based on Hofstede’s, Hall’s, and Rotter’s concept to evaluate cultural differences between Germany and Brazil. Globalization is used to describe the interdependence of the world’s economies and cultures. These global interactions did reach its peak in the 19th century through technical breakthroughs such as steamships, railroads leading to an increase in human interactions throughout borders. Globalization did encourage the aspect of comparative advantage, meaning that each country can specify on products which require the least amount of resources. Trading these resources makes the production more efficiently, lowers the prize of goods and is daily practiced. Modern global economy makes intercultural cooperation indispensable for companies. International businesses face difficulties coming from a lack of intercultural understanding. Without the briefing on the cultural differences, misunderstandings and conflicts can occur easily. To keep up with the rising demand of intercultural interactions, it is mandatory to understand different cultures, values and their impact on the organizational operations within them. One of the most important tasks of a manager is to do the same task all over the world, but change how they do it. The strategy, structure, and actions suitable for the cultural background must change regarding the different cultural environment the manager is working at. In order to achieve organizational goals it is inevitable to adapt these aspects based on the socio-cultural environment. This goal can be achieved by cross-cultural management. Many studies have been obtained to answer conflicts arising from cross-cultural interactions. One aspect of addressing the roots of the cross-cultural conflicts is described by the dimensional approach by introducing multiple dimensions. Rotter defines national culture according to their locus of control (LoC) and uses a one dimensional model. Another approach to address cultural differences defined by Edward T. Hall does include the aspect of communication. The main focus here is on the verbal, as well as non-verbal communication and build on a three dimensional model. Hofstede explained the national culture according to a six dimensional model.

British and German business culture

Author : Dennis Henners
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3638733351
Total Pages : 23 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (387 download)

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Download or read book British and German business culture written by Dennis Henners and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2007-04-25 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: 1.3, University of Lüneburg, course: Intercultural Communication, language: English, abstract: Nowadays conquerors are big companies, hedge funds, the so-called “Global-Players”, etc. Mergers between companies from different countries have become very common. One of the most recent and most discussed is DaimlerChrysler. Not only globally, but also on a European level, we have experienced the urge of companies to expand their business operations into different parts of the EU with the result of settling on the targeted ground where they try to expand their market share. For this reason companies encounter more and more cultural diversity within their own borders. Therefore an effective cross-cultural-management becomes essential in order to work efficiently and build a strong union with the “foreign” branches. Throughout numerous vacations abroad, I have experienced cultural differences between nationalities. Having stayed in the U.S.A. with a host family I have started to investigate these diversities where they have their roots and how to deal with them effectively. Having worked on an internship program for a German company in the U.K. I have experienced what the specific problems were when the two national cultures clashed. Even having a “corporate culture” could not prevent the faut pas being made for example during meetings. These faux pas were triggered by cultural diversity. The complexity of this topic is immediately clear, if only from the number of definitions for the word „culture“, and from the number of theories trying to explain the problem. I have chosen to lay my focus on the work of three major theorists on the topic that best fit my experiences. In this paper I will therefore introduce the theorist’s works and their view of culture to the reader and then apply the results to several situations one will encounter while doing business in either one of the countries. Already several theorists have explored cross-cultural issues affecting the business environment. One theorist will always be outlined when talking about cross-culture: Geert Hofstede, but also will I briefly describe the work of Fons Trompenaars and Hampden-Turner.

Eurodiversity

Author : George F. Simons
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0877193819
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (771 download)

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Download or read book Eurodiversity written by George F. Simons and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How has cultural diversity affected the business climate of the growing European Union? What are European institutions and enterprises doing to manage it? In 'EuroDiversity, ' Dr. Simons gathers issue-centered perspectives on how Europe's entwined past, present, and future have made it the most strikingly diverse part of the world and what this means for doing business there. 'EuroDiversity' provides: * Insights into Europe's cultural challenges of globalization, diversity dilemmas, and opportunities * Case studies, best practices, and resources for finding the common ground and developing the competence needed to succeed 'EuroDiversity' addresses how cultural diversity affects the business climate of the growing European Union and describes what European institutions and successful organizations are doing to manage it. The book's multinational team of authors gives us issue-centered perspectives on how Europe's entwined past, present and future have made it the most strikingly diverse part of the world and what this means for doing business there. They address Europe's cultural challenges of globalization and provide abundant insights into diversity dilemmas and opportunities. They point to the best practices and resources that will assist both European enterprises and those actively present in or trading with Europe to find the cultural common ground and competence they need to succeed. Contributors: Arjen Bos, Marie-Thérèse Claes, Ph.D., Elena A. A. Garcea, Ph.D., Nigel Holden, Ph.D., Michael Stuber

Business between Germans and Russians

Author : Judith Blaß
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3640387872
Total Pages : 10 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Business between Germans and Russians written by Judith Blaß and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2009-07-30 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject Business economics - Miscellaneous, grade: 1,7, Furtwangen University; Villingen-Schwenningen, language: English, abstract: With this paper I want to provide an understanding of the cultural differences of Germans and Russians in terms of doing business together. Germany is the most important foreign trade partner for Russia and the business relation is forecasted to remain attractive for both parties. (www.auswertiges-amt.de) If managers from different cultures do business together, it is very important to be aware of the cultural differences when conducting business abroad to understand the business partners better. Culture is “something (...) that shapes behavior, or ... structures one’s perception of the world.” (Nancy J. Adler, International Dimensions of Organizational Behaviour, p.54; 2008) There are many aspects to look at, if you compare the German and the Russian culture. I used the cultural dimensions developed by Geert Hofstede and chose three dimensions, which I think are most relevant in this context, to point out cultural differences between Germans and Russians. This paper will first look at the differences in power distance of both countries. Then it goes on with the effects of the different scores in masculinity. The third dimension covered in this paper is uncertainty avoidance. It is to mention that Hofstede has not published any large-scale empirical studies for Russia, but he provided estimates.

American and German Culture. A comparison by using one aspect of Trompenaars' model of culture

Author : Kimberley ten Broeke
Publisher : Anchor Academic Publishing
ISBN 13 : 396067516X
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (66 download)

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Download or read book American and German Culture. A comparison by using one aspect of Trompenaars' model of culture written by Kimberley ten Broeke and published by Anchor Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2016-03-30 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world and trade worldwide face a progress in globalization which is, among other factors, caused by improvements in technology, the rising trend to multicultural departments and lower labor costs. In 2009, there were 82,000 transnational corporations worldwide, thus making the understanding of multiculturalism become more important than anything else. The goal of this paper is to give a short introduction to Trompenaars’ model of culture, explain the dimension “diffuse versus specific”, compare the German and American culture and to validate this model by these chosen aspects.

A Comparison of the U.S.-American and German Culture by one Aspect of Trompenaars "Model of Culture"

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Author : Marvin Brucker
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3656902453
Total Pages : 22 pages
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Download or read book A Comparison of the U.S.-American and German Culture by one Aspect of Trompenaars "Model of Culture" written by Marvin Brucker and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2015-02-20 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2013 in the subject Business economics - Miscellaneous, grade: 1,7, University of applied sciences, Duisburg (FOM Duisburg), course: 4. Semester, language: English, abstract: Due to the progressing globalization, characterized by improvements in communication technologies, rising trends to multicultural departments and the use of lower labor costs, the “understanding of multiculturalism is needed more than anything else”. This understanding is “for instance, a prerequisite to the effective entry into new markets and new countries, whether by establishing licenses, setting up new subsidiaries, merger, takeover, or setting up co-operative or joint-ventures.” Goal of this paper is to show Trompenaars ́ model of culture, explain the dimension universal-ism versus particularism and work out differences and similarities between two cultures, the German and the U.S.-American culture, referring to the chosen dimension. First of all, Trompenaars ́ model of culture is shown and explained roughly. Afterwards the author is enumerating the seven dimensions. One chosen dimension will be worked out in detail, to use it for a comparison then. In the comparison the author shows different surveys and results to validate the cultural dimension and the corresponding assumptions. The paper ends with summarizing the critical remarks towards Trompenaars ́ work, cultural theories in general and a short opinion from the author himself.

Handbook of Doing Business in South East Europe

Author : D. Sternad
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230314147
Total Pages : 556 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Doing Business in South East Europe written by D. Sternad and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-11-22 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive insight into a region which is characterized by rapid economic and social changes with a significant rise in foreign direct investments and privatization. Analysis covers political, legal, economic and social trends, and topics such as the influence of informal networks and corruption, as well as cultural diversity.

Riding the Waves of Culture: Understanding Diversity in Global Business 2/E

Author : Alfons Trompenaars
Publisher : McGraw-Hill
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 298 pages
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Download or read book Riding the Waves of Culture: Understanding Diversity in Global Business 2/E written by Alfons Trompenaars and published by McGraw-Hill. This book was released on 1998 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to culture - The one best way of organizing does not exist - The meaning of culture - Relationships and rules - The group and the individual - Feelings and relationships - How far we get involved - How we accord status - How we manage time - How we relate to nature - National cultures and corporate culture - Towards international and transnational management - Reconciling cultural dilemmas - South Africa : the rainbow nation - Gender, ethnicity and functional diversity.

Global Marketing and Advertising

Author : Marieke K. de Mooij
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1412914760
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book Global Marketing and Advertising written by Marieke K. de Mooij and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2005-03-08 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for the First Edition `Marieke de Mooij′s insightful book on the cultural similarities and differences that exist among consumers in the global market place makes for fascinating reading ... Numerous examples abound throughout the text′ - Choice The Second Edition of this bestselling textbook explores cultural differences and similarities and shows how to apply this knowledge to the management of global branding and marketing communications. New to this edition: - Topics including culture and the media, the internet and global public relations - Consumer behavior is more extensively covered - Consideration of culture′s consequences for various strategic issues, such as the company′s mission statement, brand positioning strategy, and marketing communications - Twice as many illustrations -both recent and classic advertising examples have been added.

International Business

Author : Marios I. Katsioloudes
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0750679832
Total Pages : 724 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (56 download)

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Download or read book International Business written by Marios I. Katsioloudes and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007 with total page 724 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'International Business' covers international business issues from a multinational perspective. Each chapter features the reverse perspective case that provides material for discussion and/or case analysis from a global perspective not necessarily that of the US.

Business Informatics

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ISBN 13 : 9783828851641
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Capitalism from Outside?

Author : Violetta Zentai
Publisher : Central European University Press
ISBN 13 : 6155211337
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (552 download)

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Download or read book Capitalism from Outside? written by Violetta Zentai and published by Central European University Press. This book was released on 2012-06-06 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does capitalism emerging in Eastern Europe need as solid ethnic or spiritual foundations as some other ?Great Transformations? in the past? Apparently, one can become an actor of the new capitalist game without belonging to the German, Jewish, or, to take a timely example, Chinese minority. Nor does one have to go to a Protestant church every Sunday, repeat Confucian truisms when falling asleep, or study Adam Smith?s teachings on the virtues of the market in a business course. He/she may just follow certain quasi-capitalist routines acquired during communism and import capitalist culture (more exactly, various capitalist cultures) in the form of down-to-earth cultural practices embedded in freshly borrowed economic and political institutions. Does capitalism come from outside? Why do then so many analysts talk about hybridization? This volume offers empirical insights into the current cultural history of the Eastern European economies in three fields: entrepreneurship, state governance and economic science. The chapters are based on large case studies prepared in the framework of an eight-country research project (funded by the European Commission, and directed jointly by the Center for Public Policy at the Central European University and the Institute for Human Sciences) on East-West cultural encounters in the ex-communist economies.

Diversity within Diversity Management

Author : Andri Georgiadou
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1787548228
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (875 download)

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Download or read book Diversity within Diversity Management written by Andri Georgiadou and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2019-04-10 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book enhances our understanding as to how diversity and equality are managed in different national contexts. Focusing on workplace equality, diversity, and inclusion, this book brings together a unique blend of scholarly research and professional practice, evidenced through an array of individuals both outside and inside organizations.