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Author : Patrick L. Schmidt
Publisher : Meridian World Press
ISBN 13 : 9780968529300
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (293 download)
Download or read book Understanding American and German Business Cultures written by Patrick L. Schmidt and published by Meridian World Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Patrick LeMont Schmidt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780981844732
Total Pages : 101 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (447 download)
Download or read book Understanding American and German Business Cultures written by Patrick LeMont Schmidt and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ulrike Ditzel
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3638810399
Total Pages : 30 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (388 download)
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
Author : Thomas Armbrüster
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351153463
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (511 download)
Download or read book Management and Organization in Germany written by Thomas Armbrüster and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-11-28 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This highly original and carefully researched work outlines the relationship between national and organizational culture, empirically investigates forms of organizational culture in Germany, and considers how economic performance and innovation are consequently affected. It charts the historical and intellectual origins of German national culture and presents a cultural account of the country's economic development, modes of commercial cooperation and current reform problems. Taking liberal political theory as its basis, the book identifies remainders of clan thinking and patronage - as well as pessimism and fear of modernity - as Germany's cultural burdens that hamper reform and innovation. Management and Organization in Germany suggests a combination of institutional and cultural approaches to Germany's modernization based on local but bold reform initiatives. This book combines history, political theory and administrative science and conveys management thinking and the current reform debates in Germany to a global readership.
Author : John Hooker
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780804748070
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (48 download)
Download or read book Working Across Cultures written by John Hooker and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to adapting and thriving within unfamiliar cultural settings challenges the notion that professional life interacts with culture only at the etiquette level, distinguishing between rule-based and relationship-based cultures while considering the roles of such factors as competition, security, and lifestyle. (Social Science)
Author : Sven Rosenhauer
Publisher : diplom.de
ISBN 13 : 3836623137
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (366 download)
Download or read book Cross-Cultural Business Communication written by Sven Rosenhauer and published by diplom.de. This book was released on 2008-12-02 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inhaltsangabe:Introduction: The transfer of business activities across nations is growing at a rapid rate. The emergence of market economies in Latin America and Asia, the collapse of communism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, and the emerging democracy in Africa have led, among other things, not only to increased global trade, international, multinational and transnational business, but also to an increased demand for international workforce since firms must employ people who possess international business skills in order to remain competitive in the global marketplace. How often does it happen that we meet someone doing business in the United States after representing his/her company in Asia, Middle East or Europe? How often do we meet someone obtaining an international degree abroad before doing business in China, France or Scandinavia? How often do companies require international experiences, mobility, and flexibility? The soft skills of intercultural competence and open-mindedness to cultural diversity are taught by universities around the world. But what happens with our own cultural identity while doing business worldwide? What happens if we conduct business in Japan but with an Italian colleague who lived in São Paulo for many years? Are we just applying intercultural competence or are we developing a universal business culture - apart from our own national culture? How does an international workforce communicate; is it adapting the communication style of the host-country, of a majority culture; or is it developing a communication style which is unique in international business? Are we speaking the same language at the end? Is the understanding of cultural diversity becoming less substantial and more implicit? If companies and organizations require the indispensable and vague defined soft skills of intercultural competence, could these skills be seen as an approach towards a universal business culture, likewise a universal business communication? Purpose of the Present Thesis: The purpose of the present thesis is to examine if and to which extent cultures converge in an international business environment and if intercultural competence has a bearing on it. Therefore, theoretical and practical insights in the subject of culture, its implicit and explicit differences, as well as its measurements will be provided. Due to the fact that communication - as a major cultural attribute - is the most obvious level on which cultural [...]
Author : Sylvia-Michèle Sternkopf
Publisher : diplom.de
ISBN 13 : 3832481613
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (324 download)
Download or read book Language and Business written by Sylvia-Michèle Sternkopf and published by diplom.de. This book was released on 2004-07-28 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inhaltsangabe:Abstract: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of the German economy. Against the background of continuing globalisation, they are increasingly faced with the challenge of internationalisation. This study was designed as an empirical investigation of how well SMEs in the federal state of Saxony are prepared for this task of the future, which measures they take in order to market their products and services in the global marketplace, and it tries to identify their strengths and weaknesses in this respect. The very nature of this thesis is thus a truly interdisciplinary approach, investigating marketing aspects as well as linguistic factors. The main focus was on the language small and medium-sized companies use for their international communications. English has long become the lingua franca of the globalising economy, and this study set out to investigate how well SMEs are prepared to meet the linguistic requirements imposed on them by global business. Enterprises in the new German states are widely believed to be disadvantaged with regard to their communicative competence in English, since English played only a minor role for decades, but has risen to decisive significance within the past couple of years, taking many companies and their employees by surprise, finding them not as well prepared as their colleagues in the old German states. Still, finding their way to the new export markets in Western Europe, the Americas and Asia are vital for the survival of Saxon economy, and communicative competence in English as the lingua franca of international business is the major prerequisite for achieving this objective. Corporate communicative competence involves various aspects, including the foreign language skills of the employees covering the entire range of linguistic skills from oral communication including listening and speaking, giving presentations or participating in negotiations to writing skills ranging from reading and writing of various text types, including media literacy. Apart from the personal linguistic competence of the employees, the corporate linguistic competence of the company also plays a major role for the perception of the company on its international markets. Therefore this study focused on investigating how well SMEs present themselves in their corporate literature and on the internet, which instruments from the wide-ranging selection of marketing tools hey apply for communicating [...]
Author : Sylva-Michèle Sternkopf
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3865960545
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (659 download)
Download or read book English in Marketing written by Sylva-Michèle Sternkopf and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2005-09-30 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What measures do German SMEs take to successfully present themselves on the international market place? In contrast to larger groups, where dedicated communication departments cooperate closely with renowned advertising agencies to disseminate the marketing message and to reach exactly the right target groups, corporate communication in medium-sized companies is often characterised by ad-hoc decisions, tight budgets and a lower esteem for the value of professional communication. This empirical survey investigates “International Communication Strategies in SMEs”, uncovers reasons and consequences of this approach, illuminates the role of the English language in international marketing and provides tangible tips what SMEs can do to improve their international market presence.
Author : Melissa Etzler
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000286207
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Outreach Strategies and Innovative Teaching Approaches for German Programs written by Melissa Etzler and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-12-28 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outreach Strategies and Innovative Teaching Approaches for German Programs explores recruitment, curricular design and student retention in modern language instruction by sharing best practices and a wide variety of pragmatic initiatives from teacher-scholars who have been involved in the successful building of German programs. With German programs facing dwindling grant monies as students across the country shift from the liberal arts into career-oriented fields, it is paramount to promote German programs vigorously, to offer courses that reflect and compel students’ interest, to keep students engaged in extracurricular activities and to establish a community of like-minded language learners. The combination of curriculum-based strategies coupled with innovative projects, and extracurricular and outreach activities is intended to serve as a guideline for teachers and scholars alike who are in need of best practices they can use to boost enrollment and attract and retain more students.
Author : Vera Karpuschkin
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3656863660
Total Pages : 31 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (568 download)
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.
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Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1610 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (398 download)
Download or read book Canadian Books in Print. Author and Title Index written by and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 1975 with total page 1610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Peggy Kenna
Publisher : N T C Business Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Business Germany written by Peggy Kenna and published by N T C Business Books. This book was released on 1994 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michael Staudacher
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9811233438
Total Pages : 131 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (112 download)
Download or read book Playing By The Rules: Understanding German Business Culture written by Michael Staudacher and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2021-11-03 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Why they are complaining?' 'Why do they treat me this way?' 'Why are they offending my team?'Intercultural misunderstandings are a pain. Fact-oriented cultures and relationship-oriented cultures clash. They have different styles of communication, different views on the same things, and contrary core values. The Germans are fact-oriented. Their habits make doing business with them a challenge. This book educates managers and professionals on how best to work with Germans and helps them avoid intercultural misunderstandings. It reveals the three key characteristics for consideration to make business with Germans a success: directness — adherence — commitment.
Author : Danuta Gabryś-Barker
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319568922
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (195 download)
Download or read book Multiculturalism, Multilingualism and the Self written by Danuta Gabryś-Barker and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-05-11 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers several insights into cross-cultural and multilingual learning, drawing upon recent research within two main areas: Language Studies and Multilingual Language Learning/Teaching. It places particular emphasis on the Polish learning environment and Poles abroad. Today’s world is an increasingly complex network of cross-cultural and multilingual influences, forcing us to redefine our Selves to include a much broader perspective than ever before. The first part of the book explores attitudes toward multiculturalism in British political speeches, joking behaviour in multicultural working settings, culture-dependent aspects of taboos and swearing, and expressive language of the imprisoned, adding a diachronic perspective by means of a linguistic study of The Canterbury Tales. In turn, the studies in the second part focus on visible shifts in contemporary multilingualism research, learners’ attitudes towards multiple languages they acquire, teachers’ perspectives on the changing requirements related to multiculturalism, and immigrant brokers’ professional experience in the UK.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Yearbook of German-American Studies written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Nils Grave
Publisher : VDM Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9783836451772
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (517 download)
Download or read book Understanding Cultural Differences in German-American Business Relationships written by Nils Grave and published by VDM Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work aims to gain insights and validations of predominant conflicts that are likely to occur in German-American business operations due to culturally determined behaviour. By focusing on predominant cultural characteristics of both the American and the German culture, this work intends to provide a thorough understanding of the culturally determined behaviour. Insights into the evolution of specific cultural aspects as well as their historical components will help to respect and understand the rational behind German and American actions. Moreover, by decoding American and German practices into logical patterns this thesis intends to reduce bias and stimulate an understanding and predictability of each other's culturally determined behaviour. The insights of this work are intended to equip the reader with a certain degree of cultural sensitivity, and to support the development of a multicultural - especially a transatlantic - mindset. If the vital factor culture is understood and taken into consideration into the formulation and implementation of business strategies, confusion and conflicts can be avoided or at least be minimized.
Author : Edward T. Hall
Publisher : Nicholas Brealey
ISBN 13 : 9781877864070
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (64 download)
Download or read book Understanding Cultural Differences written by Edward T. Hall and published by Nicholas Brealey. This book was released on 2000-07-27 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human resource management, at home and abroad, means assisting the corporation's most valuable asset-its people-to function effectively. Edward T. and Mildred Reed Hall contribute to this effort by explaining the cultural context in which corporations in Germany, France, and the United States operate and how this contributes to misunderstandings between business personnel from each country. Then they offer new insights and practical advice on how to manage day-to-day transactions in the international business arena. Understanding Cultural Differences echoes and elaborates on Edward T. Hall's classic studies in intercultural relations, The Silent Language and The Hidden Dimension. It is a valuable guide for business executives from the three countries and a model of cross-cultural analysis.
