How to Do Business in 12 Asian Countries 16

... only to point at animals. Even pointing with two Singapore 121 back pocket, where many men carry their wallets. Do not write on someone’s business card. ● Topics to avoid in conversation include ... yours). ● Unwavering civility is the single most important attribute for suc- cessful relationships in Singapore. However, diplomacy in no way hinders the determination of Si...

Ngày tải lên: 24/10/2013, 18:15

... banking. While many prominent Filipinos have Chinese ances- try, there is considerable hostility toward the Chinese dominance of business. Arab traders introduced Islam to the Philippines in ... Filipinos do not arrange themselves in neat lines. Instead, they form a pushing, shoving crowd, with each person out for him- or herself. e only times that Filipinos have queued in neat...

Ngày tải lên: 18/10/2013, 00:15

... visiting businessperson should be the rst to oer a card. ● If a Filipino gives you a business card with their home phone handwritten upon it, take that as an invitation to call. Business in ... Filipino employee, do it calmly and in private. Business Entertaining ● Food is vitally important in Filipino culture. Social occasions always involve food. In reality, the s...

Ngày tải lên: 20/10/2013, 20:15

... Philippines, that nger is pointed at the person or thing being insulted. ● Since pointing can easily be taken for an insulting gesture, Filipinos rarely indicate objects or directions by pointing ... fundamentalist mullahs have come to Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia to agitate the Muslim populace. The authorities in Singapore try to keep out such individuals, but they can’t...

Ngày tải lên: 20/10/2013, 20:15

... no famine in South Korea in decades, the memory of it is still present—and famine is still endemic in North Korea. ● 3 BUSINESS PRACTICES Punctuality, Appointments, and Local Time ● Business ... virtues). ● 3 TIPS ON DOING BUSINESS IN SOUTH KOREA ● Koreans are more independent and individualistic than their Asian neighbors. ey are the most straightforward of all Asians...

Ngày tải lên: 24/10/2013, 18:15

... companies. Information that should be proprietorial tends to leak during these drinking sessions. Volvo is not the only foreign firm to have had problems in this arena. Business Entertaining ● e ... whom they do not have a mutual contact. Try to obtain a personal introduction. and leaving them sticking out of rice is in bad taste, because this is how oerings are made to...

Ngày tải lên: 29/10/2013, 01:15

... purity was historically a main reason for segregating interaction between castes. The Sri Lankan View When Buddhism went into decline in India, Sri Lanka emerged as a Buddhist stronghold in southern ... status to the Tamil language. But the militant troops backed out on their agreement to surrender to the Indian peacekeeping force. e ghting continued, and Indian troops remaine...

Ngày tải lên: 29/10/2013, 01:15

... island as a base for their trade in 162 4 and administered it until 166 1. In 166 4, loyalists from the Ming dynasty ed to Taiwan to escape the Manchu invasion, and in 168 3 Taiwan 157 Type of Government e ... sensitive to their viewpoints about the disaster, but refrain from oering your opinions on rebuilding, international aid, etc. ● 3 PROTOCOL Greetings ● e tra...

Ngày tải lên: 08/11/2013, 00:15

... are expected to be punctual to meetings. Do not get upset, however, if your counterpart is late. ● Evening entertainment is an important part of doing business in Taiwan, so expect to be out ... is in the evening, around 6:00 .. Entertaining is most oen done in a restaurant and rarely in a home. If you are invited to a home, consider this an honor. Do not discus...

Ngày tải lên: 08/11/2013, 00:15

... businesspeople may be over lunch or drinks, so they can get to know you. However, do not expect to discuss business during lunch. ● Because of the ai deference to rank and authority, requests and ... reaching top management. ● Be exible and patient in your business dealings. Recognize that ais do not follow the same relentless work schedule that other cultures do. A...

Ngày tải lên: 08/11/2013, 00:15