Doing Business with the Netherlands and Dutch Business Culture
Doing Business with the Netherlands and Dutch Business Culture What You Will Learn: Some basic facts about the Netherlands and the Dutch. Dutch business culture compared to the surrounding countries. Practical tips on doing business with the Netherlands....
Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast
Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast; Management, Get It Right This Time! I wish I had come up with this quote but unfortunately, the late Peter Drucker beat me to it. But what an excellent, simple, to the point, and oh-so-true statement. Watch this short,...
How Cultural Similarities Can Lead to Cultural Difficulties. A Case Study
Even with cultural similarities, cultures can still have cultural difficulties. In this case study, I want to illustrate a project I've done recently in Ecuador, South America with a petrochemical company involving Ecuadorians and Chinese. What You Will...
The Importance of Employee Motivation
The Importance of Employee Motivation With this infographic, I want to illustrate the importance of employee motivation and what you can do about it by giving you data-driven tips on how to do this. Running your own business can be extremely rewarding when...
Universal Basic Income and it’s Cultural Contradictions
Universal Basic Income and its Cultural ContradictionsIn this article I will cover the following topics:What is Universal Basic Income?How did Finland experiment with it?What is the Cultural Profile of Finland?What are the contradictions with this profile...
Black Friday Around the World
Black Friday Black Friday. The day that the shops finally turn from red numbers in sales to black (=positive) numbers in sales. Profits should be on the way after this day in November. This originally American initiative has spread to other countries in the world. All...
How is Tourism Affecting Translation
How is Tourism Affecting Translation Nowadays, communication is essential for our daily life. Being able to communicate appropriately is beneficial to anyone, especially when it comes to the world of tourism. Of course, when it comes to a tourist traveling to a new...
Doing Business in China; Five Things You MUST Understand
Doing Business in China and Working With ChineseQuestion: How to do business with Chinese?Answer:Respect the hierarchy and don't jump "rank" (skipping a layer of hierarchy)Loss of face is real. Be careful to single out an individual when working in a group or...
Travel and Culture; How the Travel Industry Can Benefit From More Cultural Awareness
Travel and culture. Do They Go Hand in Hand? The obvious answer would be yes. Or rather should be yes. Watch (part of) this 5 min. video. It's a bit stereotypical but in the core it's correct: This Came Out of a Management Survey of One of the Biggest Tour Operators...
