by Chris Smit | Feb 27, 2014 | General
What is International Management? Checking the online encyclopedia Wikipedia does not give an answer (the page does not exist!). Still, in Cultural Awareness Training, it is a real important issue. How do you manage internationally and/or how do you manage the... by Chris Smit | Feb 24, 2014 | Business, Masculinity & Femininity
Gender Differences in Culture This is of course not the opinion of the writer. So, let me be more specific and approach this title from a cultural perspective In certain countries, people prefer to have a son over a daughter. In two of these countries, India &... by Chris Smit | Dec 11, 2012 | Long Term Orientation
Long Term Orientation Hofstede Examples My previous post on the cultural dimension Long Term Orientation of Hofstede had a lot of comments. Mainly on Social media. Since the concept of this dimension is often quite confusing for Westerns, I’d like to share a... by Chris Smit | Dec 3, 2012 | Long Term Orientation
Let’s start with a definition of Long Term Orientation, so we’re all on the same page: “A national culture attribute that emphasizes the future, thrift and persistence.” It’s likely that you can find more definitions, but this one makes...
by Chris Smit | Sep 3, 2009 | General
Cultural Differences and Wealth Amsterdam (NL) has been known as the Diamond capital of the world. Well, at least it used to be an important trading center for diamonds. Until a couple of years back. The market slumped: fewer and fewer people bought. Until recently....
