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
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 & China, the men outnumber women by...
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
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. The world economy is getting...