Business News Daily 17 International Business Customs
Business News Daily 17 International Business Customs describes the meeting and interaction customs of seventeen countries, from greetings and business cards to gift-giving, dining and silence. Published by Business News Daily, a publisher of advice for small business owners and entrepreneurs, the article explains what each custom means locally and how a visitor is expected to respond.
100% Free (unlimited): The article is open on the page to anyone, with all seventeen country entries, the opening explanation and the closing section on researching other countries readable without an account or a sign-up.
How It Helps Your Business English
After defining what a business custom is, the article takes seventeen countries one at a time: South Korea, France, Germany, Italy, Australia, Russia, China, Japan, Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, India, Spain, Finland, Belgium, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Taiwan. Each entry gives the custom and the expectation behind it. A closing section explains how to research a country not listed.
Look up the country you are about to deal with and read its entry before the meeting is arranged, since several customs affect scheduling and gifts rather than the meeting itself. Read a few entries for countries you do not work with as well, because they show how differently the same gesture reads elsewhere. Use the closing section when your country is not among the seventeen.
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