Preply Business Etiquette Around the World
Preply Business Etiquette Around the World maps how business etiquette differs between countries across five areas: greetings, timekeeping and punctuality, meetings, hand gestures and physical contact, and gifts and hospitality. Published by Preply, an online language learning platform, the study sets out its findings country by country and states the method behind them.
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Key findings open the study, followed by a world map of business etiquette. Five sections carry the detail: greetings and handshakes against hierarchy in Asia; punctuality country by country; meeting settings from saunas in Finland to karaoke in Korea; hand gestures, movement and contact; and gifts and hospitality. A body language section and a methodology note close the page.
Read the key findings for the overall pattern, then go to the section that matches your next situation, whether that is a first handshake, a meeting time or a gift. Check the hand gesture section before any country you have not visited, because a familiar gesture can carry a different meaning. Read the methodology so you know how far the findings reach.
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