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Transcript of 2014 Rotterdam University
Rotterdam Business School
An introduction to cross cultural awareness
© 2014 Global Acquaintance, For Sustainable International Business: Perry Willemse
Content
• Introduction PHJ. Willemse • Your way of Global communication • Influences of culture.• International meeting patterns• Lewis model
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Perry Willemse
• 15 years Int Experience
• 5 countries
• 45 countries WW
• 100 + cultures
• HQ:
America, Canada, GB, India, China, Taiwan, & NL
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Global Communication
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With top management
Middle management
Floating
Influence of Culture
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Country of birth/upbringing
National/ Regional
Personal
Age
Class system Religion
Professional/job cultuur
Company/ Organisation cultuur
Education
Generation
International Prepared ?
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Well Prepared
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Bow: in some countries a way to show respect
Interpretation, Idea
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• Dutch “Let’s have a meeting”• Germany ”I 'don't Agree”• England “MMM That’s a interesting matter”• USA “You got to be kidding”• Brazilian ““Let’s go and have a caipirinhaand talk about it tomorrow” • Japan “I agree”• Finland “....................................”
“The Lewis model”
• Mr Lewis (1930) Cross-cultural communication specialist
• Speaks > 10 different languages
• Author off more then 10 books
• Creator “the Lewis model”
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3 mayor cultural types
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© 2001, 2011 Richard D Lewis
Where is your comfort zone?
Design your profile
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15 Global differences
1. Listening and Speaking
2. Planning
3. Directness
4. Connections
5. Feelings
6. Tasks and Action
7. “Face”
8. Job/People orientation
9. Expressing disagreement
10. Interruptions
11. Truth
12. Patience
13. Body Language
14. Facts
15. Social/ Profesional
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Areas of concern
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Communication Patterns
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Different communication patterns per country Netherlands versus the United Kingdom
Thank you for your attention
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