Passport to success : the essential guide to business culture and customs in America's largest trading partners / Jeanette S. Martin, Lillian H. Chaney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martin, Jeanette S.

Contributor:

Chaney, Lillian H.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business etiquette.

Corporate culture.

Industrial management--Social aspects.

Industrial management.

Intercultural communication.

United States--Commerce.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (304 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2024.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Like it or not, every business--even one conducted from the kitchen table--is global. No matter the industry, employees now routinely travel to other countries or interact with foreign customers, vendors, or fellow employees. Or they conduct business over the phone, via e-mail, or through video links. As a result, they have to understand international customs and etiquette or risk losing customers or botching business relations. And understanding business customs in other cultures isn't merely playing good defense--it often leads to new products or service enhancements that help an enterprise

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; 1 Global Business; 2 United States; 3 Australia; 4 Belgium; 5 Brazil; 6 Canada; 7 China; 8 France; 9 Germany; 10 Hong Kong; 11 India; 12 Israel; 13 Italy; 14 Japan; 15 Malaysia; 16 Mexico; 17 Netherlands; 18 Singapore; 19 South Korea; 20 Switzerland; 21 Taiwan; 22 United Kingdom; 23 Future U.S. Trading Partners; Resources; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-284) and index.

ISBN:

9798400695483

9786612416132

9781282416130

1282416138

9780275997175

0275997170

OCLC:

428541783