Business across cultures

1. Individualism

1.1. connections between individuals are loose, everyone is expected to look after themselves and just their inmmediate family

2. Collectivist

2.1. people are part of strong groups, often families who protect each other in exchange for their loyalty

3. Culture in france

3.1. working hours: people start work at 8:30 or 9 and finish at 6

3.2. Holidays: they have 5 weeks of vacation a year and 15 bank and public holidays a year

3.3. Meals: there are no snacks between meals, just coffe, lunch is important for discussing business

3.4. punctuality: if you arrive 5 minutes late for a meeting nobody minds, always arrive 15 or 30 minutes after the time given

3.5. boundaries: dont phone people at home about work, and dont phone them at all after 9 p,

4. Culture

4.1. Business:the way that companies in general behave

4.2. Company: the way a particular company works

4.3. Long-hours: where people are expected to work a long time each day

4.4. Macho: the values typically associated with men - strength, etc

4.5. Sales: when selling is seen as the most important thing in an organization

4.6. Learning: when learning and innovation are seen as important

5. Power and distance

5.1. A companys culture depends to a large extent on the country it is based in

5.2. In Sweden managers are accessible and approachable and employees are involved in decision-making

5.3. In France managers are distant and remote, employees follow decisions but thet do not participate in them