by Anke Corbin | Feb 22, 2017 | Business Culture, Business Etiquette, Culture, Etiquette, Europe, Germany
Doing business in Germany will broaden your cultural and business horizons, exposing you to new ways of connecting with other people. Germans have deeply rooted customs and regional culture that you will want to understand before doing business over there. Germans...
by Anke Corbin | Jan 20, 2017 | Business Culture, Business Etiquette, Culture, Etiquette, Europe
In its 2016-2017 report, the World Economic Forum ranked the Netherlands 4th out of 138 countries on its competitiveness index. This high ranking is due to the country’s robust infrastructure development, unparalleled technological progress, and exceptional...
by Anke Corbin | Jan 4, 2017 | Asia, Asia Pacific, Business Culture, Business Etiquette, China, Culture, Etiquette
The Chinese market has opened up substantially since Deng Xiaoping’s famous Open Door Policy in December 1978. In that year, Deng set up four economic zones in Southern China in order to attract western investment, resulting in a shift toward a market-based...
by Anke Corbin | Dec 22, 2016 | Asia, Asia Pacific, Business Culture, Business Etiquette, Culture, Etiquette
If you are thinking of doing business in Singapore, prepare yourself for a rich cultural experience. The city-state is a melting pot of global citizens and many of its people are first generation immigrants. Spend enough time there and you’ll meet people with...
by Anke Corbin | Dec 22, 2016 | Asia, Asia Pacific, Business Etiquette, Culture, Etiquette, Singapore
If you are thinking of doing business in Singapore, prepare yourself for a rich cultural experience. The city-state is a melting pot of global citizens and many of its people are first generation immigrants. Spend enough time there and you’ll meet people with...
by Jessica Hoyt | Oct 12, 2016 | Business Etiquette, Culture, Etiquette, Global, Int'l HR, Podcast
Globig recently interviewed Laura Mancini Chan, an intercultural training expert with extensive experience in human resources, relocation, and intercultural training. Laura discussed how culture impacts business and how intercultural training can improve leadership...
