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GERMAN BUSINESS CULTURE Oliver Sandino, Guojie Wang, Lidia Li, Juvenal Torres
Brief history: ■ West-central Europe ■ Capital: Capital: Berlin ■ German Empire founded after russia!s "ictor# in $ranco-russian War %&'()*(&+ ■ Mid &,t centur#. German# /as not a unified countr# ■ German# surrendered in WWI and 0ecame a repu0lic %&,&'+ ■ After World War War II. German# and Berlin split into into four 1ones of occupation occupation ■ &,2,. te tree /estern 1ones /ere united to form te $ederal Repu0lic of German#. and te So"iet 1one 0ecame te German 3emocratic Repu0lic ■ In &,4& te Berlin Wall /as 0uilt. di"idin5 te cit# in t/o
6 3imensions of German Culture ■ Lo/ Conte7t Culture8 3irect and $ocused ■ Indi"idualistic8 Indi"idualistic8 Initiati"e and Self-Assertion "alued ■ Time 9rientation8 Meticulous and unctual ■ o/er 3istance8 :ertical ;ierarc#< E7pertise ■ Communication St#le8 $acts. not Arro5ance
Greetin5s8
A =uic>. firm andsa>e is te traditional 5reetin5? E#e contact /en sa>in5 ands. sometimes 0o/ ead? A"oid sa>in5 ands /it o ne and in #our poc>et?
Sa>e ands at te 0e5innin5 and te end of meetin5?
Wen /omen enter a room it is considered polite for men to stand?
Address Germans /it full. correct title and last name?
Bod# lan5ua5e ■ In German#. lots of p#sical distance and a moderate tone are appropriate in most situations? ■ 3irect e#e contact is important. A"oidin5 A"oidin5 it seems insecure or unfriendl# to tem? ■ Ne"er put #our ands in #our poc>ets /ile spea>in5?
Gift 5i"in5 ■ A "isitor tin>in5 of 5i"in5 5i"in5 a 5ift sould coose one tat tat is small and of 5ood 5ood =ualit#. 0ut not o"erl# e7pensi"e? ■ Accepta0le 5ifts at 0usiness 0usiness meetin5s are items of office office e=uipment. 5ood 5ood =ualit# pens /it #our compan#@s lo5o ■ Gifts are usuall# opened /en recei"ed?
Appearance and 3ress ■
Business dress is conser"ati"e
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Men /ear dar> suits< solid. conser"ati"e ties and /-ite s-irts Women dress in dar> suits and /-ite 0louses C-e/in5 5um /-ile tal>in5 is considered rude
Meals 3inin5 eti=uette
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9utdoor eatin5 is popular in German#. German#.
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ets are sometimes e"en /elcomed
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Man# forei5n dises a"e 0een adopted into German cuisine%i?e? spa5etti+
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Beer and /ine are part of a normal dinner and alcoolic drin>s are usuall# offered to 5uests?
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Not drin>in5. is completel# accepted? 3o not insist?
Time Structure of T#pical Business 3a#
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Strict re5ulations concernin5 openin5 and closin5 ours of 0usinesses and sops
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German Wor>in5 Time Re5ulations re5ulate /or>in5 ours on a le5al 0asis
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Most industries a"e collecti"e a5reements tat re5ulate /or>in5 ours and olida#s
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Wor>in5 /ee> of more tan 2' ours on a"era5e durin5 a 4 mont period must not 0e e7ceeded
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Sunda#s and national olida#s are non-/or>in5 da#s
3ecision Ma>in5 traditions
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3ecision-ma>in5 process slo/. opposed to ris>
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E"er# detail of proposal /ill 0e carefull# and torou5l# e7amined
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recise and detailed a5endas. are usuall# follo/ed ri5orousl#?
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Meetin5s al/a#s aim for decisi"e outcomes and results
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In ne5otiations. Germans are direct and fran> a0out te# /ant and te# e7pect #ou to do te same?
Gender Roles ■ 4) of /omen a5es &6-46 /or> outside of ome. and onl# ) in professional positions ■ Te D@s Dinder. Dce. und DirceF %Cildren. Ditcen. and Curc+ ■ Social le5islation entices /omen from returnin5 to /or>
Attitude to/ards Autorit# ■ Stron5 respect for autorit# ■ Su0ordinates Su0ordinates rarel# contradict 0oss ■ Relationsip 0et/een 0oss and su0ordinates tend to 0e formal
Attitude to/ard Conflict Resolution ■ 3isputes*disa5reements 3isputes*disa5reements are a normal process for findin5 mutual understandin5s ■ Cief caracteristic of professionalism< e7press and accept criticism ■ Critical remar>s are e7pressed arsl# and plainl#
Walmart in Germany Why Walmart failed in Germany ■ CEO of German branch was American, didn’t speak German ■ sta hired to greet them at the door and bag their groceries ■ Other competitie retailers in the market ■ German laws preented easy go hiring and !ring
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