When bad meetings happen to good people

Article Abstract:

Conducting business in Asia can be an exercise in patience due to the longwinded business meetings that are often involved in business transactions in the region. These meetings, which can extend simple business dealings by as much as days, are considered part and parcel of the cultural idiosyncracies that businessmen must endure in the conduct of business in Asia. Seasoned businessmen are also aware that following the prevailing practice sometimes brings its own rewards.

Conferences, meetings and seminars, Business enterprises, Industry, Industries

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When bad meetings happen to good people: cultural idiosyncrasies can make a confab in region especially trying

Article Abstract:

Executives in the Asian countries have to contend with certain cultural eccentricities when they attend business meetings. Despite the need to shorten business meetings, to save time and increase productivity, a number of attitudes peculiar to a certain country lengthen business discussions. Examples are the Philippine habit of passing around snacks and drinks before starting a meeting and the Malaysian habit of having even the department clerk to attend the meeting.

International economic relations, Malaysia, Philippines, Meeting Dynamics, Management, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Meetings, Asians

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Black tie or batik? In diverse region, it's anyone's guess

Article Abstract:

Corporate dressing is conservative in some Asian countries and quite laid back in others. Japan has a buttoned down corporate culture while loose shirts and khakis are acceptable in Singapore and Indonesia. For traveling executives, it is best to follow the dressing norm of the country they are in because Asians, especially Chinese, believe that the way people dress shows their character and efficiency in completing a job.

Executive changes & profiles, Executives, Corporate culture, Clothing

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