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Culture Smart! Norway steers you through the social and professional encounters of your visit to this new culture. By deepening your understanding it will enable you to establish real friendships and business partnerships. Tips on meeting and communicating make socializing a pleasant experience, and chapters on the customs and traditions that form the bedrock of family life give a glimpse inside a Norwegian home. And as well as offering an insight into their values and attitudes, the book describes how the Norwegian commercial world operatesvital information for anyone doing business with one of the world's wealthiest nations.
Sommario
Brief History - Politics - Economic Life - Traditions - Friendships & Family - Relationships - Bureaucracy - Religion - Humour - Local Holidays - Taboos - Invitations - Gifts - Dress - Business etiquette - Punctuality & Appointments - Team working - Communication - Negotiating - Women in Society - Tips - Eating Out - Traditional Food - Dos and Don't - Making Friends
Info autore
Linda March is a writer interested in issues affecting expatriate families. She lived in Stavanger, Norway and was on the Board of the Women's International Network (WIN).
Margo Meyer is an American researcher, translator, and writer who now lives in Asker, in the greater Oslo region.
Riassunto
Culture Smart! Norway steers you through the social and professional encounters of your visit to this new culture. By deepening your understanding it will enable you to establish real friendships and business partnerships. Tips on meeting and communicatin
Relazione
Culture Smart! has come to the rescue of hapless travellers, Sunday Times Travel - the perfect introduction to the weird, wonderful and downright odd quirks and customs of various countries, Global Travel - full of fascinating, as well as common sense, tips to help you avoid embarrassing faux pas, Observer - as useful as they are entertaining, Easy Jet Magazine - offer glimpses into the psyche of a faraway world, New York Times.
