When cultures collide
by Richard D. Lewis · first published 1996
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In this thoroughly updated and expanded 3rd edition of the groundbreaking book When Cultures Collide: Leading Across Cultures, Richard Lewis includes every major region of the world and more than sixty countries! Capturing the rising influence of culture and the seismic changes throughout many regions of the world, cross-cultural expert and international businessman Richard Lewis has significantly broadened the scope of his seminal work on global business and intercultural communication. Included are new chapters on more than a dozen countries. Within each country-specific chapter, Lewis provi
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…living in Vietnam, and I have seen it well enough. It doesn't mean that since you're from country X you will do Y, but it helps in understanding general behaviors. edit: excellent book on this topic: When Cultures Collide, by Richard Lewis http://www.amazon.com/When-Cultures-Collide-Richard-Lewis/dp...
on “"... so now I will jiggle things randomly until they unbreak" is not acceptable'” ↗…was wrong to try to correlate a specific behavior of a specific person to his/her culture. That's where my logic was flawed. If anyone wants more insight on cultural differences, I really recommend "When Cultures Collide" from Richard Lewis, it's a great book.
on “"... so now I will jiggle things randomly until they unbreak" is not acceptable'” ↗When cultures collide
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