Working with Culturally Different Clients

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Working with Culturally Different Clients

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The company is negotiating a business deal involving the manufacture of pharmaceuticals in Slovenia . I have been tasked to do this assignment of closing the deal with our would-be business partner in Slovenia However , I have never been to this country and , frankly , I know very little about the country and its people . For this very reason , I submit this essay explaining the course of action I will have to take in

to successfully seal the deal with our would-be business partner

Goman (2006 ) suggests a list of information that one should know about business practices in other cultures before attending a business meeting with them . This information are the country 's greeting behavior , their business protocol , negotiating behaviors , social behavior , the meanings of their non-verbal communication , and their religious , morals , and superstitions ADDIN EN .CITE Goman20063 343Carol Kinsey GomanCross-cultural business practicesNorthwest Entrepreneur Network Venturer NewsletterNorthwest Entrepreneur Network Venturer Newsletter1042006May 20 2007www .nwen .org /ven turer /0706 /article5 .htm (Goman , 2006 . She further suggests doing some background readings about the country including its history , arts , political social and economic structure . Knowing important facts about another country gives an impression of interest on the country

As such , I studied some background information on Slovenia . Slovenia located in southern Central Europe , is a small coastal Alpine country the size of the state of Massachusetts ADDIN EN .CITE 4445Slove niaMay 20 2007http /www .infop lease .com /ipa /A0107971 .html "Slovenia . It bs Italy on the west , the Adriatic Sea on the southwest , Croatia on the south and east , Hungary on the northeast , and Austria on the north ADDIN EN .CITE Spartanburg SC6645Spartanburg SC ,SloveniaMay 20 2007http /www .goups tate .com /apps /pbcs .dll /section ?category NEWS template wiki text Slovenia (Spartanburg SC

Slovenia was dominated at various points in history by the Bavarians and the Frankish Empire of the Carolingians . Later on , it was dominated by the Germanic Holy Roman Empire from ninth to the 19th century . They were a Slavic people but were later on converted to Roman Catholicism Slovenia proclaimed independence from the Yugoslav federation on October 8 , 1991 . The country achieved its objective of securing international recognition in January 1992 after the DEMOS Government collapsed Slovenia became a member of United Nations in May 1992 , the European Union in May 2004 and NATO in November 2002 . The country 's remaining major problem in foreign relations is its b dispute with Croatia ADDIN EN .CITE 1145Slove nia Travel GuideMay 20 2007http /www .iexpl ore .com /dmap /Slovenia /History "Slovenia Travel Guide

One important thing to know is the Slovene language . Fortunately however , Slovenes are very good with foreign language ' ADDIN EN .CITE WagnerWilliam WagnerGetting to know Ljubljana . Some personal views of veteran expatriatesLjubljana LifeLjubljana Life2004M ay 20 2007http /www .slove nia-life .com /ljubljana /articles ?name getting-to-know-ljubljana (Wagner , 2004 . However this still does not excuse one from learning even a little of...