The Global Etiquette Guide to Asia
Everything You Need to Know for Business and Travel Success
1. Auflage Juni 2000
352 Seiten, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Everything You Need to Know for Business and Travel Success
The Global Etiquette Guide to Asia
* Country to country protocols and customs
* International business musts and faux pas
* Dining, hosting, gift giving, and more
* Cross-cultural exploration
The Global Etiquette Series Did you know:
* In Indonesia, you should always present your business card with
both hands?
* You might offend your Japanese hosts by refilling your own
teacupat dinner or forgetting to refill theirs?
In today s high-stakes, highly charged international business
world, you simply can t afford a misunderstood gesture, an
ill-placed word, or a misinformed judgment. The Global Etiquette
Guide to Asia shows both business and leisure travelers how to
understand, appreciate, and manage as well as maximize the benefits
of the myriad cultural differences that can exist between you and
your Asian business hosts.
This fact-filled cultural guidebook provides detailed advice
on:
Dining Drinking Speaking Eye contact Hailing a taxi
Dress Negotiating Gift giving Conducting a meeting
Tipping Holidays Dealing with authorities
Just as customs vary greatly between Asia and the West, so do they
vary among the diverse nations of Asia. What is proper and expected
in Malaysia, for example, may be a deal-breaker in India. The
Global Etiquette Guide to Asia will familiarize you with the
customs, habits, tastes, and mores of every key Asian nation over
forty in all and help you guarantee the mutual respect and
acceptance that are vital for keeping every international business
relationship agreeable, effective, and successful. Wiley s Global
Etiquette Series provides the practical information you need to
travel and conduct business in foreign countries and cultures. Each
easy-to-navigate reference book is filled with helpful hints, do s
and don ts, and other rules of the road for travelers of all types.
The East Asian Cultures: Japan.
The East Asian Cultures: China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
The East Asian Cultures: South Korea.
The Southeast Asian Cultures: Thailand.
The Southeast Asian Cultures: Indonesia.
The Southeast Asian Cultures: The Philippines.
The Southeast Asian Cultures: Malaysia and Singapore.
The Southeast Asian Cultures of Indochina: Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia,
and Myanmar (Burma).
The Australasian Cultures: Australia and New Zealand.
SOUTH ASIA, CENTRAL ASIA, AND EURASIA INTENSE INCENSE.
The South Asian Cultures: India.
The South Asian Cultures: Pakistan and Bangladesh.
The South Asian Cultures: Sri Lanka and the Himalayan
Kingdoms.
The Central Asian Cultures: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan,
Tajilistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Afghanistan.
The Eurasian Cultures: Turkey and the Caucasus.
SOUTHWEST ASIA AND THE ASIAN ARAB WORLD HOLINESS AND
HUMILITY.
The Gulf Arab Cultures: Saudi Arabia.
The Gulf Arab Cultures: The Gulf Coastal State of Kuwait, Oman,
Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
The Arab Levantine Cultures: Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan.
The Judaic Levantine Cultures: Israel.
Index.
