Activity 2

ASSIGNMENT:

Watch the next presentation by the same business consultant, Krish Dhanam, about ‘Global Selling: Learn Your Guests' Background', then fill in the table with appropriate information about the things you need to do and the things you should avoid doing while you are conducting business at the dinner table. The first one is done for you. Once you're done, write an e-mail in which you give advice to a businessmen you know leaving on a business trip to China about what should/should not be done.

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FORUM

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Discuss with your classmates whether businessmen can be prepared for venturing into international business travel across cultures. Focus on the following questions:

1. Should that be part of their education at university or should their employer give them specific training when needed?

2. What are the factors influencing the likelihood of misunderstanding while conducting business across cultures?

3. What personality traits can help businessmen navigate through the similarities and differences between business cultures?

DO'S	DON'TS
a. Find specific information about the individual or groups that you are dining with.	c. Try not to dominate the conversation or be funny all the time.
b. Pick your battles and your moments.	d. Don't make dietary remarks.
	e. Don't refuse everything the host offers.

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