Business Culture Memo

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Subject: Business Culture Memo Before conducting a successful business in the Philippines, one must be able to observe their custom as noted in "Doing Business in the Philippines" library section of Communicaid Group (www.communicaid.com) and the book "Culture Smart! Philippines" In the Philippines, family is very important. Their lives revolves around each other. They value respect so much. When meeting and greeting, you must greet the most important person or the eldest first. They are particular who is superior in the society. A firm handshake with a smile is sufficiently good enough. food and clothing Filipinos are fond of entertaining. One of the form of entertaining is dining out. When offered, it is all right to say no the first time. However, if asked again it is polite to accept the offer. Filipinos are very particular on what they wear. It says a lot about their career and its status. Conservative business suit is expected for men and women for meetings. It is very important how you present yourself to the Filipinos. It is one of the few things they will gauge how serious you are. It is also how they will respect you and be successful doing business with them. Doing business 1) Relevant social customs and behaviors 2) Food and clothing norms 3) Business Etiquette/Relevant cultural information for conducting business Additionally, you will need to document the sources that are used to gather the above information. They need not be scholarly. Document these sources by simply stating in your introductory paragraph where you looked for information. I have created a wiki page with some “business culture” links that may be helpful to your research. Feel free to add to or edit the list for the benefit of other
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