Test your crosscultural skills
HAVE YOU BEEN CONFRONTED
WITH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS?
- Have you noticed how reluctant your French associates
are to make a decision until all the facts and figures are available
and verified?
- Do you think that unorganized and confused staff meetings reflect
an inefficient company?
- Have you ever been concerned about close relationships between
members of staff and influential civil servants?
- Do you think that your associates really adhere to the following
concepts:
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Technology should serve marketing innovations
Me-too is a valuable concept
The first priority is to the shareholder |
- Have you noticed how the French desire for perfection tends
to make them late comers to the market?
- "What is good for France is good for Peugeot'' or "What is good
for Ford is good for America" both true?
- Have you ever had an argument with your staff about the location
of their office as compared with their own position in the company?
- "A good manager should know more and be able to do any of the
jobs of those beneath him in the company" Only 8% in the USA agree,
in France 74%
- Did you sometimes feel that questioning or even commenting on
a project was perceived as personal criticism?
- How long did you wait before you were first invited to dinner
by one of your French colleagues?
