WorksheetsCultural differences - business
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Indonesian people do not have a family name
True
False
In Gulf countries, men should greet women...
By bowing
By shaking their hand
Just by waving both hands from a distance
Verbally, without touching them
When British people "Perhaps I have taken too much of your time" in a meeting, it means that:
It's time to end the meeting
They want to extend the meeting
They look for confirmation you appreciated the meeting
The meeting was boring
In Denmark, it is acceptable to openly disagree with your manager in a meeting
True
False
In the afternoon, Indian people always enjoy drinking:
Coffee
Tea
Warm sweet milk
Dahl soup (yellow lentils)
In Japan, how should team members sit?
Senior across senior, junior across junior
Men and women alternatively
Men on one side, women on another
On the floor, never on chairs
For meetings, Germans prefer loose, open agendas to have time discussing, rather than a structured and rigid agenda
True
False
In China, how should you present and receive business cards?
With both hands, carefully
With the right hand only, carefully
On a clean desk
In an envelope, to keep it neat
Apart from France and Brazil, which other country enjoy long lunch breaks?
Greece
Russia
Solomon islands
Luxembourg
After you have exposed a point, if a Japanese keep asking you questions, it means:
They're not sure to have understood what you meant
They think you finished too quickly
It's an invitation for you to give them tasks to do
It's a polite way to say "no" to your request
It is usual in Spain to finish work late evening (7 - 8 pm)
True
False
In India, "I will think about it" to answer your request means:
No
I need to ask my team for advice
Yes
I'll make the decision after a good night sleep
